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A few weeks ago, UK star Amir Khan was completely against the proposed idea of fighting his close friend and hero, Ricky Hatton. Now that he's had some time to think it over, Khan has gone on the record for the very first time and revealed that he was willing to make the fight happen. Khan makes the jump to junior welterweight on June 27 against WBA champion Andreas Kotelnik.
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch sees himself and David Haye as the two fighters who will likely take over the British throne of Ricky Hatton. With Hatton nearly retired and Joe Calzaghe walking away a few months ago, Froch and Haye have emerged as the two likely candidates to take over Hatton's position as the most popular fighter in England. Junior welterweight Amir Khan, a big ticket seller, should also be included in that group.
David Haye believes that Wladimir Klitschko, older brother Vitali Klitschko and other Eastern European fighters nearly ruined the sport of boxing. On June 20 when he challenges Wladimir for the WBO/IBF heavyweight titles in Germany, he plans to take the first step to reclaiming the titles for the fans.
At the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over IBF junior welterweight champion Juan Urango (21-2, 16KOs). The scores were 117-111, 118-110 and 118-110 for Berto.
At the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, former welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (31-2, 27KOs) upset hot junior middleweight prospect Alfredo Angulo (15-1, 12KOs) with a unanimous twelve round decision. The scores were 116-112 by all three judges for Cintron.
According to the Kiev Post, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has launched a legal protest against Kiev Mayor Leonid Chernovetsky for claiming that he tried to get land from the mayor for a boxing club. Klitschko is the leader of the eponymous bloc on the Kiev City Council in Ukraine. The two were involved in a heated verbal battle on Friday. Klitschko was critical of the mayor, who shot back that Klitschko had never approached him on any issues other than trying to get land for his own purposes.
David Haye believes that his fighting heart will pull him through in the fight with WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on June 20 in Germany. Haye admits that Klitschko has a lot of physical advantages such as height and reach. But he doesn't see Klitschko having what it takes to make it though a tough fight.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has lashed out at critics who suggest that Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter in the world. Mayweather, who hasn't fought since a December 2007 knockout of Ricky Hatton, returns on July 18 to face Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather still considers himself the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport and says the experts who call Pacquiao the best are not familiar enough with the sport of boxing.
Darren Sutherland stopped Georgia's Vepkhia Tchilaia in the fourth round of their clash in Stoke on Friday. The Irishman, who won bronze at the Beijing Olympics after being beaten by James DeGale, improves to 3-0 as a professional following the win. Sutherland forced a stoppage 84 seconds into the fourth of six scheduled rounds at the Fenton Manor Leisure Complex. Referee John Keane intervened as the 'Dazzler' forced his opponent against the ropes with a barrage of punches that left Tchilaia running for cover.
At the Springs Indoor Arena in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, bantamweight prospect Yohnny Perez (19-0, 14KOs) made a statement by stopping the experienced and always dangerous Silence Mabuza (22-3, 18KOs) in the twelfth and final round. The fight, an IBF eliminator, gives Perez a shot at the winner of the July 11 bout between champion Joseph Agbeko and challenger Vic Darchinyan.