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Brook Gets Majority Decision Over Porter; Wants Big Fight Next

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Kell Brook vs Shawn Porter(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) ByAhad Khan: Kell Brook (33-0, 22 KOs) stayed undefeated and handed Shawn Porter (24-1-1, 15 KOs) the first loss of his professional career on Saturday night by a 12 round majority decision at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.  The judges had it 114-114, 117-111, and 116-112.  The three judges only had a unanimous score for 5 of the 12 rounds. 

Brook took a major step up in competition by facing Porter for the IBF Welterweight Championship, a title for which Brook has been the number one contender for almost two years.  Although Brook has battled injuries during that time, he appeared in good form on Saturday night against Porter.

All signs point to Mayweather-Khan on May 3rd

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floyd67By Ahad Khan: There has been a tremendous amount of speculation surrounding a Floyd Mayweather – Amir Khan fight scheduled for May 3rd in Las Vegas, Nevada on Showtime Pay-Per-View.  Despite whether you think Khan deserves this fight or not, all signs point to the fight happening on May 3rd. 

Both fighters are expected to fight again in May 2014 on Showtime and both are expected to make announcements regarding their opponent in the coming days.

Regardless of what some recent reports suggest, this fight has actually been a long time in the making.  Of course, Khan has been calling out Mayweather since before he fought Zab Judah almost three years ago.

Cotto controls fight; earns early stoppage over Rodriguez

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cotto552By Ahad Khan: Miguel Cotto (38-4) impressed with a 3rd round TKO victory over Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-3) on October 5th in Orlando, Florida. Cotto erased any doubts about being washed up with a dominating performance that culminated with a left hook upstairs early in the 3rd round.

The signature punch from Cotto sent Rodriguez into the ropes and onto the canvas, after which the fight was promptly stopped.

Cotto controlled the pace and the ring in the first two rounds, constantly bouncing and stalking Rodriguez around the squared circle. Seconds before the bell signaling the close of the second round, Cotto landed a couple of thudding shots against Rodriguez while the underdog was pinned against the ropes near his corner.

Can Canelo crack the Money Code?

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alvarez346By Ahad Khan: The question on everyone’s mind leading up to their pay-per-view megafight on September 14 will be: Can Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 31 KOs) crack what Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26 KO), has called “The Money Code?”  The Money Code is, in other words, Mayweather’s famous defensive riddle that has thus far eluded all 44 fighters who have tried.  Will Canelo be able to accomplish what no other fighter has been able to and either knock out Mayweather or win enough rounds to out-point him?  This is what Canelo will have to do in order to remove the zero from Mayweather’s loss column.

Although Canelo has knockout power, a knockout against the pound-for-pound king seems unlikely.  In order to win to put Mayweather in any danger of losing, Canelo will have to accomplish several things.  The first hurdle will take place outside of the ring and before the fight even takes place.  Like several of Mayweather’s recent opponents (Robert Guerrero, Victor Ortiz), Canelo has never been in a fight of this magnitude.