Manfredo Jr. or McEwan could replace Duddy for bout against Andy Lee on 3/12

By Jim Dower: With John Duddy’s sudden retirement announcement made earlier today, middleweight contender Andy Lee now needs a replacement opponent for his March 12th bout on the undercard of the Sergio Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk card in Connecticut. According to boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN, Lou Dibella, Lee’s promoter, is looking Peter Manfredo Jr. 37-6, 20 KO’s) or unbeaten Craig McEwan (19-0, 10 KO’s) to replace Duddy. Dibella has to speak to HBO about this, though, and see what they say.

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Jacobs vs Manfredo Jr: A great chance for Daniel to set up a great 2010

Image: Jacobs vs Manfredo Jr: A great chance for Daniel to set up a great 2010By Peter Wells: On May 15th on the undercard of Amir Khan-Paulie Malignaggi at Madison Square Garden, Middleweight hopeful Daniel Jacobs will engage in his 19th and toughest fight of his career against Super Middleweight contender Peter Manfredo Jr. Jacobs has been tested well in recent fights, but has held up well to outbox his last few opponents. Power hasn’t been a big asset for the Golden Child from Brooklyn, but speed and skill have served him well and has gotten a grand 15 knockouts. Two of his last 3 have gone the distance though this should be his first 12 rounder.

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Khan-Malignaggi undercard: Jacobs vs. Manfredo Jr., and Ortiz vs. Campbell

Image: Khan-Malignaggi undercard: Jacobs vs. Manfredo Jr., and Ortiz vs. CampbellBy William Mackay: The May 15th bout between World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan vs. Paulie Malignaggi could have a stacked undercard, according to Robert Morales of the Daily News. Unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (18-0, 15 KO’s) could be facing Peter Manfredo Jr. (34-6, 18 KO’s), a former contestant for The Contender reality television. Additionally, the card will have Nate Campbell vs. Victor Ortiz. Apparently, Oscar De La Hoya from Golden Boy Promotions is looking to try and put this fight together and add it to the Khan-Malignaggi undercard.

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News – Manfredo Wants Duddy

manfredo34334By Jim Dower: Fresh off a 7th round stoppage over journeyman Walid Smichet last weekend, super middleweight Peter Manfredo Jr. (32-6, 17 KOs) is hoping to get a shot at unbeaten middleweight contender John Duddy (26-0, 17 KOs) in the near future. If possible, Manfredo, 28, would like to fight two or three more times before facing Duddy. A win over Duddy would push Manfredo up into the middleweight rankings, where he plans on fighting in the future.

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Klitschko-Haye Tickets Moving Well; Manfredo Defeats Smichet – News

wladimir4334By Erik Schmidt: Tickets are moving fast for the June 20th bout between David Haye and IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, with an incredible thirty thousand tickets being sold on the first day along, says Bernd Bonte the head Manager for the Klitschko brothers. The German boxing fans stood in lines that Bonte says were close to a mile long, possibly exaggerating more than a little to help promote the fight a little.

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Bika Stops Manfredo Jr. – Latest Boxing News

Image: Bika Stops Manfredo Jr. - Boxing News 24 Boxing NewsBy Dan Ambrose: In a battle of former stars from the reality television series The Contender, super middleweight contender Sakio Bika (27-3-2, 17 KOs) took out Peter Manfredo Jr. (31-6, 16 KOs) in the 3rd round of a scheduled 12-round bout to win the vacant IBO super middleweight title and interim NABF super middleweight title on Thursday night at the Dunkin Donuts Center, in Providence, Rhode Island.

Bika, 29, staggered Manfredo Jr. with a right hand in the third round and then proceeded to nail him with an uninterrupted series of hard right hands, uppercuts and hooks as Manfredo leaned helplessly against the ropes trying to cover up.

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Latest Boxing News – Toney-Thompson, Duddy, Manfredo-Bika, Taylor-Lacy

Image: Boxing News 24 Boxing News - Toney-Thompson, Duddy, Manfredo-Bika, Taylor-LacyLos Angeles, CA (November 11, 2008) – On December 13, 2008, a pair of prominent top heavyweight world title contenders will square off against each other with everything on the line, including their professional future at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa.

The winner of Toney vs. Thompson, ‘Now or Never,’ emerges as the next major challenger to the Klitschko brothers, the reigning Heavyweight Champions.

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Hopkins: “Calzaghe Will Change His Mind,” Bika-Manfredo, Haussler-Kessler – Latest Boxing News

calzaghe4526734.jpgBernard Hopkins told Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour that he will not consider Chad Dawson as an opponent and believes the winner out of Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr will change their mind about not fighting him.

The Executioner produced the performance of his career last Saturday in Atlantic City to convincingly outpoint current middleweight king Kelly Pavlik.

Both Calzaghe and Jones, though paying respect to Hopkins’ performance, insist they have no interest in having second fights against the Philadelphia fighter.

Hopkins believes the media frenzy surrounding the aftermath of their fight, when he will be in attendance, will persuade the fighters that they have to take him on.

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Manfredo Jr. vs. Lopez On Saturday

manfredo223353535.jpgBy Aaron Klein: Super middleweight contender Peter Manfredo Jr. (29-5, 14 KOs) goes up against Luis Lopez (14-12-1, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Coeur d’Alene Casino, in Worley, Idaho. Manfredo Jr., 27, a former star from The Contender reality television series, has taken his limited talent far beyond what more talented fighters have achieved in the super middleweight division in recent years.

Despite his seemingly club fighter style of fighting, Manfredo has beaten excellent fighters like Scott Pemberton, David Banks, Joe Spina, Miguel Angel Espino, Frankie Randall, among many others. Manfredo has been good at beating the B-class fighters that he’s been put in with, but when facing A-class fighters, like Joe Calzaghe, Jeff Lacy and Sergio Mora, Manfredo has shown his limitations, coming out on the losing end each time. He never got a chance to prove what he could do against Calzaghe, because the referee made a quick stoppage of the fight after a brief flurry from Calzaghe in the 3rd round. It was a disappointing stoppage, because Manfredo had looked good in the first couple of rounds and was just beginning to warm up in the fight.

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