2010 Official Boxing Thread: Soto/Antillon, 2010 Fight of the Year.

[gunna get it]

Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32

Originally Posted by Proshares

Anyone keeping up w/Lara, he KOed Grady Brewer in the 10th last night. One step closer to a title shot for the kid.

  

Please get me a VID of this ASAP!

 

[jagshemash]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

hmm i just noticed, this is the first FNF ive noticed that has been fully HD

They had a few last year but every fight this year will be in HD. 

 

[dashoekid21]

who going to the paq. fight in dallas,tx at the cowboys new stadiam?

 

[tcerda]

Originally Posted by dashoekid21

who going to the paq. fight in dallas,tx at the cowboys new stadiam?

Ima be there yo. Should be epic

 

[dapper d]

I wish i could go...

 

[M. Fresh]

supposed to go,

 

[proshares]

I been trying to find the Lara vid, but youtube only has the first 6 rounds.

 

[marionthebarberian]

that fight is too much for me, dont have the type of money to drop 300+

 

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[h1]Khan sets up May 15 American clash with Marquez [/h1]
ESPN staff
February 1, 2010

Amir Khan won the WBA light-welterweight title in November 2009 [emoji]169[/emoji] Getty Images



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Amir Khan has offered Juan Manuel Marquez the opportunity to face him on May 15 in Las Vegas. Should the Mexican agree, it would be the WBA light-welterweight champion's inaugural American fight.

The 23-year-old joined with US promoters Golden Boy on January 17 in order to raise his profile across the Atlantic, and the decision has produced immediate results with the prospective May bout.

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer is trying to secure Marquez's signature for the clash. "We have made an offer to Marquez, who is thinking about it, and hopefully we will find out in the coming days," he said.

"For Amir to give us the mandate to see if we can put the May fight against Marquez together shows what he is all about. I think the fight will most probably be in Las Vegas."

The 36-year-old, the current WBA and WBO lightweight champion, lost to Floyd Mayweather Jnr on a unanimous points decision in his last ring appearance.

Khan confirmed last week that Marquez would be his ideal opponent. "It is my mission to fight men like Marquez and that would be my dream fight in America," he told the Daily Star.

 

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Junior bantamweight Jorge Arce Tech. Dec. 7 Angky Angkota Wins a vacant junior bantamweight title Scores: 60-54 (twice), 58-56​

Records: Arce, 53-6-1, 40 KOs; Angkota, 23-5, 14 KOs

Rafael's remark: For more than a decade, Arce has been one of boxing's most exciting gladiators. He has engaged in countless exciting brawls and regularly fights through bloody cuts, all while being one of the more charismatic and engaging fighters outside the ring. Along the way he claimed two versions of the junior flyweight title and interim titles at flyweight and junior bantamweight. But all the tough fights have certainly taken their toll on the 30-year-old Mexican and he certainly has looked close to the end of his career after a tough 2009 in which he went 1-2. In his losses, he was hammered by junior bantamweight champ Vic Darchinyan over 11 lopsided rounds in February and dropped a clear decision in Mexico to South Africa's Simphiwe Nongqayi in September in a fight for a vacant junior bantamweight belt. Yet Arce's handlers, Top Rank and Zanfer Promotions, somehow managed to get Arce yet another title bout, this time for the 115-pound belt that became vacant in November when titleholder Marvin Sonsona failed to make weight for a defense and was stripped. Arce made the most of the undeserved opportunity as he dominated Angkota, 28, a heretofore unknown fighter from Indonesia who entered the bout on a six-fight winning streak against utterly obscure opponents. Although Arce took some shots -- when doesn't he? -- he was handling Angkota, pressing him into corners and firing away. In the seventh round, however, an accidental head butt opened a cut over Angkota's right eye and as blood dripped down the side of his face, the bout was called off after the ringside doctor had a look at the wound. They went to the scorecards, where Arce got the deserved decision in the undeserved fight. Given Arce's star power in Mexico, it won't be a surprise to see his team try to milk the title with a couple of easy defenses. At least they ought to be fun. On the undercard, rising featherweight prospect Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia (19-0, 16 KOs), 22, of Oxnard, Calif., suffered a small cut over his right eye, but stopped Mexico's Arturo Gomez (15-14-5, 6 KOs) in the fifth round. Garcia, the younger brother of his trainer and former junior lightweight titleholder Robert Garcia, was added to the card because a bout against Mexico's Joksan Hernandez scheduled for the series opener of "Top Rank Live" on Jan. 16 was called off a couple of days before the bout because of Hernandez's visa problem.

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Saturday at Mexico City ​

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Middleweight Sebastian Sylvester TKO10 Billy Lyell Retains a middleweight title ​

Records: Sylvester, 33-3, 16 KOs; Lyell, 21-8, 4 KOs

Rafael's remark: In September, Germany's Sylvester, 29, took a split decision against Giovanni Lorenzo to win the 160-pound belt that Arthur Abraham vacated to move up to super middleweight and join the Super Six World Boxing Classic. Sylvester's first defense was supposed to come against Spain's Pablo Navascues. However, Navascues tested positive for a banned substance during a random drug test less than two weeks before the fight. So Lyell, 25, who is from Youngstown, Ohio, and trained by Jack Loew -- who also trains the more famous Youngstown middleweight, champion Kelly Pavlik -- took the fight on short notice. Instead, of a "Rocky" story, Lyell got banged around until Loew threw in the towel during the 10th round of the one-sided bout. The victory was the fourth in a row for Sylvester since a lopsided decision loss in November 2008, when he challenged countryman Felix Sturm for his version of the title. Lyell has been largely a journeyman in his career, but gained a measure of notoriety, which probably helped him land the fight, when he upset John Duddy via split decision in April 2009 for the biggest win of his career.

Records: Helenius, 11-0, 7 KOs; Brewster, 35-6, 30 KOs

Rafael's remark: Sauerland Event-promoted prospect Helenius, 26, a native of Finland living in Germany, scored his most notable victory of his young pro career by battering former titleholder Brewster. In his day, Brewster could at least be competitive with any heavyweight around and once reached the pinnacle with an upset fifth-round TKO of Wladimir Klitschko in their first fight in 2004. But Brewster is a shell of himself now and the 6-foot-6, 243-pound Helenius smacked him around almost at will. It was sad to see Brewster getting hit with everything, especially mean right hands that bounced off his face with impunity and swelled his eye. Helenius, who also worked in some solid body shots, dropped Brewster in the second round with a right hand to the chin. Finally, in the eighth round, referee Fabian Guggenheim stepped in to stop the bout as Helenius was finishing yet another unanswered combination. Helenius is being moved very aggressively by his handlers, having racked up wins against a trio of experienced opponents in Brewster, Taras Bidenko and Scott Gammer in the last nine months. This should most certainly be the end of the line for Brewster, 36, of Indianapolis, who lost his second in a row and is 2-4 in his last six, but continued to fight despite having had major eye issues. If Brewster continues to fight, he will be nothing more than a stepping-stone for a rising prospect. Let's hope he doesn't take that route.

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Saturday at Neubrandenburg, Germany​

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Heavyweight
Robert Helenius TKO8 Lamon Brewster
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Strawweight Roman Gonzalez TKO4 Ivan Meneses Retains a strawweight title ​

Records: Gonzalez, 25-0, 21 KOs; Meneses, 14-6-1, 8 KOs

Rafael's remark: Nicaragua's Gonzalez, 22, is one of the most powerful little packages in boxing. He is a relentless puncher and he cut through Meneses in his hometown with ease to retain his 105-pound title for the third time. Frankly, it was surprising that Meneses even made it into the fourth round because Gonzalez was pounding him, had dropped him and had given him some nasty swelling around his eye. Every punch seemed to rock Meneses. Finally, in the fourth round, with Meneses trapped in a corner and Gonzalez teeing off, the referee mercifully stopped the bout. Gonzalez could dominate the strawweight division for as long as he can continue to make weight, although that might not be for too much longer. In a notable undercard bout, Mexico's Francisco Rosas (21-7-2, 12 KOs) claimed a majority decision against Juan Landaeta (25-7-1, 19 KOs) of Venezuela in a junior flyweight title eliminator on scores of 118-112, 115-113 and 114-114.

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Saturday at Puebla, Mexico​

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Light heavyweight Beibut Shumenov W12 Gabriel Campillo Wins a light heavyweight title Scores: 117-111, 115-113 Shumenov, 117-111 Campillo ​

Records: Shumenov, 9-1, 6 KOs; Campillo, 19-3, 6 KOs

Rafael's remark: What's that nasty odor? If you guessed the decision in this fight, you'd be right. It's early still in 2010, but already we have a candidate for worst decision of the year as Shumenov got a gift in this rematch with Spain's Campillo. Judge Levi Martinez was spot on with his 117-111 scorecard for Campillo. Judges Patricia Morse Jarman (117-111) and Jerry Roth (115-113) have some 'splainin' to do. It's just hard to fathom giving the fight to Shumenov, much less by six points. Shumenov, 26, lives in Las Vegas but is from Kazakhstan, which he represented in the 2004 Olympics. He turned pro in 2007 and moved very, very quickly, bringing Campillo, 31, to Kazakhstan to challenge him for his title in August in just Shumenov's ninth professional bout. Campillo retained the title via majority decision. A controversy over the lack of drug testing following the bout plus Shumenov's camp holding up Campillo's purse led to a settlement that included an immediate rematch in Las Vegas. Shumenov started off well and controlled the early rounds, including inflicting a cut over Campillo's left eye. But Campillo took over and rocked Shumenov several times, busting him up and nearly knocking him down. He was clearly landing the cleaner punches against the undisciplined and wild-swinging Shumenov. Campillo also had superior defense in avoiding most of Shumenov's blows. Later in the fight, Campillo opened a cut on Shumenov's nose and appeared on the verge of a stoppage in the ninth round. When the physical fight was over, Shumenov's body language looked like he knew he had lost while Campillo appeared confident. That was, of course, until the decision was read. Wow. That was bad. Campillo's team intends to file a protest, but those things rarely go anywhere.

Records: Lara, 10-0, 6 KOs; Brewer, 26-12, 15 KOs

Rafael's remark: Lara, the Cuban defector and former world amateur champion, is on the fast track to a title shot. He's a gifted technician with a deep, deep amateur background. It seems to be just a matter of time until he gets a significant opportunity. Co-manager Shelly Finkel says Lara is ready to challenge titleholder Sergio Martinez, but he's not going to get a shot like that just yet. So right now, Lara is putting in his time and gaining professional experience, and Brewer, 39, of Lawton, Okla., represented his most notable opponent yet as a pro. Lara handled him with ease, outboxing the former "Contender" tournament winner before stopping him with 16 seconds left in the final round. Lara held a wide lead on all three scorecards, 90-81 (twice) and 88-83 going into the 10th round. Brewer was cut over the left eye in the sixth round from an accidental head butt and got knocked down in the final minute of the one-sided bout before Lara's follow-up assault forced referee Tony Weeks to stop the bout. Lara was simply too fast and too skilled for Brewer, who saw his eight-fight winning streak come to an end. During the streak, he won the 2006 "Contender" tournament.

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Friday at Las Vegas​

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Junior middleweight
Erislandy Lara TKO10 Grady Brewer
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Super middleweight Jesse Brinkley W12 Curtis Stevens Title eliminator Scores: 119-107, 118-108, 117-109 ​

Records: Brinkley, 35-5, 22 KOs; Stevens, 21-3, 15 KOs

Rafael's remark: Congrats to Brinkley, who entered as an underdog but wiped out the obviously overconfident (and overrated) Stevens. Brinkley, fighting in front of his hometown fans, surprisingly dominated New York's Stevens to move a step closer to a mandatory title shot against Lucian Bute. ESPN2 analyst Teddy Atlas predicted that Brinkley, the 33-year-old former "Contender" participant, would be knocked out perhaps inside two rounds. It wasn't a bad prediction, actually, and Stevens, an excellent puncher, was all over him in the opening round and wobbled Brinkley. However, Brinkley survived, got himself together and took his time as he methodically carried the action to Stevens, 24, with stunning ease in an excellent "Friday Night Fights" main event. There was good action throughout the bout. When they went toe-to-toe in the fifth round, they continued firing at each other well after the bell, prompting Peter Manfredo Sr., Brinkley's trainer, to jump into the ring and push Stevens off his man. It was a pretty wild scene and Manfredo was ejected from the corner for the rest of the fight. Brinkley, who had a swollen right eye, scored knockdowns in the sixth and 12th rounds and swelled up Stevens' face to leave no doubt about the winner. He landed a bunch of hard right hands in the sixth round, finally driving Stevens back to the ropes and then to the canvas on a delayed reaction to a shot. From that point on, Stevens looked like a beaten man. In the 12th round, referee Vic Drakulich properly credited Brinkley with a second knockdown with about 35 seconds left when he unloaded several blows and Stevens staggered into the ropes, which held him up. While Brinkley won his ninth fight in a row and scored perhaps the best victory of his career, Stevens, whose four-fight winning streak came to an end, now goes back to the drawing board, because this was a bad loss.

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Friday at Reno, Nev.​

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Bantamweight Chris Avalos KO4 Jose Nieves​

Records: Avalos, 15-0, 12 KOs; Nieves, 17-2-3, 8 KOs

Rafael's remark: Avalos, 20, of Lancaster, Calif., is one of the more exciting prospects in boxing and he did nothing to alter that view with a strong performance in the "ShoBox" main event. With blow-by-blow man Nick Charles back at ringside for the first time since a cancer diagnosis last summer, Avalos looked great. Although he was wobbled briefly in the opening round, Avalos settled down and took over. He dropped Nieves, 29, a southpaw from Puerto Rico, with a right hand to the chest during a combination in the opening seconds of the second round. An uppercut appeared to cause another knockdown in the round, but referee Rocky Burke ruled it was a slip. In the fourth round, Avalos hammered Nieves with hard combinations and had him up against the ropes looking for cover when he dropped him to his backside with a flurry with a minute to go. Avalos attacked again as soon as the fight resumed and clipped Nieves with a strong right hand to the chin that sent him down again, and Nieves could not beat the count. As good as Avalos looked, let's all remember he is still 20 and that there is no rush. He probably needs a few more fights against increased competition before he's ready for something significant.

Records: Marquez, 10-0, 7 KOs; Campos, 20-8, 11 KOs

Rafael's remark: Fighting in his hometown, Marquez, 21, took a solid step up in competition and scored a lopsided decision against Campos, 28, of Topeka, Kan. Marquez started slowly, probably losing the opening round, and then cruised, including scoring a questionable knockdown in the final round in which the punch landed behind Campos' head and then Marquez inadvertently tripped him. But it didn't matter because Marquez was way ahead. Although Marquez has shown good power in previous bouts, Campos had never been stopped, so it was no surprise to see the fight go the distance. It was a solid win for Marquez, who needs to be a little busier and gain more experience. Watching Marquez excite the home crowd? Johnny Tapia (56-5-2, 28 KOs), the troubled Albuquerque legend and former champion, who told Steve Farhood in an interview on the "ShoBox" telecast that he plans to fight again after a three-year layoff that included medical problems and stint in prison.

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Friday at Albuquerque, N.M.​

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Junior lightweight
Archie Ray Marquez W8 Derrick Campos
Scores: 80-71, 79-72, 77-74​

Bantamweight Jesus Ruiz W12 Luis Melendez Scores: 117-109, 115-111 (twice) ​

Records: Ruiz, 20-2-2, 17 KOs; Melendez, 26-5-1, 21 KOs

Rafael's remark: In the Telemundo main event, Mexico's Ruiz, who is just 20, picked up his third win in a row against Melendez, who even when he loses always puts in a strong effort. Ruiz overcame adversity to take the decision, getting off the deck from a third-round knockdown. Ruiz rebounded nicely to put round after round in the bank. He added to his apparent cushion in the ninth round when he scored a knockdown on a right hand, although their feet also got tangled. Melendez, 30, of Colombia, was trying to rebound from an emotional fight in November. Although he dropped a 10-round decision, his opponent, Z Gorres, left the ring in bad shape after collapsing and being rushed to a Las Vegas hospital for brain surgery. Because of the speed with which Gorres was moved into the operating room, he survived and was recently released from the hospital, although his career is obviously over. Melendez has lost four of his last six bouts, including a 12th-round knockout loss to Fernando Montiel in a sensational 2007 bantamweight title fight.

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Friday at Mexico City​

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Middleweight Peter Manfredo Jr. W10 Matt Vanda Scores: 100-89 (twice), 99-90 ​

Records: Manfredo Jr., 34-6, 18 KOs; Vanda, 42-10, 22 KOs

Rafael's remark: When Manfredo has stepped up to face top-level opponents, he has lost. A former star of the first season of "The Contender" in 2005, Manfredo parlayed his appearance on the reality series into a title shot against then-super middleweight champ Joe Calzaghe in 2007 and was stopped in three rounds. Later in 2007, he lost a decision to former titleholder Jeff Lacy. And in 2008, he was knocked out in three rounds by Sakio Bika, another "Contender" alum who won the 2007 tournament. Since the loss to Bika, Manfredo, 29, of Providence, R.I., has taken the slow route back, winning a pair of fights in 2009 against lesser opponents. Now signed with TKO Boxing, Manfredo took on journeyman Vanda, 31, of St. Paul, Minn., and pounded out his third straight win. Manfredo was busier and better, dominating the fight and scoring a sixth-round knockdown on a body shot. Manfredo fought without his father, Peter Manfredo Sr., in his usual position in the corner as his trainer because the elder Manfredo, with his son's blessing, was instead with Jesse Brinkley for a more significant bout on the same night, an ESPN2 main event elimination bout against Curtis Stevens.

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Friday at Uncasville, Conn. ​

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[edword]

lmao i hope mosely just trynna sell the fight and doesnt believe this

Mosley doesn’t see ring rust effecting him, thinks Mayweather will be rusty


By Sean McDaniel: In an interview with Boxing Talk, World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) thinks he won’t be effected in the least with the time off from boxing in his May 1st fight against the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mosley, 38, will have been out of action for 16 months by the time he faces Mayweather in the ring.


However, instead of seeing it as a problem that might potentially affect him, Mosley says “I think that if anything, Mayweather is going to be a little rusty, because he fought a smaller guy in Juan Manuel Marquez, a lighter guy. It’s kind of like fools gold, you win a fight and you feel like you did something. He fought a small guy, now he’s going to fight somebody his size, and it’s going to be a totally different story. I’m ready to go; I’ve been training for a long while, for a long time.

 

[gunna get it]

Co-manager Shelly Finkel says Lara is ready to challenge titleholder Sergio Martinez,




Cmon Son. Dont get carried away

 

[sir rob a lot]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Co-manager Shelly Finkel says Lara is ready to challenge titleholder Sergio Martinez,

Cmon Son. Dont get carried away


I know right....

I got JMM beating Khan by SD.

 

[proshares]

Mosley might have a much better chance of beating Pacquiao thanMayweather, because Mosley is bigger than Pacquiao, a better insidefighter, just as fast, and probably about as big a puncher. Pacquiaowould be facing a mirrored image of himself, and it’s unclear how hewould do facing his own style. Mosley would give him problems with hissuperior inside fighting, clinching and his bigger size. Mosley also isfighting at a higher level than Pacquiao’s recent opponents Oscar De LaHoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto. It would be a huge jump up forPacquiao to face a talented fighter like Mosley.


You would have sworn Mosley wrote this paragraph himself

Just browsing Finkel's fighters, he has a good amount of young talent signed on.  Pretty impressive.

http://www.shellyfinkel.com/fighters.php

 

[amohoop34]

You can't train a glass jaw. JMM by KO in the mid-rounds.

 

[proshares]

Golden Boy looking at busy spring

Monday, February 1, 2010 | Print Entry

Golden Boy Promotions is going to be awfully busy in the coming months. There are its smaller monthly "Fight Night Club" shows on Fox Sports Net and dates on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights." There are bigger "World Championship Boxing" and "Boxing After Dark" cards on HBO. And, of course, there are pay-per-view events, including the huge Shane Mosley-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight on May 1.

I traded a few e-mails with Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer over the weekend, and he offered some updates on some of the events in the works:

• Of the proposed Michael Katsidis-Robert Guerrero lightweight fight, which is penciled in to headline "BAD" on March 27, Schaefer said, "[It] looks good. Both guys have agreed." He said he has a meeting planned with Katsidis to finalize the bout. If you ask me, that is a can't-miss fight.

• The March 27 card could be a tripleheader with middleweight Daniel Jacobs, the 2009 ESPN.com prospect of the year, returning from a hand injury to make his 2010 debut in one of the televised fights.

• Work continues on the proposed Amir Khan-Juan Manuel Marquez junior welterweight title bout. Schaefer said if he can wrap it up it will be May 15 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas with junior welterweight Victor Ortiz facing former lightweight titlist Nate Campbell in the televised co-feature. Ortiz, of course, would have to defeat Hector Alatorre on Feb. 25 in a "Fight Night Club" main event. Schaefer noted that a Marquez victory would make him the first Mexican to win titles in four divisions. "And if Khan wins [it] would be a huge introduction for Khan to the American audience," he said. "Would be a huge fight." He's absolutely right. On paper, at least, that's a terrific show.

• The two most likely opponents for interim junior welterweight titlist Marcos Maidana are titleholder Timothy Bradley Jr. or Victor Cayo. "Will be up to Maidana," Schaefer said. He added that he had a Monday meeting planned with Maidana to see what he wants to do. If it's Maidana-Cayo, the fight probably will land on an HBO undercard. If he challenges Bradley, it probably lands on Showtime, where Bradley has been fighting regularly.

• The promotion for the Roy Jones-Bernard Hopkins rematch, which will be April 3 at Mandalay Bay, will officially kick off the week after the Super Bowl with news conferences in New York and Los Angeles.

• Mosley has already signed his contract, and Schaefer is awaiting a signature from Mayweather, who has agreed to terms.

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[h2]Jones, Hopkins to face off April 3[/h2]
By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
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Two weeks after the Roy Jones-Bernard Hopkins rematch was resurrected, it was formally announced Monday.

The former light heavyweight champions and longtime rivals will meet in a pay-per-view rematch April 3 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, co-promoters Golden Boy and Square Ring announced.

"A rematch with Roy has been in the back of my mind for a long time and it's finally going to happen," Hopkins said in a statement. "I have accomplished a lot in my career since that night in Washington, D.C., in 1993, and I am going to end this thing between me and Roy once and for all."

Hopkins, of course, was talking about their first bout, which Jones won via unanimous decision to win a vacant middleweight title 17 years ago.

Both men would go on to greater glory. Jones, 41, became a four division champion, winning titles at middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight, and ruled the pound-for-pound list for a decade. After Jones left the middleweight division, Hopkins, 45, claimed a vacant title and made a division-record 20 defenses, including becoming undisputed champion, before moving up to light heavyweight and winning the lineal title. While Jones' career has been in a downward spiral since three consecutive losses in 2004 and 2005 -- he was viciously knocked out by Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson and then lost a lopsided decision to Tarver in their third encounter -- Hopkins has remained one of the top fighters in the world.

A rematch had been talked about for many years but was always thrown off course because Jones (54-6, 40 KOs) and Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KOs) would not compromise on how to split the money. But in September, after several attempts, they finally came to an agreement to split the money 50-50 with a twist. In the event of a knockout, the winning fighter would receive 60 percent of the money.

Although both fighters signed the contract for the fight, it was contingent upon them each making it safely through Dec. 2 interim bouts. Hopkins manhandled Enrique Ornelas for a lopsided 12-round decision. However, hours earlier in Australia, Jones got knocked out in the first round by Danny Green.

It appeared as though the long awaited rematch had fallen by the wayside again. However, neither fighter had any significant alternative, and neither planned to retire, so they reworked the contract and came to a new agreement two weeks ago.

"We're giving the fans what they want to see," Jones said in a statement. "They deserve this fight and why not supply the fans with what they demand? Now I can finally terminate the 'Executioner' once and for all. My new nickname for this fight will be 'The Terminator.' "

The new deal still contains "a substantial financial benefit to the guy who wins by knockout," Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com when the new deal was finalized in mid-January.

The fighters will go on a two-city media tour to promote the fight, heading to New York for a news conference on Feb. 9 and to Los Angeles on Feb. 10.

Dan Rafael covers boxing for ESPN.com.

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[gunna get it]

Work continues on the proposed Amir Khan-Juan Manuel Marquez junior welterweight title bout. Schaefer said if he can wrap it up it will be May 15 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas with junior welterweight Victor Ortiz facing former lightweight titlist Nate Campbell in the televised co-feature. Ortiz, of course, would have to defeat Hector Alatorre on Feb. 25 in a "Fight Night Club" main event.
If Nate's age doesnt show, Vicious gonna be in for a long nite.

 

[proshares]

Let's refrain from calling him Vicious for a while

 

[dako akong otin]

ANDRE DIRRELL VS ARTHUR ABRAHAM MARCH 6

PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 03 Feb 2010

Group Stage 2 – Saturday, March 6, 2010
From the Agua Caliente Casino, Resort, Spa
In Rancho Mirage, Calif.,

LIVE on SHOWTIME[emoji]174[/emoji] at 9 p.m. ET/PT

NEW YORK (Jan. 29, 2010) —Tournament point leader “King

 

[proshares]

For all this big talk from Dirrell and Shaw he better not fight the same way he fought Froch because he'll lose again.

Still rooting for him though

Gunna's boy is going down.

BTW, this is where you can supposedly watch Adamek/Estrada:

(gofightlive.tv)

 

[mextra45]

Word is Guillermo Rigonideaux is at the Wildcard gym making guys look silly , said Penalosa couldnt hit him with a bucket of water . And he Picked apart Bernabe Conception .
Roach said he wants him to do more on offense cause he has the power to put guys away , Roach also said he would put him in with Izzy Vazquez right now .

 

[gunna get it]

Originally Posted by mextra45

Word is Guillermo Rigonideaux is at the Wildcard gym making guys look silly , said Penalosa couldnt hit him with a bucket of water . And he Picked apart Bernabe Conception .
Roach said he wants him to do more on offense cause he has the power to put guys away , Roach also said he would put him in with Izzy Vazquez right now .

 

[proshares]

Conception ain't that hard to hit. Freddie Roach

 

[dako akong otin]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Originally Posted by mextra45

Word is Guillermo Rigonideaux is at the Wildcard gym making guys look silly , said Penalosa couldnt hit him with a bucket of water . And he Picked apart Bernabe Conception .
Roach said he wants him to do more on offense cause he has the power to put guys away , Roach also said he would put him in with Izzy Vazquez right now .

damn my kabayans are getting owned

   Penalosa is also 36 years old and a natural flyweight

  Bernabe... well, I'm not surprised... dude is more passive than Clottey and he is kinda predictable when he throws punches

 

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[h2]Bute to fight Miranda April 17 in Montreal[/h2]
By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
Archive

Super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute's next defense will come against power puncher Edison Miranda of Colombia on April 17 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, InterBox, Bute's promoter, announced Wednesday.

"It will certainly be a pleasure for me to box again at the Bell Centre and to defend my title for the fifth time in front of my fans," said Bute, a native of Romania based in Montreal. "I am taking Miranda very seriously. He demolished many good fighters and is a notorious puncher. I will have to keep my concentration level on high to stay champion."

HBO will carry live coverage of the bout in the United States and hopes to pair it with Kelly Pavlik defending the middleweight championship against junior middleweight titleholder Sergio Martinez from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Pavlik-Martinez is still in negotiations.

Bute (25-0-0, 20 KO), Canada's most popular fighter, is making a habit of facing Colombians at the Bell Centre. He won his 168-pound belt there by knocking out Alejandro Berrio in the 11th round in October 2007 and made his third defense against Fulgencio Zuniga with a fourth-round knockout in March 2009.

In Miranda's only previous title bout, he lost a controversial decision to then-middleweight titlist Arthur Abraham in Germany in 2006. Two years later, Abraham knocked him out in the fourth round of a super middleweight bout. In Miranda's only other notable super middleweight bout, he dropped a decision in May 2009 to Andre Ward, who would go on to win a world title.

Miranda (33-4-0, 29 KO), the only man to defeat top contender Allan Green, won his only fight since the loss to Ward when he knocked out Francisco Sierra in the first round in October.

That was Miranda's first fight working with trainer Joe Goossen. Leon Margules, Miranda's co-promoter, believes Goossen will be significant for Miranda in the fight.

"This is another shot for Edison and with his new trainer, I think we'll do fine," Margules said. "We're excited about the fight. I think he can knock Bute out. Edison wants to show he belongs with the top 168-pounders and this is a great opportunity for him."

Stephan Larouche, Bute's trainer, said the styles of the two fighters -- Bute being the skillful boxer and Miranda the brawler -- should make for an entertaining fight.

"Styles make fights. I know this is a boxing cliché, but it's the truth," Larouche said. "Once again we have two world-class athletes with different styles that, when mixed together, have all the ingredients to explode. The fans are in for a treat."

April 17 is a huge night for the super middleweight division. While HBO will carry Bute-Miranda, Showtime will have two bouts in Group Stage 2 of its Super Six World Boxing Classic, a modified round-robin tournament that includes six top 168-pounders.

Showtime will have coverage of Ward's first defense against Green, the alternate who replaced Jermain Taylor, who dropped out, and England's Carl Froch defending his title against former titlist Mikkel Kessler in Denmark.

Dan Rafael is ESPN.com's boxing writer.


[h2]Dzinziruk signs with Pelullo, Shaw[/h2]
By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
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Junior middleweight titleholder Sergei Dzinziruk, whose split with German promoter Universum after a protracted legal battle over his contract became official on Wednesday, signed a co-promotional agreement with American promoters Artie Pelullo and Gary Shaw.

Because of the dispute with Universum, Dzinziruk (36-0, 22 KOs), a native of Ukraine living in Germany, has not fought since outpointing Joel "Love Child" Julio in November 2008 in Germany.

He said he had no hard feelings against Universum, which helped guide him to a world title in December 2005, when he scored an eighth-round knockdown against Daniel Santos en route to a unanimous decision victory.

"We have had constructive conversations and have found a way to dissolve my contract," Dzinziruk said. "I am grateful to Universum for my success in recent years and for the ability to become a professional boxer. Under [Universum chief] Klaus-Peter Kohl, I became the WBO world champion and I am extremely grateful to him for that."

Stefan Braune, Universum's managing director, said in a statement, "After the courts affirmed the validity of our contract, Sergei asked that it be canceled by mutual agreement. We were able to reach an agreement about this in recent weeks. We do not want to be an obstacle to Sergei and now wish him all the best and especially good health. We are grateful to Sergei for the many great matches that he fought under our banner."

Dzinziruk, a southpaw who turns 34 on March 1, talked to several promoters in recent months before accepting a co-promotional deal with Pelullo's Banner Promotions and Shaw. Dzinziruk decided on American promoters because he wants to fight in the United States.

"I think he's the top junior middleweight in the world," Pelullo said. "Sergei wants to come to America. He wants to fight the best opponents possible and unify the world titles. I'm also looking forward to working again with Gary. We've been friends for many years and have always worked well together in the past."

Shaw, who has previously co-promoted fighters with Pelullo, including the late Diego "Chico" Corrales, added, "No one is safe once they step into the ring with Sergei. There's a reason he's called 'The Razor.' He cuts his opponents up to ribbons. He is one of the brightest lights in boxing's most exciting division. Artie and I have big plans for him which will include his U.S. debut this spring and setting up his base of operations in Los Angeles, where he'll be taking screen tests."

Dzinziruk, a 1996 Olympian for Ukraine and 1997 world amateur champion, has defended his belt five times and is the longest-reigning titleholder in a 154-pound division in which Sergio Martinez, Cory Spinks and Yuri Foreman hold the other alphabet belts.

Dan Rafael is ESPN.com's boxing writer.

[/h2] BTW where has Mike been?

 

[scott frost]

I want to go to a Bute or Pascal fight in Montreal, probably a hell of a time.