With the news coming down that WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is recovering from shoulder surgery and probably unable to fight until 2010, his likely next opponent, WBO mandatory Eddie Chambers, s going to ponder his options in 2009. Klitschko injured his left shoulder during June's win over Ruslan Chagaev. There were moves being made to have Klitschko-Chambers take place in the December. That plan is now off.

BoxingScene.com spoke with Chambers' promoter Dan Goossen on Saturday. He plans to continue his discussions for the Klitschko clash. Goossen still appears conifdent the fight can be made. For the moment, it's not clear if Chambers will wait until the spring for a fight with Klitschko - or take an interim-fight in 2009 to stay b ... Read more »

Super middleweight contender Robert Stieglitz (36-2, 22 KOs) surprisingly stopped previously unbeaten WBO champion and heavily favored hometown favorite Karoly Balzsay (21-1, 15 KOs) in ten rounds to claim the WBO 168lb belt on Saturday in Budapest, Hungary. It was a good action fight that became a war of attrition. As the rounds progressed, Stieglitz’ pressure began to wear down the champion. The bout turned for good in round nine when Stieglitz rocked Balzsay and followed up with a brutal all out assault. Balzsay went down at the end of the round but it was ruled a slip by referee Joe Cortez. In round ten, Stieglitz continued to punish Balzsay, who looked spent. Balzsay’s trainer Fritz Sdunek stopped a wobbly Balzsay from comin ... Read more »

Bernard Hopkins was on the Calvin Murphy radio show last night and an associate of Roy Jones Jr. got hold of Roy so he called in to join the conversation that soon turned into a fight negotiation. Jones came to the conclusion that “Bernard is scared,” and here are some highlights…
Bernard Hopkins: Money has been the issue for the past ten years with us.
Roy Jones: How much will you give me
BH: I will make it a 60:40 split
RJ: How about 60 to the winner and 40 to the loser
BH: Now you want to make a contest out of it. I don’t need Roy Jones. It could wind up in the judges hands and you never know what will happen.
RJ: You pick the judges.
BH: If RJ will take 40, we can get it done before the year is out. But if not…
RJ: He already has an L on his ... Read more »

Jürgen Brähmer 174.6 vs. Aleksy Kuziemski 173.7
(WBO interim light heavyweight world championship)
Karoly Balzsay 166.7 vs. Robert Stieglitz 167.1
(WBO super middleweight world championship)
Zsolt Bedak 120.6 vs. Yersin Jailauov 121.9
(WBO European jr. featherweight title)
Eduard Gutknecht 167.6 vs. Josival Lima Teixeira 164.7
(WBO Intercontinental Super Middleweight title)
Pal Bedak 110.2 vs. Ravil Mukhamadiarov 112.4
Dimitri Sartison 167.8 vs Michal Bilak 170.9
Phil Lo Greco 149.7 vs Sebastien Sprengler 148.2
Venue: Syma Arena, Budapest, Hungary
Promoter: Universum Box-Promotion
TV: ZDF (Germany)
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WBC Diamond belt © wbcboxing.com

The WBC Board of Governors has approved by a unanimous vote that the November 14 welterweight clash between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto (contract weight 145lbs) will be the first ever for the WBC Diamond Belt. “The Diamond Belt has received a tremendous positive response from promoters and media around the world, and we at the WBC are very excited and proud that this important and historic fight will be the first for the Diamond Belt,” said WBC President Jose Sulaiman. “The WBC will not charge a sanction fee on this extraordinary occasion.”
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Matt Korobov, a Russian Olympic middleweight who strikes with knockout power, will have a new trainer when he boxes at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, October 10.

Cameron Dunkin, manager of Korobov, said trainer Robert Garcia will now work with Korobov who has a record of 7-0, 6 KOs. Korobov, from Orokutan, Russia, is working out in Lantana, Fla., but will soon relocate to Las Vegas and train with Garcia.

Garcia, who lives in Oxnard, Calif., trains world champions Steven Luevano and Brian 'The H ... Read more »