1. Just as I suspected, John Ruiz and his lawyers are pressing for a rematch between him and Nikolai Valuev. Yesterday it came out that Ruslan Chagaev tore his Achilles Tendon and had to pull out of his July rematch with Valuev. Ruiz wants Chagaev stripped of the WBA Heavyweight Title so he and Valuev can fight for it. I doubt if that happens, I can see Ruiz and Valuev fighting for an interim title. Then when Chagaev returns he has to fight the winner of the Ruiz-Valuev interim fight. No matter who wins, it will be a rematch for Chagaev as he defeated Ruiz in an eliminator and then Valuev to win the title.2. It is official, Joel Casamayor will fight Juan Manuel Marquez on September 13 at the MGM in Las Vegas on HBO PPV. If Roy Jones Jr-Joe Calzaghe comes off September 20 on HBO PPV, don't be surprised if either the Casamayor-Marquez fight is taken off of PPV or if it does horrible. No one wants to buy two PPVs on back to back weekends.
3. Also made official today is the Sugar Shane Mosley-Ricardo Mayorga fight for October 11. The fight will be taking place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles at the Junior Middleweight limit of 154lbs on HBO PPV. The purse is going to be split 55-45 with Mosley getting the bigger portion. This fight seems pointless but could turn out to be a surprise.
4. Since it appears Joe Calzaghe will be fighting Roy Jones Jr. this fall, the WBC is going to strip him of the WBC Super Middleweight title he holds. The vacant title will be fought for between Jermain Taylor and Carl Froch possibly in November on HBO. I doubt this fight will be on HBO PPV but you never know. HBO seems to be a little selfish with the funds to put good fights on regular HBO instead of PPV. I guess they are still mad that they spent all that money on Oscar De La Hoya-Steve Forbes in hopes of promoting Mayweather Jr.-De La Hoya only to have Mayweather retire without a rematch. Oops, did I say that?
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