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Tuesday, 2 December 2008
December 6th is near.
***** To see the fight live - type "footie live" into the search box above and click on the top result, bookmark that page (its not my website) and check it nearer the fight for details *****
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
AMIR KHAN RETURNS
Amir Khan makes his eagerly-anticipated return to the ring following his stunning 54-second KO at the hands of Breidis Prescott.
The 21-year-old is preparing to make his return to the ring against Irishman Oisin Fagan, a former opponent of Paul Spadafora who has won 22 of his 27 fights.
There is also Enzo Maccarinelli's bid to become a world champion again as he takes on the dangerous Jonathon Banks for his old WBO cruiserweight title.
Khan is suddenly big news following his last Sky Box Office appearance in September.
Khan lasted less than a minute in being blasted to his first professional defeat by hard-hitting Prescott, leaving British boxing's brightest reputation in tatters. He has since parted company with trainer Jorge Rubio and sought the expert of advice of Freddie Roach in Hollywood.
The boxing world will be watching to see how he reacts to that first defeat, making the December 6 bill, Judgement Night in every sense of the word.
Sky Box Office will be the place to see if Khan can re-establish his reputation among the world's best.
Last but by no means least, a real treat from Las Vegas as de la Hoya and Pacquiao go toe-to-toe. The pair will meet at welterweight, which means the Filipino phenomenon moving up two divisions after destroying David Diaz in June.
De la Hoya is being touted as Ricky Hatton's next opponent in a Wembley mega-fight, but will his size be enough to see off one of the most furious fighters out there today? Only Sky Box Office will have the answers...from both sides of the Atlantic!
Booking details
Judgement Night, Enzo Maccaranelli v Jonathon Banks (vacant WBO cruiserweight title), Amir Khan v Oisin Fagan (12 Rounds Lightweight), Oscar de la Hoya v Manny Pacquiao (12 Rounds Welterweight), plus undercard, is exclusively live on Sky Box Office and Sky Box Office HD on Saturday, December 6 from 10.00pm
The 21-year-old is preparing to make his return to the ring against Irishman Oisin Fagan, a former opponent of Paul Spadafora who has won 22 of his 27 fights.
There is also Enzo Maccarinelli's bid to become a world champion again as he takes on the dangerous Jonathon Banks for his old WBO cruiserweight title.
Khan is suddenly big news following his last Sky Box Office appearance in September.
Khan lasted less than a minute in being blasted to his first professional defeat by hard-hitting Prescott, leaving British boxing's brightest reputation in tatters. He has since parted company with trainer Jorge Rubio and sought the expert of advice of Freddie Roach in Hollywood.
The boxing world will be watching to see how he reacts to that first defeat, making the December 6 bill, Judgement Night in every sense of the word.
Sky Box Office will be the place to see if Khan can re-establish his reputation among the world's best.
Last but by no means least, a real treat from Las Vegas as de la Hoya and Pacquiao go toe-to-toe. The pair will meet at welterweight, which means the Filipino phenomenon moving up two divisions after destroying David Diaz in June.
De la Hoya is being touted as Ricky Hatton's next opponent in a Wembley mega-fight, but will his size be enough to see off one of the most furious fighters out there today? Only Sky Box Office will have the answers...from both sides of the Atlantic!
Booking details
Judgement Night, Enzo Maccaranelli v Jonathon Banks (vacant WBO cruiserweight title), Amir Khan v Oisin Fagan (12 Rounds Lightweight), Oscar de la Hoya v Manny Pacquiao (12 Rounds Welterweight), plus undercard, is exclusively live on Sky Box Office and Sky Box Office HD on Saturday, December 6 from 10.00pm
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Amir can be world champ.
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao believes that Amir Khan is capable of winning a world title.
Khan, 21, was considered one of the brightest young talents in boxing until his devastating first-round knockout defeat by Breidis Prescott in September.
There are those that believe that he will never properly recover from the savage nature of his first professional defeat but Pacquiao has been sparring with Khan in Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym in Los Angeles and has been impressed by what he has seen.
”Amir has recently started working with my trainer, Freddie Roach, and I know there is a lot of interest in him,” the Filipino sensation wrote in his column on espn.com.
”I think he's a good fighter; he's very quick and very fast. I'll think he'll be a world champion one day.”
Pacquiao, of course, is currently readying himself for his much-anticipated bout with fellow ring legend Oscar de la Hoya.
Despite being universally regarded as the world’s number fighter, Pac-Man is the clear underdog because the fight has been made at welterweight and he has never fought above 135lbs before, while his opponent has spent a large part of the past seven years at light-middle.
But while Pacquiao has an enormous amount of respect for De La Hoya, he is confident of victory, primarily because of the quality of his preparations.
”I've been in L.A. since the end of September, so this is one of the longest camps I've ever had. It's also the hardest training camp I've ever had. But then, this isn't only the biggest event of my career. I believe it is going to be the hardest fight, with the fact that it is at a higher weight and also in particular with fighting a legend like Oscar,” he enthused.
”He has so much experience and a tremendous ability to adapt to his opponent over the course of a fight. He's very smart in the ring.
”To be honest, it all still seems like a dream that I could be fighting De La Hoya, that I could be fighting the most popular fighter of my generation. If you can't get excited about fighting Oscar De La Hoya - well, then you shouldn't be fighting.
”But I'm a fighter; it's my job, it's what I do full time. And in the ring on December 6, I'm going to do the job I am paid to do and I'm going to do it well.”
Khan, 21, was considered one of the brightest young talents in boxing until his devastating first-round knockout defeat by Breidis Prescott in September.
There are those that believe that he will never properly recover from the savage nature of his first professional defeat but Pacquiao has been sparring with Khan in Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym in Los Angeles and has been impressed by what he has seen.
”Amir has recently started working with my trainer, Freddie Roach, and I know there is a lot of interest in him,” the Filipino sensation wrote in his column on espn.com.
”I think he's a good fighter; he's very quick and very fast. I'll think he'll be a world champion one day.”
Pacquiao, of course, is currently readying himself for his much-anticipated bout with fellow ring legend Oscar de la Hoya.
Despite being universally regarded as the world’s number fighter, Pac-Man is the clear underdog because the fight has been made at welterweight and he has never fought above 135lbs before, while his opponent has spent a large part of the past seven years at light-middle.
But while Pacquiao has an enormous amount of respect for De La Hoya, he is confident of victory, primarily because of the quality of his preparations.
”I've been in L.A. since the end of September, so this is one of the longest camps I've ever had. It's also the hardest training camp I've ever had. But then, this isn't only the biggest event of my career. I believe it is going to be the hardest fight, with the fact that it is at a higher weight and also in particular with fighting a legend like Oscar,” he enthused.
”He has so much experience and a tremendous ability to adapt to his opponent over the course of a fight. He's very smart in the ring.
”To be honest, it all still seems like a dream that I could be fighting De La Hoya, that I could be fighting the most popular fighter of my generation. If you can't get excited about fighting Oscar De La Hoya - well, then you shouldn't be fighting.
”But I'm a fighter; it's my job, it's what I do full time. And in the ring on December 6, I'm going to do the job I am paid to do and I'm going to do it well.”
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