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At the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37KOs) knocked Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32KOs) out cold in two one-sided rounds. A crushing win for the Filipino fighter regarded as the best pound for pound fighter in the world.
On the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, super middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs (16-0, 14KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over a very game Michael Walker (19-2-2, 12KOs). Walker took the fight to Jacobs and took every punch that was thrown his way. He tried to rough Jacobs up, who switched up his style and boxed his way after not being able to get a knockout. The scores were 80-72, 79-3, 80-72 for Jacobs.
On the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, junior middleweight/middleweight prospect Erislandy Lara (5-0, 3KOs) boxed his way to a one-sided four round decision over Chris Gray (11-8, 1KOs). Lara dominated Gray, who stayed very defensive and took no chances. The scores were 40-36 across the board.
It is official. Moments ago at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, announced that Floyd Mayweather Jr. was coming out of retirement to fight Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18, on HBO pay-per-view, at the MGM Grand. Mayweather fights for the first time since knocking out Ricky Hatton back in December 2007.
Las Vegas - The weight is made and the fighters are ready for their showdown, tomorrow night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Before a crowd of thousands, Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton took to the scales for their fight at the junior welterweight limit. Both fighters looked to be in great shape. Pacquiao came on the scale, coming in ready and trim at 138-pounds. Hatton hit the 140-pound limit on the mark.
At the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama, WBO/WBA super bantamweight champion Celestino Caballero (32-2, 22KOs) won a hard-fought split decision over Jeffrey Mathebula (22-2-2, 12KOs) of South Africa. The scores were 116-112, 116-112 for Caballero and 116-112 for Mathebula.
Last week at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, unknown middleweight contender Billy Lyell (19-7, 3 KOs) won a split decision over previously undefeated "Irish" John Duddy (26-1, 17 KOs). The scores were 96-94, 98-92 for Lyell and 97-93 for Duddy.
Felix Trinidad Sr, father and trainer of former three division champion Felix "Tito" Trinidad, is picking Ricky Hatton to beat Manny Pacquiao on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He gives Hatton the edge because Floyd Mayweather Sr. will be working the corner. Trinidad feels that Mayweather is a better trainer than Freddie Roach, who handles Pacquiao.
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is very satisfied with his new training team. After a nasty split with uncle/former trainer Evangelista Cotto, Miguel brought in Joe Santiago as the new head trainer. Santiago has been a member of Team Cotto for some time but not in a training capacity. Cotto is also happy to train in Tampa, Florida, instead of Puerto Rico where there are many distractions. On June 13 in New York's Madison Square Garden, Cotto defends his title against Joshua Clottey.
The news gets wilder when it comes to Bernard Hopkins. Out goes a rematch with Felix Trinidad, and in comes WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch. The fight makes little sense to the "legacy" of Hopkins. There is no revenge logic. Hopkins, who lost two fights to Jermain Taylor, already dominated Kelly Pavlik, the man who beat Taylor twice. Last month he wanted to go up to cruiserweight to fight IBF champion Tomasz Adamek. That fight fell through after Adamek refused a lowball offer of $500,000.