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Sources within Antonio Margarito's team are disputing reports that WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto may be in line for a shot at WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Anonymous sources who are close to Margarito informed Golzka the former champion from Mexico "is ready" to fight Pacquiao at any time and their shot at Pacquiao was promised to them by the mutal promoter of both fighters, Top Rank.
The next ring appearance for WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is being lined up for December 11, according to a recent report on BoxingScene.com. The Reeklama paper spoke with Khan's trainer Freddie Roach, who confirmed his fighter will likely return in the month of December.
During his recent trip to St. Petersburg, Russia, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko took some time to speak with Nikolai Valuev and made a final offer to the "Russian Giant." Klitschko made the trip for personal reasons, but he took the time to speak with Valuev directly to ensure the proper information was being passed along.
According to a report in Golzka, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is arriving this weekend in Saint Petersburg in the northern capital of Russia. The purpose of the visit is unknown but there are rumors circulating that Vitali might be arriving in Russia to hold a face to face meeting with Nikolai Valuev as a final attempt to reach an agreement for a possible fight in the fall. An offer of $1.5 million dollars has been made to Valuev.
Former world heavyweight champion of the WBO, Sultan Ibragimov, thinks Alexander "Sasha" Povetkin has a chance to beat WBO/IBO/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko. Povetkin is the mandatory to Klitschko and their fight is being discussed for the month of September. Ibragimov spoke with Russian journalist Alexander Pavlov and said Povetkin has to prevent Klitschko from creating a lot of distance to use his very sharp jab.
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is becoming convinced that Nikolai Valuev is doing his best to avoid his challenge. Klitschko made an off of $2.5 million dollars a few months ago, but Valuev turned the offer down. The "Russian Giant" requested a sum of $4 million dollars; an amount Klitschko called "unreasonable." A new offer has been made of $1.5 million dollars. Valuev has yet to accept.
Retired heavyweight Corrie Sanders recently spoke about the Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali. Sanders knocked out Wladimir in two rounds in 2003, but was later knocked out by older brother Vitali in seven rounds in 2004. He said Wladimir Klitschko is a very big fighter and none of the current contenders are able to beat him because they don't fight brave enough to force Wladimir to make mistakes.
The former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is losing interest in a fight with undefeated Olympic gold medal winner Odlanier Solis. The "Russian Giant" would rather fight WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko right now. They were negotiating the fight earlier this year but no deal was reached. Klitschko's camp said Valuev and his co-promoter Don King were not being reasonable by demanding a guaranteed purse of $4 million dollars.
WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto will continue to retain Emanuel Steward as the head trainer of his team. Cotto was very pleased with the adjustments Steward made to his style which led to the nine round TKO victory over Yuri Foreman at Yankee Stadium on June 5. Cotto wants to return in a very big before the end of the year and Steward will be by his side. Steward is the longtime trainer of WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
There is continued talk that Olympic Gold medal winner Audley Harrison will become the fighter to meet WBA heavyweight champion David Haye in either October or November. Both Klitschko brothers want to fight Haye, but the British fighter may elect to meet his countryman instead.