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Posted: Nov 9th 2009 1:12AM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, HBO, Showtime, IBO

Promoter Gary Shaw, right, said that he is "pushing for a rematch with the WBC" between his 168-pound fighter,
Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs), and the organization's super middleweight champion,
Carl Froch (26-0, 20 KOs), who won a split-decision over Dirrell on Oct. 17 as part of Showtime's Super Six super middleweight tournament.
"I'm looking to try to get it done for December. I'm talking to Showtime about it, and I have a meeting with them this week," said Shaw, whose talented southpaw, Dirrell, is scheduled to face hard-hitting, former middleweight world titlist,
Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs), in the second stage of the tournament on Jan. 23.
Abraham is coming off of an Oct. 17, 12th-round knockout of former middleweight world champion,
Jermain Taylor.
Posted: Nov 9th 2009 12:09AM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF, HBO, Showtime, IBO
Chad Dawson, the undefeated light heavyweight champion, will pursue a bout with the winner of next month's
Jean Pascal-Adrian Diaconu matchup, his promoter,
Gary Shaw, told FanHouse on Sunday.
"I really believe that in time, all roads will lead to Chad Dawson -- just like it did for
Pernell Whitaker, and just like it did for
Bernard Hopkins," said Shaw, making sure not to rule out possible bouts against Hopkins or
Roy Jones, who will likely face each other early in 2010.
"They won't be able to avoid him, because people will eventually say, 'You can't say that you're the best, and you can't say that you're the champion until you've fought Chad Dawson and beat him,' " said Shaw. "I believe that Chad is, right now, officially the gatekeeper at 175 pounds."
Posted: Nov 7th 2009 10:04PM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: WBC, IBF, WBO, HBO
Alfred Angulo had his opponent on the canvas three times and landed 99 power punches on the way to a sensational third-round knockout of previously-unbeaten
Harry Joe Yorgey during Saturday night's 154-pound clash at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.
The 27-year-old Angulo raised his record to 16-1 with his 13th knockout, scoring his 12th stoppage in his past 13 matchups. Yorgey dropped to 22-1-1, with 10 knockouts.
Posted: Nov 7th 2009 12:28AM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF

Southpaw former world champion
Zab Judah (pictured) scored a second-round knockout over Ubaldo Hernandez on Friday night at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas to improve to 38-6 with his 26th career KO.
The victory was the fourth in the past five fights for the 32-year-old Judah since June 2007, when he was knocked out in the 11th round by
Miguel Cotto.
A former three-time titlist, Judah scored three knockdowns while ending a nearly 12-month layoff against Hernandez (22-20-2, 10 KOs), who, like him, weighed 145 pounds for their welterweight matchup.
Posted: Nov 4th 2009 8:00AM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, HBO

When
Manny Pacquiao emerged from backstage for Tuesday night's appearance on
The Jimmy Kimmel Show, he was greeted by chants of "Manny, Manny," from what appeared to be a large contingent of his Filipino countrymen.
Near the end of the segment, Pacquiao, wearing a dark, button-down shirt and blue jeans, literally closed the show,
singing along with the band as the members of the crowd, collectively, waved their arms.
Posted: Nov 3rd 2009 4:30PM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, HBO, FanHouse Exclusive

With Thursday being the 15th anniversary of his 10th-round knockout of
Michael Moorer -- which made him, at age 45, the oldest man to become heavyweight champion --
George Foreman reminisced about his comeback from a 10-year hiatus from boxing.
An evangelist for his non-denominational, Church of Jesus Christ, Foreman, 60, recalls the reaction of his wife, Mary, to the news that he was un-retiring, how trainers such as former light heavyweight champion,
Archie Moore and
Angelo Dundee, re-structured and modified his style, and how a victory over Steve Zouski began a run of 24 straight wins, including 23 knockouts during this, the second installment of a four-part Q&A series.
Posted: Nov 2nd 2009 9:35PM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, HBO, FanHouse Exclusive

Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of
George Foreman's dethroning of
Michael Moorer with a 10th-round knockout, making him the oldest man to earn a heavyweight title.
Foreman, 60, was knocked out by
Muhammad Ali in The Rumble In The Jungle 35 years ago this past Friday.
There was a 10-year span between Foreman's first retirement -- following a unanimous decision loss to Jimmy Young on March 17, 1977 -- and his return to the ring with a fourth-round knockout of Steve Zouski on March 9, 1987.
Beginning with this, the first installment of a four-part series, Foreman discusses his transformation from a stoic, surly brawler, to philanthropic evangelist, to a patient and more cerebral fighter who left his mark in boxing history by dominating younger men.
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 5:30PM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, Golden Boy Promotions, HBO, Showtime

Former world champion
Winky Wright will return from an eight-month layoff when he enters the ring against Grady Brewer on Dec. 11 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan.
A southpaw who will turn 38 on Nov. 26, Wright is coming off of consecutive losses by decision to
Bernard Hopkins and
Paul Williams in July 2007 and this past April, respectively.
Wright (51-5-1, 25 knockouts) owns victories over former world champs
Shane Mosley and
Felix Trinidad, and fought to a disputed draw with former undisputed middleweight (160 pounds) champion
Jermain Taylor.
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 4:00PM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, HBO, Showtime, IBO

Southpaw former world champions,
Zab Judah, and
Joel Casamayor will return to the ring on Friday night at The Palms Casino in Las Vegas.
Judah, a 32-year-old welterweight (147 pounds), will be ending a nearly 12-month layoff. The 38-year-old Casamayor will be ending a nearly 14-month ring absence when he enters the ring as a light weight (135).
Judah (37-6, 25 knockouts) will face 31-year-old Adailton De Jesus (23-4, 18 KOs) of Brazil, who has won four of his last five fights.
Posted: Nov 1st 2009 12:20AM ET by Lem Satterfield (RSS feed)
Filed under: IBF, Showtime

Colombian
Yonnhy Perez continually beat Africa's
Joseph Agbeko to the punch with telling blows during toe-to-toe exchanges, and benefited from a ruled 10th-round knockdown that was, in fact, set up by an accidental head-butt on the way to Saturday night's 12-round, unanimous decision upset.
Perez earned the IBF's bantamweight title at the Treasure Island in Las Vegas.
The 118-pound Perez won 116-111 on the card of Jerry Roth, and 117-110 on those of Glenn Trowbridge and Barry Druxman. FanHouse scored the fight for Perez, 116-111.