Welterweight Boxing News

PUNCH LINES Witter's loss closes door on Hatton JULIAN TURNER Junior Witter is probably going to find life a lot tougher after losing his WBC light-welterweight title to American Timothy Bradley in Nottingham, ... via Bangkok Post

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Miguel Cotto's welterweight unification title fight with Antonio Margarito will be held in Las Vegas on July 26, The Associated Press learned Tuesday. via USA Today

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“We wanted to take a little of his energy away early in the fight.”

Tim "Desert Storm" Bradley captured the WBC junior welterweight title from Great Britain's much-feared Junior Witter by split decision on Saturday. via TheSweetScience

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“This is personal. I'm going to beat him. You watch. I'm going to beat him.”

Ringside with Reymundo 05.08.08: Oscar's Chances Against Mayweather & More Posted by Raymundo Dioses on 05.08.2008 This week we go over Oscar's chances in a Mayweather rematch, his retirement plans and the ... via 411mania.com

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“It was for me before, too, but now it's really for me, and I want to have the satisfaction of ending things on my terms.”

Seven months after he announced he was retiring from the ring, partly because of frustration over problems with his promoter and the short money he was earning, former three-time world champion Jose Antonio ... via Telegram & Gazette

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Junior Witter is hoping that victory over unbeaten American Timothy Bradley will move him a step closer to finally facing Ricky Hatton. via Sky Sports

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“They should have said if the two fighters can't come to an agreement, it should be 8-ounce gloves. That's the way it currently is in every other jurisdiction in the world. All it does is raise another negative issue.”

Promoter Bob Arum won what amounted to a split decision last week when the Nevada Athletic Commission amended a rule that required fighters above 135 pounds to use 10-ounce boxing gloves. via Las Vegas Review Journal

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“We found no evidence that an 8oz. glove would be significantly less safe than a 10oz. glove in those weight classes.”

' Margarito: Vegas, Baby! Vegas? By Jason Pribila: Shortly after Miguel Cotto got out of the shower following his pummeling of Alfonso Gomez on April 12 in Atlantic City, Top Rank Promoter, Bob Arum told the ... via SecondsOut.com

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By Michael Norby: In a fast paced yet one-sided 152lb catchweight contest, Ukrainian tough guy Andrey Tsurkan stopped the always gutsy Jess Feliciano on Friday night in the eighth round of a scheduled ten at ... via SecondsOut.com

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