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UFC 101: Declaration
Saturday August 8th, 2009 10 pm EDT / 7 pm PDT
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

World Boxing Council No. 1-ranked super lightweight Devon Alexander “The Great” will fight for the vacant WBC super lightweight championship against the former holder of that belt, Junior “The Hitter” Witter, in a tremendous co-feature on Saturday, Aug. 1 at The Show at Agua Caliente - Casino - Resort - Spa in Rancho Mirage, California. (SHOWTIME 9 p.m. ET/PT)

In an interesting twist, Witter lost this title on May 10, 2008, to undefeated Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (24-0, 11 KOs), who will defend his World Boxing Organization 140-pound crown against former unified lightweight world champion Nate “Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KOs) in the main event on this card. In a world title unification, Bradley defeated Kendall Holt on April 4 to capture the WBO belt. Less than a month later, Bradley chose to voluntarily relinquish the WBC strap that Alexander and Witter will be vying for.

“I just found out a few days ago that I’ll be in my first world championship match against Junior Witter on Aug. 1,” Alexander said. “I am so thrilled to be fighting for a world title and against Witter, a fighter I respect. He’s already had the title we’re fighting for, and I feel like it’s my turn now. I’m not stopping my undefeated run for anyone. I’ll never have a chance at the biggest fights in the world against Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao unless I win this.”

Classy boxer-puncher Delvin Rodriguez has been seeking a breakthrough type of fight for some time, and he has had to travel to South Africa for his opportunity.

Rodriguez, the 28-year-old from Connecticut, meets Isaac Hlatswayo in an IBF welterweight title elimination match at the Emperors Palace casino hotel in Kempton Park on Monday — a championship chance against Joshua Clottey awaits the winner.

Hlatswayo, 31, is the slight favourite based on the fight’s location. Rodriguez has some advantages, though. He is younger and taller — and he’s also a 147-pounder meeting a boxer who was fighting at 140 pounds just a couple of years ago. In addition to this, Rodriguez clearly seems to be the puncher in the fight.

A slight concern is that Rodriguez’s last fight saw his opponent, Oscar Diaz, collapse afterwards and undergo brain surgery. It put a sad postscript on what had been a superb performance by Rodriguez, and one must wonder if the fight will have any effect on the way he performs against Hlatswayo. When something such as this happens, a fighter can usually come to terms with the situation by knowing that what happened was just an accident, but you never know. Fighters react to these things in different ways.

Urbano Antillon, a native of Mexico who fights out of Maywood, is deep into training for his WBA interim lightweight title challenge against Top-10 contender Miguel “Aguacerito” Acosta.

The Antillon-Acosta world title fight is one of four main event bouts headlining “Latin Fury 10” – the world championship extravaganza.“Latin Fury 10,” which takes place Saturday, July 25, will also feature undefeated Top-Five super welterweight contender and son of the legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., of Mexico, in a 10-round super welterweight rumble with Jason “The Hammer” Lehoullier, from Portland, ME; WBA light flyweight champion Giovani Segura, of Mexico, defending his title against Filipino fireball Sonny Boy Jaro; and WBO Latino junior bantamweight champion Alberto Rosas, of Mexico, battling Alejandro Martinez, of Costa Rica, in a 12-round title bout.

Latin Fury 10 will be broadcast Live on Pay-Per-View, from Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, on Saturday, July 25, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.


source: Doghouseboxing

This July 25 an exciting WBA light flyweight match between Giovanni Segura and Sonny Boy Jaro will take place at Yucatan, Mexico. This will be Jaro's 2nd attempt to become a world champion after losing with a unanimous decision from Edgar Sosa.

I'm still searching for a site that would allow us to watch this fight on live streaming but this match can also be seen on HBO PPV.

Los Angeles midfielder David Beckham returned to the Home Depot Center on Saturday night to watch his Galaxy teammates beat Chivas USA. Beckham will rejoin the Galaxy for training this week to prepare for his long-awaited return in a nationally televised match in New York on Thursday night.

As always, Beckham didn't slip in the back door quietly.

In some ways, the destiny of the Galaxy's near future presents a question no one can predict because Beckham is a unique phenomenon who creates a wide-ranging impact that can't be quantified by anticipation.

Only four things about Beckham's return appear certain right now: (1) Beckham will apply himself on the field – barring injury – to wade off Donovan's accusations of poor professionalism and maintain his place in the England squad; (2) Donovan will try to find a way to achieve some sort of truce with Beckham, even if the reconciliation only repairs the relationship to the point where the duo can share the same field; (3) the Galaxy players will take time to adjust on and off the field to the white hot glare Beckham brings wherever he goes; and (4) Galaxy coach Bruce Arena will face the biggest coaching challenge of his career as he integrates Beckham and all of his trappings into a cohesive and workmanlike Galaxy unit already pushing for a playoff berth.

Everything else surrounding Beckham's return is open to debate, interpretation and speculation. To help with that parlor game, I exchanged e-mails with Wahl to get his take on the situation.


source: Yahoo Sports

WBA Light Welterweight Championship Bout
Amir Khan vs Andreas Kotelnik
Saturday 18th July 2009
Manchester Evening News Arena, England