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Former WBC super-middleweight champion Robin Reid is to dust off his gloves at the age of 39 to make his boxing comeback in January 29th’s Prizefighter: The Light-heavyweights tournament.
Adam Etches went 2-0 (2) during his debut year, knocking out Lester Walsh, in two, and Ian Jackson, in one, and ‘The Bomber’ hopes to explode onto the domestic division by going for an area title in 2011.
Timothy Bradley has told Barkery Jammeh of The Main Event radio show that he is willing to travel to the UK for a potential light-welterweight unification blockbuster with WBA boss Amir Khan. ‘Desert Storm’ takes on Devon Alexander for the WBC and WBO titles next month. Bizarrely, the WBC title will become vacant should Bradley win yet there would still be the possibility of a WBA and WBO unification battle down the line.
Wladimir Klitschko is showing very little Christmas cheer or charity when it comes to the subject of a unification fight with WBA title holder David Haye. Wlad, who holds the IBO, IBF and WBO titles, believes that a Haye-Klitschko showdown is nailed on for 2011 and will be an easy payday for either himself or older brother, and WBC boss, Vitali.
Dmitriy Salita maintained his return to winning ways last weekend by defeating James Wayka in three rounds to claim the Vacant New York State welterweight title. Salita, Ukraine-born and Brooklyn-based, is 2-0 (1) since last December’s single stanza icing at the fists of Amir Khan.
Richie Woodhall’s glittering amateur career suffered a real stroke of misfortune during the 1988 Olympic Games. Woodhall, who had sailed into the semi-finals, came up against mercurial American talent Roy Jones Junior as both men vied for a place in the final. Richie lost by a 5-0 margin; Jones went onto fight Park Si-Hun in the concluding contest; we all know what happened next, the judges awarded the fight to their countryman, who allegedly apologised to the stunned Jones. So, it was a bronze medal and back to the drawing board for Woodhall; silver for Jones; both men went onto become world champions.
British middleweight Martin Murray certainly isn’t short of confidence, the St Helens-based boxer grabbed his first titles in 2010 – the WBA Inter-Continental strap and the Commonwealth belt – and is now targeting the two biggest names in the domestic 160lb division.
Jamie McDonnell’s second EBU bantamweight title defence will see him fight Spain’s Ivan Pozo at the Doncaster Dome on January 21st according to Boxingscene’s sources. McDonnell, 15-2-1 (7 early), will now be the show’s sole headliner after the postponement of Gary Skyes’s British super-featherweight title defence against Jon Kays.
Derek Chisora recently voiced his frustrations to BoxingScene.com in the wake of the postponement, and possible cancellation, of his heavyweight world title showdown with Wlad Klitschko. ‘Del Boy’, however, may take heart from the latest twist in the Haye-Klitschko saga, as the Londoner is still in line for a surprise shot at Wladimir should a Haye showdown fall apart.
David Haye has added his voice to trainer Adam Booth’s by condemning Wladimir Klitschko for failing to agree to terms. Haye has repeatedly claimed that Wlad is playing hardball; Wlad insists that Haye’s team have not acted professionally; something needs to give if this fight is to become a reality in 2011.