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At the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, welterweight Michael Jennings (35-2, 17 KOs) returned to the ring for the first time since his crushing knockout loss to Miguel Cotto back in February. He semed to gain back some confidence by stopping previously undefeated Willie Thompson (6-1-1) in the fourth round.
2008 middleweight Olympic gold medal winner, James DeGale (2-0, 1KOs), answered his critics by coming out with a fury and stopping previously undefeated Czech fighter Jindrich Kubin (5-1, 3KOs) in the first round at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield will return to the ring for the first time since a controversial decision loss to Nikolai Valuev. He takes part in an exhibition match in Ethiopia on July 26 to help raise funds for AIDS victims. The 46-year-old will take on Sammy Retta in Addis Ababa.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion David Haye is backing a farewell fight for Ricky Hatton. The Manchester fighter is still mulling a decision on whether or not he plans to retire from the ring. While fighters like Carl Froch are calling for Ricky to walk away, Haye says a final fight is not out of the question. Haye says that Hatton did not take a lot of punishment during his two-round knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao.
Ricky Hatton is making moves to secure his future in the sport. Knowing his time in the ring is almost over, Hatton is starting to build up his promotional company, Hatton Promotions. It been revealed that Hatton is going to welterweight prospect Ben Wakeham (4-0, 1KOs) of South Devon.
Top Rank's Bob Arum has gone on the record about the postponement of Kelly Pavlik's defense of the WBC/WBO middleweight titles. Pavlik was scheduled to face Sergio Mora on June 27 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Last week Top Rank announced that it was postponing the fight because Pavlik needed more time to heal a staph infection that developed in his hand.
WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch wants to set a standard among fighters in the UK. He doesn't want to sit back and take minor fights on UK soil. Froch wants to take the best fights, regardless of location, and he isn't afraid to give up the homecourt advantage. He went over to America to make the first defense of title, stopping Jermain Taylor in the twelfth round. Now he wants to unify the division by facing IBF champin Lucian Bute in Montreal, Canada.
Former undisputed cruiserweight champion David Haye is only a few short weeks away from his dream fight with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, which takes place on June 20 before an expected crowd of 60,000 at the Schalke Stadium. Haye says proper preparation will go a long way in winning the fight with Wladimir, and older brother Vitali Klitschko, the WBC champion.
The May 2 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, which took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, appears to be the first success in the post-Oscar De La Hoya era. More important than that, it did well in the American market and that sends a big message on how boxing has evolved because both stars are not from the United States.
It seems the opponent for WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (25-0, 23KOs) is set. He will face undefeated Canadian fighter Olivier Lontchi (18-0, 8KOs) on June 27 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Lopez-Lontchi replaces Pavlik-Mora as the headline bout of Top Rank's pay-per-view card.