Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Boxing Rumors (Maybe Hidden Truths) 4/16/08

1. Arthur Abraham-Edison Miranda II IS ON!!!!!! The rematch will take place at a catchweight of 166lbs on June 21 live on Showtime.

2. The WBO has ordered Nate Campbell-Joel Casamayor to take place on or before July 6. Both camps have been given 15 days to work out a deal or the fight will go to a purse bid.

3. Newly crowned IBF Junior Middleweight Champion Verno Phillips has signed an advisory agreement with Greg Leon.

4. It appears the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito fight that is scheduled for July 26 will be taking place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

5 This Saturday after the Bernard Hopkins-Joe Calzaghe fight, HBO will air the Countdown to Oscar De La Hoya-Steve Forbes.

6. Marco Antonio Barrera says he wants to make a comeback against either Juan Manuel Marquez or Manny Pacquiao. Not sure why he wants to fight Pacquiao again, when they fought in October Barrera acted like he was only there for a paycheck.

7. This Friday you can log onto HBO for the live weigh in of Hopkins-Calzaghe. It will take place at 5:30pm EST.

8. For those who just love boxing, www.donkingtv.com will have another live boxing telecast this Saturday at 1:30pm EST. The main event will be Adrian Diaconu against Chris Henry, two undefeated fighters in a WBC Light Heavyweight interim fight.

9. #4 ranked IBF Middleweight Giovanni Lorenzo will be fighting #12 IBF Middleweight Raul Marquez in a voluntary eliminator. The fight will take place on the undercard of the Abraham-Miranda rematch.

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