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Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, has arrived at Manny Pacquiao's training camp in Baguio, Philippines. The veteran promoter is very impressed with Manny's early progress in camp. Pacquiao is training for his May 7th bout with Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko took a shot at his next opponent, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. Wladimir was impressed by his older brother's recent win over Odlanier Solis. At the end of the first round, Vitali Klitschko dropped Solis with a right hand to the head. As he fell, the 2004 Olympic gold medal winner injured his right knee and couldn't continue.
Trainer Naazim Richardson is not underestimating the size of Manny Pacquiao. Richardson's fighter, former three division champion Shane Mosley, faces Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Since Pacquiao's made the move to 147-pounds, several of his opponents have underestimated his size and power. Because Pacquiao began his career at 106-pounds, opponents immediately view him as the "smaller man."
According to a report by Kevin Mitchell of The Guardian, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye will soon receive confirmation on which Klitschko is going to face him on June 25 or July 2. Adam Booth, Haye's trainer and manager, said there were further talks with the Klitschkos' manager, Bernd Bönte, over the weekend in Cologne. The fight appear to be pushing in direction of the July 2 date in Germany.
There is a lot controversy in Germany with respect to Saturday night's heavyweight bout, which saw WBC champion Vitali Klitschko stop Odlanier Solis in one round. After landing a right hand on Solis, the 2004 Olympic gold medal winner lost his footing and fell backwards. During the fall Solis injured his right knee. He was unable to continue any futher and the fight was stopped. A subsequent examination at Cologne's University Hospital revealed that he had torn his cruciate ligament and damaged cartilage in the fall.
City West Hotel in Dublin, Ireland - In his most impressive performance to date, Guillermo Rigondeaux (8-0, 6KOs) retained the interim WBA super bantamweight title with a first round destruction of previously undefeated Willie Casey (11-1, 7KOs).
At the Robin Park Centre in Wigan, Liam Walsh (11-0, 8KOs) retained his Commonwealth super featherweight title with a tenth round knockout of Jon Kays (13-2, 4KOs). Kays proved to be a tougher than expected opponent and did some good work in the middle rounds, but he started to fade as the fight dragged on. During the tenth round, Walsh landed a big hook to the body that sent Kays down to his knees. He was unable to beat the referee's count and the fight was waved off at 1:05.
WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko gave his take on older brother Vitali's upcoming defense of the WBC title. Vitali Klitschko will make a defense against his mandatory challenger, Odlanier Solis, this coming Saturday in Cologne, Germany. It won't be an easy fight, says Wladimir, but he expects his brother to win the match with experience. Solis (17-0, 12KOs), a 2004 Olympic gold medal winner, is only taking part in his 18th pro fight and his list of opponents does not come close to the record of Vitali (41-2, 38KOs).
WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko sent a strong message to WBA champion David Haye. The two champions will unify their titles on either June 25 or July 2, in a soccer stadium in Germany. During the last two weeks, Haye has launched a full verbal assault on Wladimir, and his older brother Vitali. Wladimir is not going to waste his time by engaging Haye in a verbal battle. Instead, he says a message of punishment will be handed out in the ring.
WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is backing Manny Pacquiao to become the first boxer to knock Shane Mosley out. Pacquiao and Khan are both trained by Fredde Roach, and both of them are currently training in Baguio City for their upcoming fights. Pacquiao faces Mosley on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Khan takes on Paul McCloskey in Manchester on April 16.