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Enzo Maccarinelli has rubbished reports linking him with a premature retirement. The Welshman said he was 'done' in the immediate aftermath of his third-round loss to Denis Lebedev, only to then tell BBC Wales, and BoxingScene.com, that he is thinking about his next step, and that he will not rush into a hasty decision.
Tom Glover, 28, put down his bricklaying trowel to claim a surprise late-notice win over former European champion Jon Thaxton on the York Hall undercard over the weekend. Thaxton, 34, was up in weight, fighting at light-welterweight for the first time in three-years, he also looked over-the-hill as he laboured to this shock eight-round defeat.
Birmingham’s Frankie Gavin takes on Graham Fearn on the undercard of Amir Khan’s challenge to Andrey Kotelnik later tonight. The former amateur starlet, a gold medallist at the World Championships in 2007, has adopted a robust approach in the professional code, his talent is there for all to see, but there is a little bit of devilment also.
Joe Calzaghe has expressed his fears over Amir Khan’s ability to take a punch. Calzaghe pens a column for campaignseries.co.uk and used it as a platform to express his concern for Khan, who fights WBA light-welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik later tonight.
The ‘Super Six’ stars entered the state of Denmark yesterday, former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel was on-hand to offer his thoughts on the tournament. Schmeichel claimed that the innovative idea could be the Champions League of the boxing world; the Danish goalkeeper enthused about the format when speaking to The Sun.
Rumors that Ricky Hatton has been back in the gym have sparked fresh speculation over Hatton's future plans. Hatton's brief gym time has snowballed into a claim that he will take on WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko in his comeback fight, with the MEN assumed to be the venue for this proposed contest.
Clinton Woods will have to travel to the USA for his IBF light-heavyweight contest against Tavoris Cloud. Tallahassee.com has revealed that Cloud’s promotional backers, Richie Boy, won the rights to the contest after tabling a $191,000 bid for the fight. Woods’ promotional outfit, Dennis Hobson’s Fight Academy, put forth a $119,000 offer for the contest.
BoxingScene.com can confirm that Jamie Moore’s European light-middleweight title defense against Jimmy Colas has been shelved as the popular Salford fighter has picked up a virus. Moore, who has already defeated Michele Piccirillo and Roman Dzuman this year, was set to take on Colas next Friday (the 24th). Jamie is now hoping to return to action this September.
Barry McGuigan has told the Daily Mirror that Nathan Cleverly, 22, can be the next big thing in British boxing. Cleverly fights Danny McIntosh, 29, at the York Hall this Saturday, with the British light-heavyweight title on the line, although both men are unbeaten, McGuigan feels that Cleverly is the fighter destined for the top.
James DeGale, 23, goes into this Saturday's fight against Ciaran Healy with the praise of promoter Frank Warren ringing in his ears. DeGale is stepping up a little in this fight, Healy has fought the likes of Jamie Moore in recent times, the Belfast man will be a tough test for the Londoner.