Boxing News & Updates - 7 September

Tyson Fury -- Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury (11-0, 9 KOs), of Manchester / Galway, will make his US television debut on “ShoBox: The New Generation” in one of the stiffest tests any prospect could hope to face in 6ft 4in American Rich “Super” Power (12-0-0, 9 KOs) at York Hall on Friday 10 September. The Fury and O’Donnell bouts will be televised in America on SHOWTIME® at 11p.m. ET/PT

Andre Ward Vs Andre Dirrell Winner Replaces Mikkel Kessler as WBC King Denmark's Mikkel Kessler , who withdrew from Showtime's Super Six Super Middleweight (168 pounds) World Boxing Classic with an eye injury on Aug. 25, has been stripped of his WBC super middleweight title, and, instead, been named the organization's "Champion Emeritus."
The new status of Kessler (43-2, 32 knockouts), first reported by BoxingScene.com, means that he can fight his available replacement as soon as he is healthy, and that man, according to the WBC's designation, is the winner of a scheduled Sept. 25 bout between WBA super middleweight king Andre Ward and challenger Andre Dirrell.

Devon Alexander -- WBC and IBF junior welterweight (140 pounds) titlist Devon Alexander has reached an agreement with promoter Don King to face WBO counterpart Tim Bradley in a fight that will take place at a site to be determined on HBO on Jan. 29.
If Bradley strikes a similar agreement with his promoter, Gary Shaw, then the bout would match the 26-year-old Bradley (26-0, 11 knockouts), of Palm Springs, Calif., against the 23-year-old Alexander (21-0, 13 KOs) of St. Louis, Mo., in a clash between two of the division's three champions.

Haye – Harrison clash official -- WBA heavyweight champion David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye held a press conference on Tuesday at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London to officially announce details of his upcoming title defense against countryman and former Olympic gold medallist Audley ‘A-Force’ Harrison. The fight will take place at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England on November 13. “I don’t believe Audley deserves a chance but enough people want to see him finally destroyed, that is why this fight is happening,” Haye explained. Harrison vowed, “When I land my left hand on him he is done!”

Mexican Triple Header -- Top Rank has announced details on their big September 18 “Top Rank Live!” tripleheader from Culiacan, Mexico that will be televised on Fox Sports Espanol. The main event will be a WBO super bantamweight eliminator between Mexican superstar Jorge Arce (55-6-1, 42 KOs) of nearby Los Mochis, vs Lorenzo Parra (31-2, 18 KOs) from Aragua, Venezuela. In the co-feature, WBC lightweight champion Humberto Soto (52-7-2, 32 KOs) also from Los Mochis, defends against Fidel Monterrosa (23-1, 18 KOs) of Barranquilla, Colombia. In a special feature, unbeaten super lightweight, son of Julio Cesar Chavez, Omar Chavez (23-0-1, 16 KOs) takes on Rodrigo Valdez (15-11-1, 11 KOs).

Marcos Maidana Statement -- By Maidana Team - Once again, as it has happened in the last few weeks, the highly anticipated fight between WBA Super Lightweight champions Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana has been bombarded by the British fighter, who keeps saying Maidana is asking for too much money. El Chino decided to answer Khan Team by telling them “don’t stick your nose where it shouldn’t be. My payday for that fight is out of your business. Just focus on your preparation and let’s meet December 11.”
“It’s ridiculous. Instead of be willing for this fight to finally happen, in the last few weeks Amir Khan has seemed to be more focused on how much I should earn. Who this guy thinks he is? He thinks he makes the rules of boxing. First, he ran scared from me during almost one year. Now he wants to be the one setting when and where we face each other. Not only that, he wants to determine what my payday should be!,” Maidana said.
“Khan should take his big nose off my own negotiations with Golden Boy Promotions and concentrate on the fight. Of course I won’t take short money for this bout since it’s a big fight. But I make it clear that I’m not overpricing myself at all since I badly want Khan next December 11,” the Argentinean added.
According to Boxing News -- Khans Twitter account - the fight is signed and the purse issue is over and all that is left is to a select a venue which will be the U.S, most likely Detroit as it has a large Muslim community, Vegas is also being considered a venue. Khan himself preferred fighting in the UK in front of his fans but promoters have pushed the fight in the US as has HBO.
According to Boxing Scene -- Dave Anderson of The Mirror was advised by Amir Khan's camp that Marcos Maidana has not yet agreed to the financial terms of their proposed junior welterweight contest for December 11, confirming our earlier report. Khan's camp is sending a message that Maidana is requesting too much money for the fight. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told BoxingScene.com last week that Maidana is not going to take "short money" for a clash with Khan.

Gonzalez-Reveco clash in Japan -- Teiken Promotions, Inc. has announced that WBA 105-pound champ Roman Gonzalez (26-0, 22 KOs) will make an ambitious shot at the WBA 108-pound throne against Juan Carlos Reveco (25-1, 15 KOs), Argentina, in Tokyo, Japan, on October 24. The impresario Akihiko Honda, who has a promotional agreement of “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, will stage the WBC super-bantam mandatory bout between his champ Toshiaki Nishioka and British challenger Rendall Munroe in the main event on that day.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 16:07)












