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Getting revenge on Mikkel Kessler is a major driving force in Carl Froch's quest to win the Super Six Boxing Classic. Kessler decisioned Froch in the second stage of the Super Six tournament, taking Froch's unbeaten record and WBC title in the process. Because of an eye injury, Kessler has withdrawn from the Super Six, but Showtime has reportedly promised him an immediate shot at the winner of the Super Six.
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is excited with the possibility of facing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the fall of 2011. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is ready to groom Khan as a potential Mayweather opponent for next year. Khan seems very confident that he can end Mayweather's unbeaten run.
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan has a possible $20 million dollar payday at stake when he defends his title against Marcos Maidana on December 11 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is already sizing up Khan as the next potential opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr.
During a lengthy interview with Broadcasting Cable, Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya discussed the future of boxing and the necessary direction to fix the ongoing problems in the sport. In the opinion of De La Hoya, the sport of boxing has to be run like any other sport. There needs to be one promoter calling the shots and making the cards, and De La Hoya says that entity needs to be Golden Boy.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya spoke with BroadCasting Cable about a potential Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao mega-fight. In the opinion of De La Hoya, the fight will happen at some point. He feels there is too much money involved for Mayweather to walk away from the fight. If De La Hoya had to guess, the fight will happen early next year.
Manny Pacquiao is ready to begin the sparring phase of his training camp on Tuesday. His trainer Freddie Roach is expecting at least 150 rounds of sparring to prepare Pacquiao for the fight with Antonio Margarito on November 27 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
If the opportunity presents itself, unbeaten lightweight John Murray is ready to move up in weight for a domestic mega-bout with WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan. Murray, ranked at number three by the WBC, would like to get a fight with the champion Humberto Soto. Another priority is the winner of Juan Manuel Marquez-Michael Katsidis, taking place on November 27 in Las Vegas.
According to several outlets in Canada, members of Sakio Bika's team are telling reporters that Bika has a good chance to enter Showtime's Super Six Boxing Classic against Allan Green. The outlets are reporting that Bika-Green could take place in Quebec. If that's true, there would have to be some extra money being exchanged because Green's Super Six contract calls for his next fight to take place in the United States.
Carl Froch says November 27 is the end of the road for "King" Arthur Abraham. The former WBC champion is confident that he will knock Abraham out in Helsinki, Finland. The two super middleweights will clash in the third stage of the Super Six Boxing Classic. He continues to lash out at Abraham for his past comments regarding Froch's loss to Mikkel Kessler. Froch is hanging Abraham's DQ loss over his head.
During Saturday's live boxing broadcast on Sky Sports, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan sat down with the broadcasters at a roundtable to discuss his upcoming fight with Marcos Maidana on December 11 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.