Jul 25 2008
News and notes from around the MMA, pro wrestling, and boxing world …
- Tons of media for this weekend’s Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito fight.
Cotto is ready for business.
FoxSports interviews Miguel Cotto.
Cotto vs. Margarito is a throwback fight.
There are two sides to Miguel Cotto.
De La Hoya to watch Saturday’s fight closely.
Cotto and Margarito go to war.
Jul 22 2008
We posted a couple of weeks ago that Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr. had agreed to fight in September.
The story out of the AP (through FoxSports) is that the fight needs to be postponed because of an injury to Calzaghe. He sprained his wrist in training and his father Enzo Calzaghe says he needs two to three weeks off before he can start training again.
There’s no word yet on when the fight will take place.
Jul 18 2008
According to Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, Kelly Pavlik is scheduled to move up ten pounds in weight to face Bernard Hopkins after several other fights didn’t pan out. Bob Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer came to an agreement, but Arum didn’t seem too happy with the fight and made it sound like it was the best of bad scenarios.
“This fight was not our first choice, but it was the only alternative we had to make a buck,” Arum said. “We didn’t have any place to go except a pay-per-view card. At least it will do halfway decent numbers. We turned it down once. It came back around and we accepted it.”
Jul 12 2008
He talks about Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr., Manny Pacquiao and who he’s in talks with to fight next.
Jul 08 2008
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While the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. super fight may no longer be taking place this year, another super fight has been signed. Roy Jones Jr. is set to challenge Joe Calzaghe for his light heavyweight championship. It’s a fight that Calzaghe has said that he wants, and Jones Jr. obliged.
According to Dan Rafael’s story, Jones Jr. is also promoting the fight, which is scheduled for September 20, and will be held in Madison Square Garden. Jones Jr. asked Don King to step aside for this one so that his Square Ring could promote the fight, according to the article.
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