Welterweight Boxing News

How's it going? I hope things are well. Listen, as much as I'd like to just catch up on things and chat about nonsense for a bit, there are a couple things it seems like a good time to address.

Amir Khan may be living and training in Hollywood, under the tutelage of trainer Freddie Roach, but he has revealed to Telegraph Sport that he is living "like a monk" in Los Angeles, ahead of his fight against Dmitriy Salita.

"The idea is to hit your opponent, to batter him if necessary. If you don't, he'll hit and batter you.

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Khan, who defends his WBA light-welterweight title against the Ukrainian Dmitriy Salita in Newcastle on 5 December, said a revitalised Hatton could be a future opponent.

A fist fight may seem an odd way to show respect between Jews and Muslims, but when Dmitriy Salita competes for the WBA light-welterweight title next month, he'll be doing just that.

When it comes to boxing, Jewish world champions are a bit like London buses. You go 30 years without one and then two come along in the space of three weeks.

FORMER ring king Ricky Hatton has tipped Floyd Mayweather to win a superfight with Manny Pacquiao if they clash in 2010.

In what is being billed as the first great fight of 2010, Andre Berto will put his unbeaten record on the line against by far his toughest opponent, Sugar Shane Mosley , on Jan.

Manny Pacquiao's desire to take on Floyd Mayweather may not be enough to persuade the American to climb into the ring for a dream fight against the Filipino, promoter Bob Arum said on Thursday.

WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan said yesterday it is unlikely that he will ever fight stable-mate and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.

ALEX Arthur is set for a comeback on the undercard of Amir Khan's WBA light-welterweight title defence against Dmitriy Salita at Newcastle's Metro Arena on 5 December.

Bolton light-welterweight Khan, who holds the WBA version of the world title, trains with Filipino Pacquiao under Freddie Roach in Los Angeles and the pair regularly spar.

Sometimes it's easy to tell who the naturally bigger man is in a boxing match. Last Saturday, England's David Haye lifted the WBA heavyweight championship from Russia's Nicolay Valuev on a 12-round, majority decision in Nuremberg, Germany.

Former WBO champion Alex Arthur, from Edinburgh, is making a temporary step up to light-welterweight to fight Nigel Wright in Newcastle on 5 December.

The Philippines' "People's Champ" Manny Pacquiao shoots for boxing glory when he faces World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico on Saturday .

MANNY PACQUIAO is already lining up a 100million clash with Floyd Mayweather Jnr.

Yuri Foreman enters the boxing ring Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to fight for the WBA welterweight championship.

Pacquiao stops Cotto in WBA title Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines punches Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico during their WBO welterweight title fight on November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

BY ATTY. ED C. TOLENTINO COLUMNIST More than taking away Miguel Cotto's World Boxing Organization welterweight championship, Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao will look to score for the Philippines a major victory over Puerto Rico inside the squared circle.