According to various news outlets, Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather will meet again in De La Hoya's next fight, presumably May 5, 2008. Mayweather defeated De La Hoya by majority decision last May in a much anticipated showdown.
This would dispel the rumor that De La Hoya has his eyes set on a superfight with Puerto Rico's undefeated superstar Miguel Cotto.
Cotto's promoter Bob Arum seems to think a Mayweather-De La Hoya rematch is a sure thing. In a recent interview, Arum called the rematch a "done deal". Arum went on to say that he thinks Oscar just used the possibility of a Cotto fight as "leverage" against Mayweather in negotiations for the rematch. There is no official word yet from either camp.
In other news, Edison Miranda (30-2, 26 KOs) knocked out former Contender particpant David Banks (15-4-1, 2 KOs) with a thundering right in round 3 of Espn's Friday Night Fights main event. Banks fell backwards throught the ropes in one of the most brutal knockouts you'll ever see. Can anyone say mismatch?
On the same card that evening, future title contender Jean Pascal (21-0, 14 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Omar Pittman (15-4-1, 8 KOs) in a largely one-sided affair. This one was a mismatch as well, but at least Pittman gave it his all througout the fight to make things entertaining . Pittman was able to stagger Pascal with some hard shots late in the fight, but Pascal regained composure to pull out the win.
Looking ahead, most of the boxing world is eyeing the weekend as Roy Jones, Jr. and Felix "Tito" Trinidad square off this Saturday, January 19th at New York's Madison Square Garden. Jones is a considerable favorite in the fight at almost 3-1, but with a PPV price tag of $49.95 many fans may just choose catch the HBO replay.
Something tells me that'd be a mistake...
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