De La Hoya: Mayweather Hopes To Get Pacquiao in 2012
Golden Boy boss Oscar De La Hoya was revealed that WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is aiming to arrange three bouts in 2012 as he looks to keep busy into his 35th year.
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Afolabi: BJ Flores Making Excuses, Doesn't Want To Fight
Highly-ranked WBO cruiserweight Ola Afolabi (18-2-3, 8 KO’s) has hit out at proposed opponent BJ Flores after the American stated that 25 days’ notice wasn’t enough time to prepare for a shot at the interim title on March 3rd in Germany.
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Bundrage Targets Canelo For Mayweather vs Cotto Card
IBF light-middleweight champion Cornelius Bundrage has announced that he is now a free agent after leaving promoter Don King and wants to negotiate a unification clash with WBC belt holder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto undercard, which is scheduled for May 5th in Las Vegas.
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Team Klitschko: Haye Pricing Himself Out, It's Ridiculous!
Bernd Boente has categorically stated that David Haye will never again step into the ring with either of the world champion Klitschko brothers in the wake of what Vitali and Wladimir’s manager calls the ‘financial risk’ of accepting the Briton’s monetary demands.
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Vanes Offers To Replace Andre Berto, Meet Ortiz at 147
31-0 light-middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan has thrown his hat into the ring to replace the injured Andre Berto on February 11th after the former WBC welterweight champion was forced to withdraw from his rematch with Victor Ortiz with an injured bicep.
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Froch is Leaning To a UK Clash in May, Not Bute in April
Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20KOs) is leaning in the direction of a hometown return in the month of May, and not an April showdown in Montreal with IBF champion Lucian Bute (30-0, 24KOs). InterBox, who promote Bute, explained during a Friday conference call, that Froch was their number one priority for Bute on April 14th.
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Martin Murray Ready For The Challenge of Darren Barker
Undefeated middleweight contender Martin Murray has told WBN that an offer has been made to fight compatriot Darren Barker in April on the back of Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn revealing that he is awaiting a reply from a counter offer made for March 17.
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Ishe Smith To Campaign at 160, But Ready For 154 Too
Middleweight Ishe Smith is lining up his maiden bout after signing a promotional deal with Prizefight last week and admits that inactivity had made him angry at the sport he loves as he found it hard to stay active within boxing.
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Emiliano Marsili Stops Derry Mathews in Bloody IBO Battle
Undefeated Italian Emiliano Marsili is the new IBO lightweight champion after a brutal battle with home fighter Derry Mathews at the Olympia in Liverpool.
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Khan Disputes Rumors of Mayweather Pursuit For May 5
Former WBA and IBF light-welterweight champion Amir Khan has reacted to internet claims that he is ready to step in and fight Floyd Mayweather for the WBC welterweight title on May 5th in Las Vegas.
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