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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Will Have To Face Sergio Martinez According To The WBC
The WBC is making Sergio Martinez the mandatory for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's WBC middleweight title. The huge grain of salt that needs to be taken with this story is the fact that the WBC has done this before. At their convention at the end of December, they agreed to make Sergio Martinez the...
Bob Arum Believes Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Will Be World's Best Middleweight in 2012
Bob Arum is giddy about Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's performance last Saturday in San Antonio against Marco Antonio Rubio, and says that during the course of this year, he'll become the best middleweight in the world. From BoxingScene.com: "You saw a guy who started as a kid become a man. In a few...
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Antonio Margarito: WBC Would Likely Reject Fight
For the time being, the WBC appears to be standing firm on their order that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr must face Sergio Martinez in his next fight or be stripped of their middleweight belt, as Miguel Rivera and Ernesto Castellanos report that a potential fight between Chavez and Antonio Margarito --...
Marquez vs Peterson Could Sell 40,000 Tickets at Cowboys Stadium, Says Arum
Sal Rodriguez reports that Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is confident in a fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Lamont Peterson selling 40,000 tickets if held at Cowboys Stadium. Arum wants the fight in Arlington at Jerry Jones' mall-field playground on July 14. "Juan Manuel against Lamont would be...
Mayweather vs Cotto: Bob Arum Holds No Grudge With Cotto
For those wondering how Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is feeling about Miguel Cotto working without him for a May 5 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, Robert Morales has the answer: "Miguel lived up to every contractual provision that we had and we lived up to every contractual provision and the...
Angelo Dundee Passes Away: Boxing Remembers the Legendary Trainer
Bob Arum: "He was wonderful. He was the whole package. Angelo was the greatest motivator of all time. No matter how bad things were, Angelo always put a positive spin on them. That's what Ali loved so much about him." Andre Ward: "Just saw Angelo Dundee died. I know everyone has to go at some...
Team Pacquiao Offered Mayweather $50 Million, Plus Winner Takes 55-45 Split On PPV
Michael Koncz, the Team Pacquiao adviser and manager who has been negotiating with Floyd Mayweather Jr in recent times trying to set up the biggest fight in boxing, has taken some issue with some of the things Floyd Mayweather Jr said after he named Miguel Cotto his next opponent for May 5. Here's...
Pacquiao vs Bradley: San Antonio Show Will Host Negotiations This Weekend
Bob Arum will be holding a negotiating session this weekend while in Texas with managers Cameron Dunkin and Michael Koncz during the Chavez vs Rubio event in San Antonio, hoping to at least get close to a deal for a June fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley. From RingTV.com: "Michael...
Peterson vs Marquez: Arum Wants the Fight in July, Cowboys Stadium
Though Lamont Peterson's manager/trainer Barry Hunter says that the two of them may be leaning toward a rematch with Amir Khan, Bob Arum is still pushing a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez for Peterson, and has given an undisclosed offer to Hunter to mull over and compare to the Khan rematch...
Mayweather vs Cotto Looking Like the Fight For May 5
FightHype is reporting that their sources say it's a done deal: Floyd Mayweather Jr will face Miguel Cotto on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This would be the first fight in the entire career of Miguel Cotto that isn't promoted in any way by Top Rank. Cotto's contract with Top Rank expired...
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