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- Boxing bettors from across the pond have gotten used to the sight of Felix Sturm wearing a championship belt, and on Saturday the WBA middleweight champion will make the tenth defense in his current reign against Giovanni Lorenzo in a scheduled 12-round bout at the Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany. - Just over one year ago it took lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez nine rounds to drop Juan Diaz in a 12-round bout for the unified world lightweight championship belt. Now, more than 15 months later, the two stars head back to the ring for the highly anticipated rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Boxing bettors know that when they saw Juan Diaz dueling with Juan Manuel Marquez last year, a rematch could be just as exciting, and now Diaz will look for a different result this time around when he battles Marquez with the WBO lightweight title on the line.
The fight is slated to take place on Saturday, July 31 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, and will be televised... - Boxing betting fans who follow the sport closely have been anxiously awaiting a rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz, and they will now get one. These fighters not only appeared very closely matched the first time around, they are also looking for redemption, as both are coming off disappointing losses.
The scheduled 12-round fight for the WBO lightweight title is slated to take place... - It has been three years since Paul Briggs was last in the ring, his hiatus coming after a win over Rupert Vas Awegan in 2007. Now, at age 34, Briggs returns for a shot at IBO Cruiserweight champion and fellow Australian Danny Green, who has reeled off eight consecutive wins since last falling to Anthony Mundine back in May of 2006. - And so, as expected by many boxing fans, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum’s deadline for a Nov. 13th fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather came and went.
Was there any question that this was exactly what was going to happen? Not really. As soon as I heard that a fight had been “scheduled” for November 13th, I closely read what Bob Arum had said regarding... - Boxing bettors have been waiting for quite some time for the mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to take place, and now the question has to be asked as to whether it will happen at all. Mayweather is coming up on the two-week deadline he was given to agree to a deal in something more than principle, but there hasn't been any contract signed. - Although there is no contract signed as of yet, several sources, including Sports Illustrated, have confirmed that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have agreed in principal to finally make this fight happen.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum was the one that broke the news to SI.com, saying that Representatives for both Pacquiao and Mayweather have agreed to terms on a the megafight that will... - Boxing bettors have been waiting for one bout above all others, and they have been teased long enough, it seems, but according to reports, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are finally going to do battle, and the odds have been posted.
November 13 is the date that has been discussed as part of the published reports, but a definitive date has not been finalized as of yet. - It appears as though the fight all boxing fans have been waiting for is finally on. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather appear to be set to meet in the ring this November 13.
