Boxing Rumors (Maybe Hidden Truths) 4/9/08

1. The Pride of St. Louis webcast on www.donkingtv.com attracted 400,000 page views including 200,000 to watch the main event between Cory Spinks and Verno Phillips. This was a huge hit and expect to see more live boxing via the internet and www.donkingtv.com

2. Season 3 Contender Champion Sakio Bika returns to the ring for the first time since his Contender Title win. Bika will be fighting Argentine super middleweight champion Gustavo Kapusi at the Cronulla Leagues Club in Cronulla, Sydney, NSW, Australia on Friday.

3. The oldies return to the ring. 43 year old Hall of Famer Jeff Fenech is going to fight 49 year old Hall of Famer Azumah Nelson in Bangkok, Thailand on June 24. This will be the third fight between these two, the first one ended in a controversial draw and Nelson won the second fight.

4. It appears July 12 is the date for Wladimir Klitschko and Tony Thompson to meet in the ring in Germany.

5. It is official that Kendall Holt will get his revenge fight against WBO Junior Welterweight Ricardo Torres on July 5 at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

6. A verbal agreement has been reached for Joe Calzaghe and Clinton Woods to fight Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in October. The fight is pending on Woods defeating Antonio Tarver this weekend and then Calzaghe defeating Bernard Hopkins next weekend. Neither are easy tasks.

7. Miguel Cotto Sr. has denied that his son WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto is going to dump his uncle/trainer Evangelista Cotto. Cotto Sr. said there has never been any discussion of a new trainer in camp and never will.

8. Rumors have it that Michael Katsidis will fight Jesus Chavez on the undercard of Joel Casamayor-Juan Diaz. Notice how these fights keep getting made without the IBF/WBA/WBO Lightweight Champion Nate Campbell. The ring magazine is owned by Casamayor and is considered the true championship belt. However Diaz is getting a shot at it after just losing to Campbell. Golden Boy owns Ring Magazine and the Ring Belts and are seeming to keep the Ring Belt in the Golden Boy family as much as possible.

9. Mike Tyson is going to be ringside at Ricky Hatton-Juan Lazcano fight. Tyson who is a Hatton fan will be there to support Hatton.

10. Speaking of Tyson, rumor has it Tyson-Holyfield III will be taking place in September at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Funny thing about this fight is if it does happen it will still be one of the most intriguing and popular fights in the Heavyweight Division.