Zab Judah to face Paulie Malignaggi on December 7th in New York

malig56By Allan Fox: Paulie Malignaggi (32-5, 7 KO’s) will be facing Zab Judah (42-8, 29 KO’s) on December 7th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, according to Showtime’s Al Bernstein. On the undercard will be welterweights Keith Thurman vs. Jesus Soto Karass. There’s no word about Amir Khan battling Devon Alexander, so you have to assume that we won’t be seeing that fight any time soon.

Judah-Malignaggi pits too fighters coming off of losses and in need of a big win. Malignaggi lost his WBA title to Adrien Broner last June by a much disputed 12 round split decision in Brooklyn, New York. Judah lost to to WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia by a narrow 12 round unanimous decision last April.

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Robert Guerrero turns down Thurman fight; Wants Broner-Maidana winner

guerrero22By Allan Fox: Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KO’s) has reportedly turned down a fight against interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) for November 2nd or 9th, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.

Instead of facing Thurman, Guerrero wants to fight the winner of the November 9th pay-per-view fight between Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana. It appears that that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer may accommodate Guerrero, but he’ll have to wait until next year for the fight to happen.

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Keith Thurman likes the idea of fighting Robert Guerrero on November 2nd

guerrero45By Allan Fox: Interim WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) is on board with fighting former two division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KO’s) next in a fight that could take place on November 2nd. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer wants to make the Guerrero-Thurman fight, and he’s hoping to get it put together for November 2nd if he can get the two fighters to agree on the contract.

Thurman said to RingTV “It’s an exciting fight for me, because Guerrero, he’s been in the mix within the welterweight division, which is pretty much where I want to be…I think it’s a great test, and a great opportunity to see what Keith Thurman is all about.”

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Keith Thurman: Khan has no business at 147

thurman12By Scott Gilfoid: #1 WBO, #4 WBA, Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) doesn’t see #2 WBC, Amir Khan (28-3, 19 KO’s) as a serious factor at 147. Thurman believes that Khan’s level was shown when he was stopped in the 4th round by WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia last year in July. Thurman sees Khan as being in the wrong division now that he’s got the idea of moving up in weight to the welterweight division.

Thurman said to Live Fight “He [Khan] couldn’t take Danny Garcia’s left hook at 140. I really don’t think Amir Khan has any business stepping up into the 147 division. He’s really not my cup of team. I’m hungry for something else.”

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Keith Thurman wants Broner, Mayweather, Canelo, more!

thurman11By Allan Fox: Newly crowned WBA interim welterweight champion Keith “One Time” Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) says he’s got some big names on his list that he wants to fight next. Instead of aiming low, Thurman is targeting WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Tim Bradley, Devon Alexander and Marcos Maidana.

Unfortunately, Thurman will have very little chance of fighting any of them next.

Thurman said on his twitter when asked who he wants to fight next, “Maidana, Mayweather, Bradley, Canelo, Alexander, any of them.”

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Thurman defeats Chaves, wins interim WBA 147 lb. title

thurman333By Dan Ambrose: Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) proved that he’s the real deal in overcoming the huge punching power of Argentinian Diego Chaves (22-1, 18 KO’s) to stop him in the 10th round on Saturday night to win the interim WBA welterweight title at the AT&T Center, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Thurman used a variety of approaches to try and solve the hard hitting Chaves. Initially he tried to slug with Chaves, but by the middle of the right, Thurman had figured out that wasn’t going to work. He then adapted and switched tactics by choosing to box Chaves and mix in hard power shots.

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“Knockout Kings 2” What we learned!

thurman2332By Sotoman: Last night was a tremendous night of boxing.  The cards lived up to its name “Knockout Kings 2”.  The each fight was full of excitement and grueling back and forth exchanges.  there are several things we learned from yesterdays results.

1. Keith Thurman (21-0, 19 KO’s) will now be avoided, welcome to the world of “GGG”, Mr. One Time Thurman.

With his impressive win last night, Thurman displayed his heart and stamina in finding the late KO of Diego Chaves.  If anyone though Chaves was a walk in the park, I hope they saw differently after. Thurman fought through adversity for most of the fight and his constant pressure and boxing ability allowed him to find openings and tag the slow Chaves throughout the night, finally getting the KO 28 seconds into the 10th.

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Berto faces Soto Karass and Thurman battles Chaves tonight on Showtime

003 Berto and Soto Karass IMG_7474(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Allan Fox: Tonight is the make or break fight for former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-2, 22 KO’s) against Jesus Soto Karass (27-8-3, 17 KO’s) at the AT&T Center, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The title that will be on the line tonight, the vacant NABF welterweight strap, tells you how far the 29-year-old Berto has slipped from the big time.

No longer fighting for major titles after losing two out of his last three fights, he’s now content with fighting over an obscure strap. If Berto loses tonight to Soto Karass, he might as well pack it in and retire from boxing because there’s very little chance he’ll have anywhere to go from here.

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Weights: Berto 147,Soto Karass 147; Thurman 146, Chaves 146.25

DSC_4269(Photo credit: Steve Lopez) By Allan Fox: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-2, 22 KO’s) made weight on Friday for what could be a disastrous fight against Jesus Soto Karass (27-8-3, 17 KO’s) on Saturday night at the AT&T Center, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Berto weighed in at 147 lbs, and Soto Karass also came in at 147.

In the co-feature, unbeaten welterweight Keith Thurman (20-0, 18 KO’s) weighed in at 146 for his fight against Diego Chaves (22-0, 18 KO’s) for the interim WBC welterweight title. Chaves weighed in slightly heavier at 146.25.

Unbeaten super middleweight Anthony Dirrell (25-0, 21 KO’s) weighed in at 172 lbs, and his opponent Anthony Hanshaw (23-3-2, 14 KO’s) weighed in at 171.5.

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