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IBF cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek (37-1, 25KOs) has disclosed that he is 99% sure that Matt Godfrey (18-1, 10KOs) would be his next opponent. Adamek says the date and venue have been set, July 10 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. He expects the contract to be finalized by early next week.
A big news story is sweeping Las Vegas and it has the media in Sin City talking. There are heavy rumors of possible inner turmoil in the camp of Ricky Hatton. He faces Manny Pacquiao on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. There is talk that Hatton and new trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. are at odd, and possible trouble between Mayweather Sr. and Hatton's co-trainer Lee Beard.
WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley was pressed for a prediction on Saturday's fight involving Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Despite being a partner in Golden Boy Promotions, who promote Hatton, he believes Pacquiao has the edge to win the fight. But he wouldn't be surprised if Hatton pulled off the upset.
UK lightweight star Amir Khan says the upcoming fight on Saturday night in Las Vegas, between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, is a 50-50 fight. Khan is good friends with both fighters and shares the same trainer as Pacquiao, Freddie Roach.
Former three division champion Erik Morales (48-6, 34KOs) is ready to begin training camp for his long awaited return to the ring. Morales has not fought since an August 2007 decision loss to then WBC lightweight champion David Diaz. Many ringside observers thought Morales won that fight.
Felix "Tito" Trinidad is conflicted on making a decision as to whether he should return to the ring in a rematch with Bernard Hopkins or fully retire from the sport. Promoter Don King met with Trinidad last week in Puerto Rico to discuss a possible rematch with Hopkins at the end of the year. Trinidad has not fought since last January's decision loss to Roy Jones Jr. Prior to the fight with Jones, Trinidad was out of the ring for almost three years. Hopkins is open to a rematch but denies reports that he is pursuing the fight.
WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez is looking for big things in 2009. After his dominating stoppage of Gerry Penalosa last weekend in Puerto Rico, the unbeaten rising star wants to take part in bigger fights before the end of the year.
Contrary to the many reports out there, Bernard Hopkins is not chasing a rematch with Felix "Tito" Trinidad. Last week promoter Don King met with Trinidad in Puerto Rico and told the local media that he flew in to discuss a rematch with Hopkins. King told the local media that it was Hopkins and his team who made contact with them for the fight. Hopkins disputes that and says it is Trinidad and King who are chasing after the fight.
Junior welterweight Ricky Hatton admits that only three or four fights ago, pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao would have beaten him. That was then and this is now. Hatton feels that he improved over his last three or four fights, and the addition of trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. will seal the deal on his victory over the Pacman on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Former champion Israel Vazquez, regarded as one of best fighters in the world, is counting down the days until he is medically cleared to return to the ring. Vazquez had surgery to his right eye to correct a detached retina. The process to get his license straightened out has been a long ordeal.