Welterweight

Matthew Hatton, brother of former junior welterweight champion Ricky, has stated he would jump at the chance to fight hot prospect Saul Alvarez. Alvarez is just 19 years old but is 30-0 and had been mentioned as a potential opponent for Hatton on the May 1st Mosley/Mayweather card and now Hatton has spoken up claiming [...]

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Oscar De La Hoya has added his voice to the campaign against disgraced welterweight Antonio Margarito re-licensing. Margarito was caught with a plaster of Paris like substance in his hand wraps prior to his bout with Shane Mosley last January and was subsequently banned for a year by the California State Athletic Commission. Having served [...]

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After what seemed like begging from Mosley, Freddie Roach has claimed Manny Pacquiao would consider a fight with Shane Mosley fight – but only if he gets past Floyd Mayweather on May 1st though. Mosley had hounded team Pacquiao for a fight even claiming he was willing to drop down to 140 pounds, the junior [...]

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In the run up to their May 1st bout, Floyd Mayweather Jr has revealed he plans to break down opponent, WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley. Mayweather, who normally goes into fights with a massive advantage in speed and reflexes, realises that he cannot rely on speed alone against the fast Mosley thus plans to use [...]

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Paul ‘The Punisher’ Williams is set for a return to the welterweight division according to promoter Dan Goossen after both Williams and his trainer George Peterson declared the move would not pose a problem. Williams has not fought at welterweight since his 2008 1st round kayo of Carlos Quintana instead preferring to campaign at both [...]

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