WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight six-time boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya for a 12-round non-title bout at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada!

The Pacquiao vs De La Hoya fight is expected to be the biggest fight of the year, and will be a sure blockbuster pay-per-view event. Promoters Bob Arum of Top Rank and Richard Schaefer have already shook hands, but the share of the purse for this main event has yet to be announced. The Pacquiao vs De La Hoya match took three weeks of negotiations. Initially, Manny Pacquiao wanted 40% share of the purse while Oscar De La Hoya offered 30%. Eventually, the two parties agreed to something in between. 35% maybe?

Oddsmakers already opened a betting line for the Pacquiao vs De La Hoya fight, and odds makers are making Oscar De La Hoya as an 8-5 favorite over Manny Pacquiao. Well, that seems normal as Oscar De La Hoya has had experience fighting at 147 pounds even though he hasn’t fought at that weight since 2001. Meanwhile, Manny Pacquiao hasn’t found above 135 pounds, and it will be interesting to see how Manny Pacquiao gains the weight to match up against the size of Oscar De La Hoya.

For Oscar De La Hoya, this may be his last fight before he considers retirement at the age of 35. Oscar De La Hoya has wanted to fight Manny Pacquiao ever since he watched Pacquiao destroy the likes of Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and David Diaz. Oscar De La Hoya’s desire was even pushed further after reading statements from Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach who said that Oscar De La Hoya will not be able to ‘pull the trigger’ against Manny Pacquiao.

“I felt challenged, especially from an expert trainer like Freddie Roach… If he thinks I can’t pull the trigger, then we’ll see on December 6,” said Oscar De La Hoya.

Freddie Roach was in Oscar De La Hoya’s corner in his fight against Floyd Mayweather, so maybe there is some basis of truth for the statements of Freddie Roach.

Meanwhile, Manny Pacquiao thinks that he has the advantage in speed and technique, predicting that he would beat Oscar De La Hoya in the same way he clinically defeated David Diaz where Pacquiao chopped down David Diaz until he won via a 9th round TKO.

“I’m faster and stronger than him, and I’m younger… He has an advantage in the height… but I believe I’m stronger,” was Manny Pacquiao’s statement.

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Two former boxing champions will face each other on September 27 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.

Shane Mosley vs Ricardo Mayorga

Shane Mosley is an awesome boxer and has been crowned as IBF Lightweight champion, WBC Welterweight Champion, WBA Super Light Middleweight Champion and WBC Super Light Middleweight Champion. Shane Mosley has had a total of 50 fights with an impressive 44 wins, 5 losses and 37 wins by KO. Shane Mosley also holds the distinction of being the only boxer to date to have beaten Oscar De La Hoya twice!

Recently, Shane Mosley suffered a loss against the undefeated WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden. Shane Mosley lost via unanimous decision. After that bout, Shane Mosley was scheduled to go up against Zab Judah, but Zab Judah suffered an injury and instead Shane Mosley will go up against Ricardo Mayorga of Nicaragua.

Ricardo Mayorga is no push-over. Ricardo Mayorga is the former WBA/WBC Welterweight Champion and the former WBC Junior Middleweight champion. Ricardo Mayorga has a decent record of 29-6 with 23 KO’s and 1 draw to his name.

Ricardo Mayorga has had a colorful boxing career. Once upon a time, he announced his retirement from boxing, but only to come back to win the vacant WBC world Super Welterweight title from Michele Piccirillo in a twelve-round unanimous decision.

When the bell rings and Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga get into the ring, most boxing critics and fans are going to be expecting it to be a slugfest. Definitely, Ricardo Mayorga is known for his punching power and entertaining style of boxing, and will look to go for a big KO punch in the first few rounds. However, the favorite of the fight is Shane Mosley, whom oddsmakers think will be dominating over Ricardo Mayorga.

Odds on the Shane Mosley vs Ricardo Mayorga fight are as follows:

• Shane Mosley (-750)
• Ricardo Mayorga (+550)
  

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On September 13, 2008, the boxing world will showcase two great lightweight boxers at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada when Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico fights Joel Casamayor III.

Juan Manuel Marquez is coming off a split-decision loss against Manny Pacquiao - a fight that Juan Manuel Marquez believed he won despite being knocked down by Manny Pacquiao. Juan Manuel Marquez was eagerly pursuing a rematch against Manny Pacquiao, and even visited the Philippines, but the fight never materialized.

Instead, the camp of Juan Manuel Marquez found a boxing match against lightweight Joel Casamayor III, who is the current WBO interim Lightweight champion as well as The Ring magazine’s world champion. Joel Casamayor goes by the nickname “El Cepillo” literally translated as “The Hairbrush” because of his raking uppercut that brushes across the face of his opponents. Joel Casamayor III turned professional after defecting to the United States on the night of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Juan Manuel Marquez is the odds on favorite for this match against Joel Casamayor III.

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Miguel Angel Cotto of Puerto Rico will be defending his WBA Welterweight Title against current IBF and former WBO Welterweight champion Antonio Margarito of Mexico on July 26, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Miguel Angel Cotto has an impressive boxing record of 32 wins with zero losses and 26 KO’s, and is a heavy favorite against Antonio Margarito, who has a record of 36 wins and 5 losses with 26 wins by KO.

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• Miguel Angel Cotto (-260)
• Antonio Margarito (+210)

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Mexican-American David Diaz may be the current WBC Lightweight champion, but then the challenger who is gunning for his WBC belt is none other than Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines, who is the current WBC Super featherweight champion and Ring magazine Super featherweight champion and considered to be the best boxer pound for pund!

Of course, Manny Pacquiao is moving up in weight class, which might be to his advantage, but then he is still favored by oddsmakers to win against David Diaz, and be crowned the NEW WBC Lightweight champion.

Manny Pacquiao will be squaring off against David Diaz for 12 rounds at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28, 2008.

The odds on the Manny Pacquiao vs David Diaz fight are as follows:

• Manny Pacquiao (-450)
• David Diaz (+300)

The total rounds odds predictions for Manny Pacquiao vs David Diaz are as follows:

• Manny Pacquiao vs David Diaz UNDER 9.5 ROUNDS (+100)
• Manny Pacquiao vs David Diaz OVER 9.5 ROUNDS (-130)

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Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao, who is also the reigning WBC Super Featherweight Champions, will be challenging Mexican boxer David Diaz for the WBC Lightweight title currently being held by David Diaz.

Manny Pacquiao has just come from a successful title match against Juan Manuel Marquez, and while Juan Manuel Marquez is eager for another rematch against Manny Pacquiao, he will have to wait until David Diaz battles it out with Manny Pacquiao.

The Manny Pacquiao vs David Diaz WBC Lightweight Championship bout will go for 12 rounds during Lethal Combination at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 28, 2008, Saturday.

Manny Pacquiao is a favorite to win over David Diaz, but David Diaz has vowed that Manny Pacquiao’s reign over Mexican boxers will come to an end when he exchanges punches with David Diaz. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe is favored to defeat American boxer Bernard Hopkins when the two meet at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on April 19, 2008.

It will be the first time that Joe Calzaghe will be fighting in Las Vegas, and it will be a big fight against a big named boxer with Bernard Hopkins.

Joe Calzaghe has an unblemished record of 44-0 with 32 KOs while Bernard Hopkins has a remarkable record of 48-4-1 with also 32 KOs.

“I’m fighting in Vegas, with an American referee, American judges, outside my comfort zone, my first fight at light heavyweight, and my first fight away, so all those things in combination makes this a difficult fight,” Joe Calzaghe said.

Joe Calzaghe is the current WBO, WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine super middleweight champion. However, he will be fighting Bernard Hopkins at the light heavyweight division where Bernard Hopkins is the current Ring Magazine light heavyweight champion.

Joe Calzaghe will fight Bernard Hopkins for The Ring light heavyweight championship.

BETTING ODDS FOR Joe Calzaghe vs Bernard Hopkins are as follows:

• Joe Calzaghe -230
• Bernard Hopkins +190

• Joe Calzaghe to win by decision -130
• Bernard Hopkins to win by decision +250
• Joe Calzaghe to win by DQ, KO or TKO +400
• Bernard Hopkins to win by DQ, KO or TKO +800
• DRAW +1300

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