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The former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is reportedly very confident about his chances to beat both Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. A source in Margarito's camp was contacted by Golzka to discuss the fighter's current status. Margarito's team is going through the same motions as Cotto by waiting for the final conclusion to Pacquiao's negotiations to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in November.
In a recent interview with Reeklama, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko discussed his meeting with Nikolai Valuev in St. Petersburg, Russia and the mandatory fight by his brother, Wladimir Klitschko, against Alexander Povetkin, set for the month of September in Germany.
Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. gave his thoughts to Reeklama on a fight between his son, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and the welterweight champion of the WBO, Manny Pacquiao. Reportedly a deal is close for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao to take place on November 13 in Las Vegas.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Evander Holyfield believes that right now he can beat Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko. The former champion spoke with Bleak Sport about why he continues to fight in his late 40s. He discussed the problems facing the Klitschko brothers to get more popular with the American boxing fans.
The legal battle continues between WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm and his former promoters Universum. Sturm claims that his promotional agreement with Universum expired in August 2009.
According to a report in Reeklama, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute (26-0, 21Kos)will make his mandatory defense against Jesse Brinkley (35-5, 22KOs) in either October or November of this year. A spokesperson for Bute's promoter, InterBox, told the paper he would likely fight Brinkley next.
Trainer Freddie Roach predicts that his new pupil, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., will achieve a knockout win over John Duddy on Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The two middleweight will fight for the silver title of the WBC.
The "Russian Giant" Nikolai Valuev (50-2, 34 KOs) said his recent face to face meeting with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs) went well. The fighters met a few days ago in St. Petersburg, Russia to discuss a potential fight for the month of October in Germany.
Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, Riddick Bowe, claims that he recently approached his career rival Lennox Lewis with the idea of having a fight where the money would go to charity. Bowe says Lewis turned down the request. Since Lewis refused the fight, Bowe would have interest in fighting either Wladimir or Vitali Klitschko. The former champion has not fought since December 2008. Several fights have been scheduled since then. They never go through as the 44-year-old champion withdrew from them.
The below photo is making the rounds in the German an Russian press, confirming the recent face to face meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and former champion Nikolai Valuev. BoxingScene.com reported on Tuesday that Klitschko met with Valuev during a weekend trip to St. Petersburg. Klitschko made a face to face final offer of $1.5 million for a fight in the fall. Klitschko has been in St. Petersburg for a few days with his wife Natalia for the purpose of a minor vacation, but he also held several business meetings, including the meeting with Valuev.