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

Originally Posted by Bigmike23

when the hell is the press conference for the PBF VS mosley going to happen?
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Man I was thinkin the same thing. Im also tryin to go to the fight. Anybody think tickets are gonna be accessable and any word on price ranges??
  
 
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Originally Posted by Bigmike23

when the hell is the press conference for the PBF VS mosley going to happen?
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Man I was thinkin the same thing. Im also tryin to go to the fight. Anybody think tickets are gonna be accessable and any word on price ranges??
  
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i want to make the trip as well to go to this fight... 
 
Originally Posted by dako akong otin

Penalosa/Morel was a close fight...  Gerry's style of being hit in his forearms though he's blocking shots is a dis-advantage for him in the judges eyes.


Welcome home, Z "The Dream" Gorres
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel (The Freeman) Updated February 16, 2010 12:00 AM

CEBU,Philippines - He was loved by fans for his being a gentle, humble andunassuming person. Following his miraculous recovery from a serioushead injuryhe sustained in a fight that ended his boxing career in November lastyear, Cebuano fighter Z “The Dream
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Los Angeles - Welterweight superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather and WBA Welterweight Champion Sugar Shane Mosley are hitting the road to announce their May 1 mega-fight showdown with stops in New York City, Washington, DC and Los Angeles.  The press tour will reflect the magnitude of this highly competitive and much-anticipated face-off between boxing's biggest stars. 

MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY: TOUR DATES AND CITIES

TUESDAY, March 2                       New York City, NOKIA Theatre Times Square

WEDNESDAY, March 3                  Washington, DC, The Lincoln Theatre

THURSDAY, March 4                     Los Angeles, NOKIA Plaza L.A. LIVE
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Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

you're the only human alive looking forward to that fight
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Rumor has it that Dirrell has some sort of undisclosed injury that will have to push the fight back. Hurts Donaire because they may cancel the whole card instead of putting Darchinyan's fight as the headliner...
 
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The boxing schedule on HBO looked pretty weak for the first quarter of 2010, especially with the unfortunate cancellation of the Jan. 30 Shane Mosley-Andre Berto welterweight unification fight. I detailed the rough schedule a few weeks ago.





The network's first quarter includes just two live cards -- a pair of interesting "Boxing After Dark" shows. There's the March 6 junior welterweight unification match between Devon Alexander and Juan Urango and the reshaped March 27 show featuring Marcos Maidana defending his interim junior welterweight belt against Victor Cayo and Ali Funeka meeting Joan Guzman for a vacant lightweight belt in a rematch of last year's horrible draw that Funeka deserved to win.





But whatever HBO's schedule lacked in the first quarter, it picks things up considerably in the second quarter. It looks strong and busy.

Here's a look at what's being planned for HBO (not including pay-per-view fights) and my thoughts:





• April 10: Berto is supposed to return to action to defend against former titlist Carlos Quintana in South Florida with light heavyweight titlist Tavoris Cloud making his first defense against mandatory challenger Glen Johnson in the co-feature. I like this card, which will be used to also raise funds for earthquake-ravaged Haiti, where Berto's family is from. I think Quintana is slick enough and big enough to give Berto a few problems in an interesting style matchup. Cloud against Johnson can't help but be a good fight. And if Cloud can get the win, he will have been introduced to HBO's large audience and set himself up for a possible fight with Chad Dawson down the road. The final particulars are being worked out for both fights.





• April 17: The plan is a split-site doubleheader with super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute facing Edison Miranda in Montreal to be followed by middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik defending against junior middleweight titlist Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City, N.J. This is a tremendous doubleheader and there should be raucous crowds at both venues. Miranda, who is always in entertaining fights, is a major underdog, but he's just wild enough and hits hard enough to maybe make things interesting. Bute-Miranda has officially been announced. Pavlik-Martinez is a first-class, A-level fight that should be competitive and exciting. It has been agreed to, but remains unsigned.





• April 24: This card is official -- heavyweight contender Cristobal Arreola faces former cruiserweight champ Tomasz Adamek (who is 2-0 at heavyweight) in Ontario, Calif., which is Arreola's turf, and interim junior middleweight titlist Alfredo "Perro" Angulo meets Joel "Love Child" Julio in the opener. Both fights should be fun, high-contact rumbles. The winner of Arreola-Adamek is set up for another big fight. Angulo is great to watch, win or lose, and Julio, who is also exciting, faces a must-win situation. Love the card.





• May 8: Paul Williams, coming off his rousing slugfest with Martinez in December, is due to return on this date. The most likely scenario is a junior middleweight fight with former welterweight titlist Kermit Cintron. Williams might not be facing Pavlik or Martinez in a rematch, but the idea of Williams-Cintron has been growing on me since it was first brought up. There is supposed to be just one live bout on this night.





• May 15: The date is set for the American debut of junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan of England as part of his fat new promotional deal with Golden Boy. Golden Boy at first tried to match Khan and Juan Manuel Marquez, but Marquez ultimately declined. That left Golden Boy to try to make the fight it should have been working on in the first place -- Paulie Malignaggi. Lou DiBella, Malignaggi's promoter, and Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer are working on a deal. If it gets done, the fight will be at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York, which is the ideal spot for it. It will be a hot ticket and a good fight. The HBO opener should also be a good one between junior welterweight prospect Victor Ortiz and veteran former unified lightweight titlist Nate Campbell. This is the epitome of a crossroads fight. It's a must win for both guys if they want to continue getting HBO-level fights. That sense of desperation always raises the stakes and makes a fight even more interesting.





Looking a little further ahead to the summer, Gary Shaw told me that he and Canadian promoter Yvon Michel met with HBO this week and made a deal for Dawson to go to Montreal to challenge titleholder Jean Pascal. However, instead of the fight taking place in June, as originally intended, it will be pushed to July 17 or July 24. The reason, Shaw said, is because Michel told him that Pascal's injured shoulder won't be ready to go in June.





Although Shaw said they came to an agreement, he said he is skeptical about the fight happening.





"I think they're being disingenuous," Shaw said. "I don't believe that they have any intention of fighting Dawson, and you can quote me on that."





Shaw didn't elaborate on the exact reasons, but he sure sounded concerned. Even if the fight doesn't come off, there's plenty of time between now and then, and an excellent second quarter to look forward to.
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Hey fellows,

I know some of you guys train and I just bought a jump rope to lose some weight. I'm trying to jump rope with one foot but it keeps getting caught. Any advice on how to start, How to move your arms or your wrist, Is it a certain type of jump rope that I needed to buy? Any good tips you guys can provide.  Thanks.
 
Beerman, take it you havent jumped much rope? You got to start slowly, learn to jump rope on two feet 1st and your technique/skill level will improve in time.

Think about keeping your arms stationary and controling the tempo of the rope with your wrists, there are obviously advanced techniques that require more arm movement, but for me, its in the wrists.
 
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[h2]Yankees clear date for Foreman-Cotto[/h2]
Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Boxing could be finally returning to Yankee Stadium, more than three decades after Muhammad Ali fought Ken Norton at the old ballpark in the Bronx.

The Yankees said Friday they've agreed to accommodate a family that scheduled a bar mitzvah for June 5, the date that promoter Bob Arum wants to stage Yuri Foreman's junior middleweight title defense against Miguel Cotto at the opulent ballpark. It wasn't clear what accommodations were made, although the bar mitzvah for Scott Ballan is still scheduled for the same day.

Ballan is the son of Jon Ballan, the lead bond lawyer for the financing of the $1.2 billion stadium. As part of the bar mitzvah, the Yankees had promised the family use of the videoboard in center field, which would have prevented its use during the fight card.

"We want to thank Jon Ballan and his family for their graciousness, understanding and good will in helping to accommodate the Yankees," the team said in a statement to The Associated Press. "We will now meet with Bob Arum and his organization to continue discussions to bring this fight to Yankee Stadium."

While the contracts for the fight have yet to be signed, Foreman said he was thrilled about the possibility of fighting in one of the most hallowed venues in sports.

"It's a tremendous opportunity, it's something I've never ever dreamed," he said Friday. "It's where Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling, you know? For me to be fighting in Yankee Stadium is historical, being part of the history."

Yankee Stadium would likely be configured for about 30,000 fans if the fighters and venue agree to terms, although the precise logistics are unclear. When fights were staged at the old stadium, the ring was set up on the infield with floor seating radiating out in every direction, and additional seating in the stands and upper decks.

Foreman, who is studying to become a rabbi, was born in Belarus but now makes his home in New York. And just in case anybody was curious, Foreman made it clear he's a Yankees fan.

"It's a little bit surreal," he said. "But I've also had faith in God always being there, and sure that I knew God was going to help me, give me a hand. It's incredible."

Yankee Stadium has a proud tradition of hosting fights.

Rocky Marciano defeated Ezzard Charles and Archie Moore there, and nearly 40,000 turned out to see Willie Pep fight Sandy Saddler. Sugar Ray Robinson was done in by the heat against Joey Maxim in 1952, then by Carmen Basilio five years later in Ring Magazine's Fight of the Year.

Louis fought at Yankee Stadium a dozen times, against the likes of Max Baer and Primo Carnera, although his two battles with Schmeling had worldwide implications. Schmeling won the first bout in 1936 but, two years later, Louis delivered a blow to Nazi Germany by stopping Schmeling in the first round of their rematch.

Arum promoted the final bout at the old Yankee Stadium across 161st Street when Ali fought Norton on Sept. 28, 1976. Arum has approached the club several times over the past three years about staging another event at the stadium, but George Steinbrenner and club brass had always been tepid about erecting a ring and seating on the immaculate infield grass.

Under the new leadership of Hal and Hank Steinbrenner, though, the team appears more open to holding events such as concerts and fights at the ballpark in an attempt to maximize revenue.

Foreman (28-0) would be making the first defense of the WBA title he won from Daniel Santos on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao's fight against Cotto last fall. While he doesn't have widespread name recognition, Foreman does have substantial backing from the large Jewish population that makes up the New York metropolitan area.

He'll need every bit of it fighting in a city where an estimated 800,000 people trace their roots to Puerto Rico. Cotto has regularly filled Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade, which would fall the week after the fight at Yankee Stadium.

If negotiations for the ballpark fall through, Arum has the Garden on hold for June 12.

"I'll definitely have to be mentally on top of my game," Foreman said. "I know there are going to be a lot of Puerto Rican fans, which I don't mind. There are going to be a lot of boos, which is OK. I admire them for the way they support their boxers.

"In the end of the day, the bell rings, it's going to be just you in the corner."

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I want to go see the Pavlik/Martinez fight and the Ortiz/Campbell fight if anyone finds out when tickets go on sale please tell me. Thanks
 
Sources close to the negotiations have advised BoxingScene.com that Paul Williams vs. Kermit Cintron is close to done for May 8 on HBO. The fight is probably going to take place at junior middleweight. Cintron is open to fighting Williams below 154-pounds - if Williams wants to move forward with a possible return to welterweight.

2009 was a very good year for both Williams and Cintron.

Williams dominated Winky Wright for a decision win in a middleweight contest last April, and then won a majority decision over Sergio Martinez in a candidate for "fight of the year" in December.

Cintron started the year with a controversial draw with Sergio Martinez, but then scored his biggest win in years when he pulled off an upset decision  over hot junior middleweight prospect Alfredo Angulo. Cintron ended the year with a fifth round knockout of Juliano Ramos in Puerto Rico.
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Thanks frost and barber for the advise.

I'm kinda of getting it down. But its fustrating at first. Dude my girl could jump rope with one foot.  
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I was watching the expert village vids on youtube but those seem too advance...for now. 
 
Direll/Abraham delayed 3 weeks. Vic still going to fight and headline on the original date. So.....Donaire/Vic may still happen !!!
 
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[h2]Dirrell-Abraham reset for March 27[/h2]
By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
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Super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell, training for a March 6 fight with Arthur Abraham in the second round of Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic, suffered a back injury while sparring, forcing the bout to be postponed until March 27.

"Andre saw a specialist and he is going to be ready to fight on March 27," Gary Shaw, Dirrell's promoter, said Friday. "I know Andre is deeply disappointed about rescheduling but he is determined to resume training for the super middleweight division's most compelling fight."

The fight was scheduled to take place at the Agua Caliente resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif. However, Chris Meyer, the managing director of Abraham promoter Sauerland Event, said that the fight could move to a new venue because of the switch.

This is the second time in a week that there has been a schedule change for the Group Stage 2 bouts of the six-man tournament.

The two other bouts of Group Stage 2 -- Andre Ward defending his 168-pound title against Allan Green at a site to be determined in the United States and Carl Froch defending his slice of the title against former beltholder Mikkel Kessler in Herning, Denmark -- were supposed to take place April 17 but were pushed back to April 24 by Showtime, which did not announce a reason for the scheduling change.

Showtime announced it will move forward with a card at Agua Caliente on March 6, bumping unified junior bantamweight titlist Vic Darchinyan's title defense from the Abraham-Dirrell undercard into the main event.

The show has been switched from Showtime's A-series, "Showtime Championship Boxing," to a "ShoBox: The New Generation" card with Darchinyan defending his 115-pound belts against Mexico's Rodrigo Guerrero (13-1-1, 9 KOs). In the new co-feature, Australian lightweight Lenny Zappavigna (22-0, 15 KOs) and Fernando Angulo (22-6, 14 KOs) of Ecuador will meet in a scheduled 12-rounder that was on the original card but not scheduled for television.

Darchinyan (33-2-1, 27 KOs) fought at Agua Caliente in his last fight and the casino wanted him back, according to Rich Rose, the casino's sports consultant.

"[Darchinyan] was very impressive and fun to watch in his last fight at Agua Caliente," Rose said.

In December, Darchinyan knocked out Tomas Rojas in the second round in defense of his title on a Showtime-televised undercard.

"I have a lot of possible big fights in the future, but I need to beat this guy up decisively first,'' Darchinyan said. "He's in way over his head. I'm going to sand-blast Guerrero into an early retirement."

Said Guerrero, "This opportunity is what you live for, it's what you dream about and I feel I'm ready for it. I'm a brawler. I come to fight. You're not going to see me box too much. Darchinyan is a big, strong guy with terrific power, so we know what he's about and what he likes to do. I think the biggest key for a fight like this is not to be intimidated. You go in the first round and show him that you can bang with him, but you have to fight smart.

"I've prepared very well and feel that I can win this fight. I know it's a difficult fight -- it's a difficult task, but it's not an impossible one. I'm ready.''

Abraham, the former middleweight titlist who lives in Germany, had already moved his training camp to Palm Springs, Calif., two weeks ago.

He was happy that the fight with Dirrell was rescheduled quickly.

"Of course I was disappointed when I first heard of the postponement, but I am happy to take on Dirrell on March 27," Abraham said. "I want him to be in top shape so that he has no excuses once I am done with him. This is the Super Six World Boxing Classic, the best fighting against the best, so I can understand that he does not want to face me when he is not at 100 percent.

"My training has gone very well thus far. I am in great shape and I will defend my tournament lead against him."

Even if the site of Abraham-Dirrell changes, it will still take place in the U.S., which is important to Abraham as he tries to raise his profile here.

"I look forward to my second fight in the USA and want to again inspire the American public," Abraham said.

In Abraham's only previous bout in the United States, he knocked out Edison Miranda in the fourth round of their rematch in June 2008.

Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) leads the tournament with three points following his 12th-round knockout victory against Jermain Taylor in his Group State 1 bout in October. Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs), who lost a split decision to Froch in October in his first bout of the tournament, has no points.

"The most important thing is that Andre gets healthy," said Sauerland Event's Kalle Sauerland. "Arthur is ready to get in the ring with him and win the next three points in the tournament -- no matter when and where. We look forward to March 27 and the next spectacular victory of King Arthur."

The four fighters with the highest point totals after three bouts in the tournament will advance to the semifinals. Fighters are awarded two points for winning with a third point awarded for a knockout victory, one point for a draw and no points for a loss.

Froch and Ward each have two points for decision wins. Kessler and Green, who replaced Taylor when he dropped out, also have no points.
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[h3]The heavyweight championship: Can't-see TV[/h3]Your weekly random thoughts …
• So this is what it has come to: Wladimir Klitschko, the heavyweight champion of the world, can be seen on an Internet-only pay-per-view in his next fight.

How depressing.

That is the sad story if you're interested in watching Klitschko defend his title against mandatory challenger Eddie Chambers, the No. 1 American contender, on March 20 at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Wehad already gone from watching heavyweight title fights on freetelevision to seeing them on premium cable to being able to view themonly on pay-per-view television. And now Klitschko has been relegatedto an Internet-only PPV for $14.95.

Klitschko's camp hasannounced that the fight will be available in the U.S., Canada andPuerto Rico exclusively at www.klitschko.com.

It was badenough that no American television network wanted the fight. Not HBO.Not Showtime. Not ESPN. Not Versus. All were contacted by Klitschko'speople. Either those outlets didn't like the fight, or it didn't fitinto the schedule, or the money wasn't in the budget. Whatever thereason, this is the reality: I guess the heavyweight championship meansnothing anymore in the United States, even when there is a qualifiedAmerican (albeit a big underdog) challenging for the title.

Itis almost unimaginable that this fight has no television outlet in theU.S., and Klitschko has only himself to blame. He could have (andshould have) made a deal with a distribution company -- and there weretwo that were interested -- to offer the bout on traditionalpay-per-view television. But Klitschko and his team foolishly decidedagainst it and instead went with a Web-only outlet. All that does isfurther devalue him and his title in the United States.

"Iam excited about the possibilities of Web broadcasting," Klitschko saidin making the announcement. "I enjoy working on the computer and I amvery interested in new technologies. I like the idea that we arepioneers with this new technology in a very important market. I am surethis technology will be the wave of the future."

Translation:Nobody wanted Klitschko's fight, and he took the cheap, low-profileroute of a Web-only pay-per-view. Rather than go with a traditional PPVthat folks could at least watch in the comfort of their own livingroom, he and his people are leaving viewers no choice but to sit at adesk chair in an office and watch on a monitor.

Like I said before, how depressing.

• I chuckled to myself Monday when Showtime formally announced that Allan Green would replace Jermain Taylor in the Super Six tournament and challenge titleholder Andre Wardon April 24. You don't say? It wasn't exactly news when the networkfinally decided to announce what everybody -- except, apparently, thenetwork -- has known and talked about openly for weeks.

• It has been awhile since I actually looked forward to a heavyweight fight, but I am looking forward to Tomasz Adamek-Cristobal Arreola on April 24 on HBO.

• The Nevada State Athletic Commission's meeting on Monday ought to be interesting. That's when Roy Jones Jr. and Evander Holyfield,both all-time greats who are in their 40s and frighteningly past theirprimes, will go before the panel to ask for boxing licenses in order toparticipate in fights scheduled for April in Las Vegas. Jones, ofcourse, has an April 3 date with Bernard Hopkins. Holyfield, who probably will face more scrutiny from the Nevada panel than Jones, is headed for an April 17 date with Francois Botha in a bout that was originally scheduled to take place in Uganda on Feb. 20.

• IsESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" off to one helluva start to the year orwhat? Week after week, we're getting good, competitive fights.

• Typical Bob Arum: Float the idea of Edwin Valero facing Timothy Bradley and then go silent and start making other plans.

• Shawn Porter is a good prospect, despite his struggles against Russell Jordanon last week's "Friday Night Fights." However, he's always going to beat a size disadvantage as a junior middleweight. If he can make theweight, he probably would be well-served dropping down to welterweight.

• Giovani Segurais small in stature -- a 108-pound titleholder -- but big onexcitement. I love watching Segura fight. He knows who he is in thering and doesn't even pretend he's a boxer. He's a gunslinger who goesfor a knockout with every punch, and he usually gets one. So I waspretty intrigued when Segura, after polishing off Walter Tello in an exciting three-round fight Saturday night, called for a fight against his polar opposite, ultimate technician Ivan "Iron Boy" Calderon,the division's recognized champion. That is about as significant afight as could be made at junior flyweight, so I say bring it on. It'snot like either guy has anything else big brewing.

• Oliver McCall, arrested again for cocaine possession. I had two thoughts when I heard the news: (1) Too bad, and (2) is anyone surprised?

• I know there are those who will rail against the ring return of 43-year-old Johnny Tapia, who is slated to fight March 6 against journeyman Jorge Reyesin San Juan Pueblo, N.M. The troubled Tapia is way, way past his prime,but you know what? I have no problem with him fighting again afterthree years out of the ring. That Tapia is even still alive after allof his trials and tribulations is nothing short of a miracle. If hewants to fight again, so be it, as long as he is matched appropriately.Taking a few more punches is the least of Tapia's worries.

• Good luck to Ireland's Bernard Dunne(28-2, 15 KOs), who recently announced his retirement. He turned 30earlier this month and had a solid career, including one of the mostdramatic fights I have ever seen. He scored an 11th-round knockoutagainst Ricardo Cordoba 13 months ago to claim a juniorfeatherweight title. Dunne scored a third-round knockdown, bravelysurvived two knockdowns in the fifth round and was trailing badly whenhe rallied for three knockdowns and the victory in the 11th round. Itwas a heart-stopping fight, made all the more dramatic because it wasin Ireland in front of Dunne's fans, who were going nuts. In his firstdefense in September, Dunne was drilled in the third round byThailand's Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym in front of those same fans. Congratulations to Dunne for knowing the right time to walk away, assuming this is for good.



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[h2]Berto, Quintana set for April 10 bout[/h2]

By Dan Rafael
ESPN.com
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Ten days before welterweight titlist Andre Berto was scheduled toface Shane Mosley in a unification fight on Jan. 30, Berto withdrewfrom the bout after eight of his family members were killed in themassive earthquake that struck Haiti.

Now, after weeks ofmourning and taking part in a relief mission to the ravaged Caribbeannation, Berto is ready to resume his career.

Berto (25-0,19 KOs) will make his fourth title defense against former titleholderCarlos Quintana (27-2, 21 KOs) of Puerto Rico at the BankAtlanticCenter in Sunrise, Fla., on April 10 in the main event of an HBO "WorldChampionship Boxing" card, promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN.com onWednesday.

A news conference to announce the card, fromwhich a portion of the proceeds will go to benefit Haitian relief, isscheduled for March 3 at the Fontainebleau South Beach Hotel in MiamiBeach.

"Andre is energized and ready to fight again,"DiBella said. "The working title of the card is 'Fighting for Haiti.'There will be a lot of charitable elements to the event."

DiBella said there would also be appearances by celebrities and musical acts to help raise money for Haitian relief.

Berto'sparents are from Haiti, and although the 26-year-old was born in theUnited States and raised in Winter Haven, Fla., he represented Haiti inthe 2004 Olympic Games.

In the televised co-feature, lightheavyweight titlist Tavoris Cloud (20-0, 18 KOs) will make his firstdefense against mandatory challenger and former champion Glen Johnson(50-13-2, 34 KOs), who is also from South Florida.

"Cloud and Johnson, stylistically, can't miss," DiBella said.

Quintanais no Mosley, but he is an experienced and accomplished pro. He's alsoa southpaw who will have a slight height advantage against Berto.

"Obviously,Mosley being the huge name that he is presented a big opportunity forAndre, but I believe this is a good test for him," said DiBella, whopromotes Berto and Quintana. "He is fighting a guy who is 1-1 with PaulWilliams and who is clearly one of the 10 best welterweights in theworld. Quintana is an excellent fighter. This fight is no walk in thepark. People want to see Berto with a real quality welterweight. Thisguy is a real quality welterweight. It's a difficult fight. Quintana isa tough fighter. Just ask Paul Williams."

In February2008, Quintana, 33, upset Williams to claim a clear decision and awelterweight title. In the rematch four months later, Williams, who isregarded as one of the best fighters in the world pound-for-pound,regained his belt via first-round knockout.

Since theloss, Quintana has won two bouts in a row, most recently a cut-induced,third-round TKO of Jesse Feliciano, who knocked him down, on Dec. 5.

"Carlosis very slick and capable of being an excellent offensive fighter,"DiBella said. "He's got a good skill set and he's tricky. I don't thinkthere is a welterweight out there who would view Quintana as a day atthe beach.

"Quintana has wanted a big fight for a longtime and Berto has been a guy who has always come up as a possibilitybecause he views fighting Berto as a big fight. So I am happy forCarlos that he is getting the opportunity. I think Berto knows he hasto focus on the fight and be at his best because he's fighting a damnedgood fighter," he said.

Although his bout won't betelevised, welterweight prospect Antwone Smith (17-1, 9 KOs), 23, ofMiami will appear on the undercard, DiBella said.
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