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Holt To Face Hopkins!
Contender Demetrius Hopkins of Philadelphia will step in and replace Ricardo Torres and take on world champion Kendall Holt at the historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City tonight.Bob Arum made the announcement on Thursday.
Caesars Atlantic City is hosting the big fight card. Top Rank matchmaker Bruce Trampler said that Torres was ill during training camp, missed workouts and reported he was not in the proper condition to take on Holt for the third time. Hopkins, who was scheduled to be on the undercard, was moved to the main event today. Hopkins, 28, has a record of 28-0-1. Hopkins and his manager, Cameron Dunkin, finalized the deal. “Demetrius is prepared and ready to fight for the title,” Dunkin said. Yuri Foreman will open the Showtime telecast, taking on James Moore in a battle of New York City fighters. The fight card will include the powerful Russian Olympian Matt Korobov.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Ready For Return
Floyd Mayweather Sr. has said his son will return to the ring and has backed him to take Manny Pacquiao apart when he does.
Former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. called time on his career last year, but it has been suggested many times since that he will come back for the right fight and Pacquiao’s assistant trainer, Eric Brown, believes that Pretty Boy is the only man that can test the Filipino.
Mayweather Sr. insists that his son, with whom he has had an estranged relationship, will be back, following up a number of comments by his family that he wants to step back into the ring.
“Oh, he’s coming out. He’s coming next year,” Mayweather Sr was quoted as saying by ironboxing.com.

Margarito-Mosley Presser!
Antonio ‘The Tijuana Tornado’ Margarito poses with three division world champion ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley at today’s press in Los Angeles to announce their upcoming WBA welterweight championship clash on January 24 at Staples Center. “I’m happy to fight in Los Angeles,” said Margarito. “I am really excited and looking forward to this fight. I am not taking any tune up fights. I want to fight the best and I have been wanting to fight Mosley for over two years and now this is my opportunity to shine.” Mosley meanwhile had some breaking news. “My Father will not be training me for this fight, Bernard Hopkins’ trainer Nazim Richardson will be in my corner, we have been training in Big Bear for the past two weeks.” He concluded.

Ramoni Out Of East London Fight
Simon Ramoni will not fight Zolani Tete at the Mdantsane Indoor Centre, East London on Sunday after failing to provide Boxing SA with a medical report.
D. Peter Ngatane, chairman of Boxing SA, said that Ramoni bad been ordered to undergo a full medical examination, including neurological tests.
This was done as a precautionary measure because of Ramoni’s poor recent record.
He was stopped in April 2006 by Zolani Mbelekane and in September that year lost on points to Zolile Mbityi.
In 2007, he lost three fights, to Mbityi (tko 5), Lubabalo Msuthu and Bongani Mahlangu, both on points.
In May this year he drew with Mangaliso Dyanti, who has only 8 wins in 17 fights on his record. And in July he was stopped in the ninth round by Lesley Sekotswe.
It seems Ramoni had a brain scan but not a full medical examination as requested.