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Should Amir Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) defeat Samuel Vargas this weekend as expected, there will be plenty of speculation over who he will face next. For years, he and Kell Brook have circled one another but have never actually come close to facing one another in the ring.
This weekend, former world champion Amir Khan makes his second start under the tutelage of trainer, Joe Goossen, as he faces Samuel Vargas in Birmingham. Khan (32-4, 20 KOs) returned to the ring back in April, and blew away Phil Lo Greoc in 39 seconds of the very first round.
As Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) challenges unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs), on September 15th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the second time. And it's much more personal this time around, according to Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez.
So what's next for WBA light heavyweight titlist, Dmitry Bivol, who decisioned tough contender Isaac Chilemba on August 4th in Atlantic City, New Jersey? His manager, Vadim Kornilov, told BoxingScene.com - "He just wants to unify, he wants to unify with anybody that's available. We're looking at a December date, trying to figure out who he can fight."
Last May 20th, in the immediate aftermath of Jose Uzcategui being disqualified versus Andre Dirrell for a late punch after the sounding of the bell for the end of the eighth round, Dirrell's cornerman and uncle came over and sucker-punched an unsuspecting Uzcategui.
WBO featherweight champion, Oscar Valdez (24-0, 19 KOs), has been sidelined since March after suffering a fractured jaw during his bout with Scott Quigg. Valdez won a twelve round unanimous decision, but he fought through fire with a bad injury to his jaw.
Isaac Dogboe made the first successful defense of his WBO super bantamweight title by blowing out Japanese challenger, Hidenori Otake, in less than a round this pats weekend in Glendale, Arizona. It was an eye-opening performance for Ghana's latest world champion.
Several thousand fans flocked to the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon to see the public workouts of IBO, WBC, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexican superstar Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. The two boxers will engage in their rematch on September 15th in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena.
So what type of discipline should heavyweight Curtis Harper receive for walking out of the ring right after the bell had sounded to begin his fight with Efe Ajagba? "I think he should be banned from the sport of boxing," said Ronnie Shields, who trains the heavyweight prospect who hails from Nigeria and came into the bout with a record of 5-0 (5 KO's) and was awarded the victory over Harper via disqualification.
Reigning WBO super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe made another strong statement by blowing out Japanese challenger Hidenori Otake in less than one round on Saturday night in front of a national audience watching on ESPN from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.