Source: fightnews.com

Here are the PPV bouts announced today: Welterweight Jose Luis Castillo (60-9-1, 52 KOs), a two-time world champion currently ranked WBC #9 will take on Alfonso Gomez (21-4-2), ranked WBC #10, WBO #10, starred in the first season of ‘The Contender’ and is coming off a victory over Jesus Soto-Karass. Also middleweight contender John Duddy (28-1, 18 KOs) meets Michael Medina (22-1-2, 17 KOs). In addition, Top Rank will feature featherweight Salvador Sanchez ... Read more »

Trainer Freddie Roach says Manny Pacquiao, should he beat Joshua Clottey on March 13, will be more than happy to fight the winner of May's mega-bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley. Roach sees the winner of Mayweather-Mosley as the best candidate for Pacquiao's next fight. Roach told BoxingScene.com that Mayweather should win the fight but it's going to be very tough for him.

"I like Shane. He's a good guy but I think Mayweather will outbox hi ... Read more »

The always-exciting Edwin Valero will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title against undefeated, once-beaten WBC 135-pound interim titleholder Antonio DeMarco in the main event this Saturday, Feb. 6, on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The undefeated knockout artist and two-time world champion Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), of Merida, Vene ... Read more »

WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (36-2, 22 KOs) will now face WBO #11 rated Ruben Eduardo Acosta (23-3-5, 7 KOs) on Saturday in Magdeburg, Germany. Acosta stepped in at late notice to replace Edison Miranda, who had to pull out due to illness.

As BoxingScene.com had previously reported on Sunday, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions plan to mediate their issues on Tuesday before retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein in Santa Monica, California, in an effort to save the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao mega-fight and resolve some other issues. A few years ago Weinsten helped settle their heated dispute over which company had the promotional rights to Pacquiao. While not confirmed, Pacquiao's pending lawsuit will be ano ... Read more »

Word is the Pacquiao and Mayweather camps will try to settle their differences on blood testing before a mediator on Tuesday in Santa Monica. Retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein will try to get the two sides to reach an accord on the issue that has prevented the March 13 Pacquiao-Mayweather super fight from being finalized. Weinstein has previously had success working with both parties, having brought peace between Top Rank and Golden Bo ... Read more »

Former heavyweight titleholder Shannon Briggs, who launched a comeback last month after 2½ years out of the ring, tested positive for a banned substance following his first-round knockout of Marcus McGee.

The result of the Dec. 3 fight, which took place in New York City and was televised on Versus, was changed to a no contest. Briggs was also suspended for 90 days by the New York State Athletic Commission, according to Ivaylo Gotzev, Briggs' manager.

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WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is celebrating his big win from Saturday night in Germany. He defied the odds and won a majority decision over the 7'2 Nikolai Valuev to capture the title; becoming the first British heavyweight since Lennox Lewis to win the world crown. Per the order of the WBA, Haye must now defend the title against mandatory challenger John Ruiz of Puerto Rico. Ruiz is former two-time WBA champion.

Haye believes that he will be too fast for Ruiz. He predicts a another big win, by knockout.

"I don't think he is the most entertaining. He has won the world title before and you don't do that by being a bad fighter," said Haye. "I will be way too fast, I will knock him out."

Haye did not go through with his schedu ... Read more »