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Pavlik vs. Mora is Confirmed For Boardwalk Hall on June 27

Mark Vester

•Mar 28, 2009

Kelly Pavlik next defense of the WBC/WBO middleweight titles has been confirmed for June 27 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Pavlik will defend his titles against Sergio Mora, winner of the first season of The Contender boxing reality show. Harrah's Entertainment consultant Ken Condon confirmed to the Press of Atlantic City that an agreement was reached with Top Rank to stage the fight in the venue. Two other dates, July 18 and 25 were in play but a scheduling conflict forced the fight to switch over to the date of June 27.

Ricky Burns Wants a Year End Shot at Roman Martinez

Mark Vester

•Mar 28, 2009

Following his recent seven round knockout of Michael Gomez at Glasgow's Bellahouston Leisure Centre, super featherweight Commonwealth champion Ricky Burns said he was ready for a step up. He would like to land a major title shot by the end of the year. One of the fighters he would like to face in undefeated WBO champion Roman Martinez, who recently dethroned Burns' countryman Nicky Cook for the title.

Miguel Cotto Says "Margarito Should Be Banned For Life"

Mark Vester

•Mar 28, 2009

No longer dancing around the subject, WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto believes that Antonio Margarito had loaded gloves during their fight last July. Margarito stopped Cotto in the eleventh round in brutal fashion, leaving the fighter’s face grotesquely swollen and bloody.

Paul Williams: "I'll Blow James Kirkland Out The Water"

Mark Vester

•Mar 28, 2009

On more than one occasion, undefeated junior middleweight contender James Kirkland has mentioned a possible future fight with WBO interim-junior middleweight champion Paul Williams. The two could be in position very soon. Kirkland is challenging the full WBO champion Sergei Dzinziruk in the summer. If Kirkland wins, Williams would technically be his mandatory. That all depends on whether or not Williams moves back down to junior middleweight. He faces Winky Wright at 160-pounds on April 11. A solid win over Wright may open a more lucractive door at 160 or even at 147, where Williams is targeting Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto.

Chambers Decisions Peter Over Ten, Eyes a Title Shot

Mark Vester

•Mar 27, 2009

At the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California, Eddie Chambers (34-1, 18KOs) won a ten round majority decision over former heavyweight champion Sam Peter (30-3, 23KOs). The scores were 95-95, 96-94 and 99-91.

Burns Stops Gomez in Seven at The Leisure Centre

Mark Vester

•Mar 27, 2009

Ricky Burns (26-2, 7KOs) was on the mark in the second successful defense of his Commonwealth super featherweight title by picking up a seventh round stoppage of Michael Gomez in Glasgow. Burn dominated the action from start to finish before a loud crowd at the Bellahouston Leisure Centre.

WBA Continues To Hurt Boxing, Makes John "Super Champ"

Mark Vester

•Mar 27, 2009

The WBA continues to hurt the sport of boxing. With so many sanctioning organizations and title belts floating around, it has become very difficult, even for hardcore fans, to keep track of the champions in each respective weight division. Several years ago, the WBA did their best to further confuse fans by creating a "super title." According to the rules of the WBA, a boxer can only become a super champion if he was successful in unifying at least two major titles. The rule, as explained by the WBA, was supposed to give a unified champion breathing room to make mandatory defenses.

Mayweather Switches Position, Will Back Ricky Over Floyd

Mark Vester

•Mar 27, 2009

Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. has once again switched his position on what he plans to do if Ricky Hatton gets in line to have a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Abraham vs. Lorenzo Bout in Talks For The Summer

Mark Vester

•Mar 27, 2009

Negotiations for a proposed bout between Arthur Abraham and Vernon Forrest are now off. Forrest appears to be heading in the direction of a summer showdown with his WBC mandatory Sergio Martinez. Abraham's promoters, Sauerland Event, are in talks with Main Events to stage a summer bout between Arthur and the mandatory challenger to his IBF middleweight title, Giovanni Lorenzo. The fight with Lorenzo is suppoossed to be an "interim-bout" before a potential fall showdown between Abraham and WBC/WBO champion Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik defends against Sergio Mora on June 27 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

Zab Judah's Offer Was Embarrasing, Says Matthew Hatton

Mark Vester

•Mar 27, 2009

Welterweight contender Matthew Hatton, the younger brother of superstar Ricky Hatton, was approached for a fight with former two division champion Zab Judah. He says the first approach came after he won a decision over Ben Tackie last November. Then things got quiet for a while and he didn't hear back from Judah's people. He finally received a second approach last week and says the money Judah's people offered him was "embarrassing," so he passed on the fight. Judah wanted to fight him on May 1, the day before big brother Ricky's mega-bout with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. He wants to fight Judah but not at the rate he was offered.

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Articles by Mark Vester: page 312

Pavlik vs. Mora is Confirmed For Boardwalk Hall on June 27

Ricky Burns Wants a Year End Shot at Roman Martinez

Miguel Cotto Says "Margarito Should Be Banned For Life"

Paul Williams: "I'll Blow James Kirkland Out The Water"

Chambers Decisions Peter Over Ten, Eyes a Title Shot

Burns Stops Gomez in Seven at The Leisure Centre

WBA Continues To Hurt Boxing, Makes John "Super Champ"

Mayweather Switches Position, Will Back Ricky Over Floyd

Abraham vs. Lorenzo Bout in Talks For The Summer

Zab Judah's Offer Was Embarrasing, Says Matthew Hatton

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'Would you bet your mortgage against Floyd Mayweather beating Ryan Garcia'

Eddie Hearn makes pitch to Shakur Stevenson over boxing future

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Gerome Warburton will make history against Carlos Adames – regardless of the result

Naoya Inoue-Bam Rodriguez talks underway, says Eddie Hearn

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Brock Jarvis hopes third time's the charm against Jermell Charlo

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Articles by Mark Vester: page 312

Pavlik vs. Mora is Confirmed For Boardwalk Hall on June 27

Ricky Burns Wants a Year End Shot at Roman Martinez

Miguel Cotto Says "Margarito Should Be Banned For Life"

Paul Williams: "I'll Blow James Kirkland Out The Water"

Chambers Decisions Peter Over Ten, Eyes a Title Shot

Burns Stops Gomez in Seven at The Leisure Centre

WBA Continues To Hurt Boxing, Makes John "Super Champ"

Mayweather Switches Position, Will Back Ricky Over Floyd

Abraham vs. Lorenzo Bout in Talks For The Summer

Zab Judah's Offer Was Embarrasing, Says Matthew Hatton

Aaron McKenna to defend IBF title against Jevgenijs Aleksejevs in Riyadh

Kalle Sauerland threatens legal action if Viddal Riley is denied IBF title shot