FF: Do you think Floyd will fight Miguel Cotto?

RM: Why wouldn’t he? I mean, Shane Mosley fought Cotto, didn’t he? And what did Cotto do with Mosley? I’m not even sure he won that fight. I know they gave it to him but I’m not going to say he won. Why wouldn’t Floyd fight him?

FF: If Cotto beats Antonio Margarito, a Mayweather vs. Cotto fight could be a very big money fight for early next year…

RM: Listen, if it makes dollars, it makes sense. It’s obvious Floyd doesn’t duck and dodge money. So if Cotto beats Margarito impressively, then we’ve got something to talk about. Until he does that, he hasn’t been impressive to me. He was impressive against Zab Judah, but Zab let off him and Zab hurt Cotto also. We’ve got to wait and see how he looks vs. Margarito to determine how big a fight between him and Floyd would be and how well it would sell.

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On May 24, at City of Manchester Stadium, British fight fans will be treated to a boxing feast. Leading the top of the card will be Britain’s favorite son and most popular sportsman this decade, Ricky Hatton.In addition, a great deal of interest will be focused on the first appearance in Britain of IBF junior-welterweight champion Paul Malignaggi who defends his title against hardened former beltholder Lovemore Ndou.

This past Saturday night, Junior Witter lost his chance and WBC title when defeated by American Timothy Bradley, who has now thrown his own name into the ring to challenge Hatton but Malignaggi is looking to convince the British public that he alone is the man to face the number one superstar in the division in the Autumn.

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TR: How do you think your fight with Manny will be different from the other Mexican fighters who have faced him?

DD: Well lets just wait and see how the fight goes. I’m not a big prediction kind of guy. I don’t like to predict because I don’t believe in that. I believe you should be humble and both me and Manny are humble fighters. We like to prove our selves in the ring. Hopefully we’ll get the chance to show that on June 28.

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With the poise of a seasoned veteran, Palm Springs, California’s Timothy ‘Desert Storm’ Bradley made the most of his first world title shot Saturday at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England, decisioning highly regarded hometown hero Junior Witter over 12 rounds to win the WBC junior welterweight championship of the world. Scores were 115-113, 114-113, and 112-115 for Bradley, who used a sixth round knockdown of Witter to help earn the victory.

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Mike Arnaoutis UD 12 Lanardo Tyner: 140 pound contender “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis won a twelve round unanimous decison over previously unbeaten Lanardo Tyner Friday night in Atlantic City. Arnaoutis was busier and pounded out a workman like decision over Tyner, winning by scores of 116-112 and 118-110(x2).

Mike Alvarado TKO 7 Michel Rosales: In another exciting junior welterweight clash unbeaten Mike Alvarado stopped Michel Rosales on Friday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was a give and take battle from the opening bell with both men landing big shots through out. In round seven Alvarado rocked Rosales and flurried which saw the referee call a halt to the action at 1:28 of the round.

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On a special Saturday night edition of the popular, prospect-oriented SHOWTIME boxing series, World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Lightweight Champion Junior Witter will defend his crown for the third time when he takes on WBC No. 1 contender Timothy Bradley at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England.

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Despite having professionally debuted in April of last year, Yuriorkis Gamboa, the most impressive member of a trio consisting of Cuban defectors (and 2004 Olympic gold Medallists), is making a solid case in being the most accomplished fighter to come out of Athens four years ago. Though the number of his professional bouts hasn’t reached double digits, Gamboa’s resume (9-0, 8 KOs) already consists of former world title challengers, legitimate contenders and experienced veterans. Not only has Gamboa remained unbeaten through this flock of opponents, but he was only pressed to go the distance once, in his debut.

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Dino Duva, president of Duva Boxing and promoter of World Boxing Council Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, announced that an agreement has been reached with K2 Promotions for the “Nigerian Nightmare’ to defend his title against former champion Vitali Klitschko, thus avoiding a purse bid.

The two sides reached accord at meetings in Mexico City yesterday, and the WBC world title clash will take place sometime this fall, with date, site and television to be deterimined in the near future.

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The scheduled May 31 fight between Shane Mosley and Zab Judah has been canceled due to an arm injury suffered by Judah during his Las Vegas training camp it was announced by Golden Boy Promotions yesterday. The HBO Pay-Per-View event was scheduled to take place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

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FF: Freddie tell us a bit about the improvement Manny showed from the first fight to the rematch. What kind of adjustments do you think you guys made that allowed Manny to be more successful down the stretch in the rematch?

FR: It’s his rhythm and his movement. When Manny gets up on his toes and starts with that in-and-out motion, and comes in and flurries real quick, and gets out of the way real quick… that’s when he’s at his most effective. We worked on that a lot. Because one thing about Marquez, he’s got fast hands but he’s really slow with his feet. He sets himself a bit too much because he’s looking to counter-punch. When Manny uses that style, he gets Marquez reaching for him a little bit and it’s very effective. I wish we’d done more of that early in the fight.

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Nate Campbell to Richard Schaefer:

I just read an interview where you asked the question “is Nate Campbell only good at giving interviews, or is he willing to fight somebody the caliber of Marquez?”.You should really think before you open your fat mouth. Who the hell are you to question my heart as a fighter? See, if you were actually a boxing guy, and not just some suit that by chance happened to marry someone in Oscar’s family, then you’d have sense enough not to say something like that about a fighter. Especially about a World Champion. But you just don’t know any better. Well, I’ve got a question for you too Richard. Do you actually know how to promote a show, or do you just have to wait every time for HBO to pull out their nipple for you to nurse on? When’s the last time your company actually promoted a fight on it’s own? Or do you just beg for HBO dates and site fees, and call yourself a promoter? And don’t try and take credit for Oscar-Floyd, Floyd - Hatton, and other high dollar shows. You didn’t promote those fights, HBO did.

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In this week’s episode, Alden looks back at the De La Hoya vs. Forbes fight which he attended in Los Angeles. This weekend’s Showtime and ESPN cards are also previewed!

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According to Manny Pacquiao’s head trainer Freddie Roach, ‘The Pacman’ is due to arrive May 10 at the Wild Card gym to begin the stretch drive of his training camp for his June 28 fight against WBC lightweight champion David Diaz. Roach informed FightFan.com that Pacquiao will once again enlist the sparring services of highly touted 140 pound prospect Victor Ortiz, a fighter Roach believes to be bigger and stronger than David Diaz. Roach also mentioned that former world champion Freddie Norwood may potentially be brought in to spar with Pacquiao. Pacquiao’s training camp will be a rigorous one, as Roach stated his determination to put Manny through the paces in the coming weeks with an emphasis on dispelling any notion that Diaz will be an ‘easy’ fight.

Oscar De La Hoya UD 12 Steve Forbes: Oscar De La Hoya easily outpointed former ‘Contender’ star Steve Forbes over twelve rounds Saturday night in Los Angeles, California. Forbes had a few moments in the fight and did elude Oscar with his slickness to a degree, but ‘The Golden Boy’s’ size and strength advantage were simply too much for the smaller Forbes. Oscar used an effective jab to back forbes up and landed many good shots to the body and head. Official scores were 120-108 and 119-109 (x2). After the victory De La Hoya reiterated his intention to rematch Floyd Mayweather in September.

Firat Arslan UD 12 Darnell Wilson: WBA cruiserweight titlist Firat Arslan won a clear cut unanimous decision over fan favorite Darnell ‘The Ding-a-ling Man’ Wilson Saturday in Germany. Arslan controlled the majority of the bout with aggression and cleaner punching. Both fighters were cautious early on but Arslan began to pull away after the half way point. Wilson resorted to looking for the KO but it never came, and Arslan retained his title via unanimous decision with official scores of 117-111 on all three cards.

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