"I don't think it's going to happen," Pacquiao said. "I'm sure he doesn't want to fight.

Pacquiao went on to give his view on why the fight wont happen saying "Boxing for him is like a business, He doesn't care about the people around him watching. He doesn't care if the fight is boring, as long as the fight is finished and he gets (plenty of) money. ... I want people to be happy. You have a big responsibility as a boxer."

Miguel Cotto is feeling extremely confident of success come November 14th when he is faced with the task of beating the Pound 4 Pound king Manny Pacquiao.

Cotto was asked about his match up by reporters and confidently stated: “He’s just another boxer who comes to my division and challenge me for my title. The night of November 14 I’m going to be prepared for him, and I’m pretty sure I’m going to beat Manny Pacquiao.”

“I know at the moment I have another opportunity to prove myself. I’m going to be the winner.”

David Haye reckons he's well ahead in the mind game stakes as he prepares for his big title fight next month with WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev in Nurnberg.

The 'Hayemaker' (22-1, 22KO), believes the anger the Russian is feeling at the moment due to his media stunts will give him a edge come fight night as he told the Daily Mirror "I definitely feel I've got under his skin, The word coming out of his training camp in Germany is that he's really motivated. He's knocking all his sparring partners around and really wants to do a number on me"

"That's great because I really want him to come out at me, swinging. The more aggressive he is, the better and I will be able to go to work with my counter-punches. So, so far, so good.

"This is one up for me in the mind games. And I'm going to have something else planned for him at our press conference in Germany before the fight."

The british public will have to wait a little longer if they want to see Welterweights Kell Brook and Michael Jennings go head to head with Brook having to pull out of Friday's title defence because of a chest infection.

Although people will obviously be disappointed by the cancellation they will still be able to witness an intriguing bout which will see Tony Quigley make the first defence of his British super-middleweight title against fellow Liverpudlian Paul Smith at Liverpool’s Echo Arena sees .

Olympic Gold medallist from the 2008 Beijing Games James DeGale goes for his fourth successive win as a pro when he faces Penrith’s unbeaten Ally Morrison over four rounds.

Dmitriy Salita told reporters yesterday that he was more than ready for his upcoming WBA Light Welterweight clash against the champion Amir Khan, and what's more he believes the British public will be right behind him come fight night.

“My early fights were shown here on television". Salita said "The British publications have written articles about me from the beginning. The documentary about my career, ‘Orthodox Stance’, was shown on the BBC about a year-and-a-half ago. I guess I’ve been in the ear of British fans a long time. I hope they like what I do and support me for the rest of my career.

“It’s my first time in Newcastle, it’s a beautiful city. I’m sad we only stayed for a night. It will be our home for a few days before the fight. I’m looking forward to coming back.”

Salita then changed his focus to the fight saying “This is why you fight as a kid and an amateur, it’s why you wake up in the morning for your long runs. This is what it’s all about.

“I’ve been in camps with some of the biggest names in boxing, so I won’t be intimidated by something I haven’t seen before.”

When asked about what he thought of Salita the British Goldenboy Amir Khan said “He has a very similar style to (Andreas) Kotelnik, but his defence is not as good. He’s going to get hit with shots he’s not seen and get hurt.

“I’ve seen videos and thought, ‘This is going to be the perfect fight for me’.”

Tickets are available from Newcastle Arena Box Office on 0844 248 5013

"This morning we were advised that Kelly Pavlik's recovery of his left hand has not progressed as projected by Dr. Peter J. Evans, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Upper Extremity Center,” said Todd duBoef, president of Top Tank, Pavlik’s promoter. “As a result of this Kelly is unable to close his left hand which prohibits him from being prepared for a December 5 middleweight championship defense against Paul Williams.

“We at Top Rank are disappointed by this unexpected development in his recovery. Once Pavlik is cleared medically by Dr. Evans we will pursue all avenues with regards to a future bout.

"We appreciate the understanding of Paul Williams, Goossen Tutor Promotions, HBO and Caesars Atlantic City with regards to this unforeseen occurrence."

Agbeko (27-1, 22 KOs), of Bronx, N.Y., by way of Accra, Ghana, and Perez (19-0, 17 KOs), of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., via Cartagena, Colombia, participated in a media conference call on Tuesday as they prepare for their world championship showdown on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).

What the fighters and promoters had to say on Tuesday:

OPENING COMMENTS:

ALAN HOPPER: We’ve got Joseph King Kong Agbeko coming off a career-defining win over Raging Bull Vic Darchinyan and Yonnhy Perez served notice on the bantamweight division with a tremendous win over Silence Mabuza.

To add spice to this fight, King Kong announced last week he will win by knockout; which caused a cautionary response from Perez.

And just this week, King Kong found out Yonnhy was planning a workout at his hometown L.A. gym in Santa Fe Springs on Thursday, and now Agbeko has announced he will “crash the party” by participating in the workout as well.

Those of you in L.A. are encouraged to attend this special media workout on Thursday where both fighters will be present. We’ll be servicing a media alert on this after the call, but so you Los Angelenos know, Perez will begin his work out at noon at the Santa Fe Springs Activity Center—followed by a photo op with both fighters—and then Agbeko will begin his workout. Lunch will be served to the media we’ve learned from Marylyn Aceves…

Oh, one last thing, I’ll be getting a media fight week schedule out to you by Friday, but I did want you to know the final press conference for this event will take place next Wednesday at Treasure Island, with Don King, Gary Shaw and the fighters inside their famous Pirate Ship on the Las Vegas strip! Another first we are all looking forward to.

DON KING: “This is a first at Treasure Island. Treasure Island is a great place. You can go on a treasure hunt there. You can win your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

“It’s going to be King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world, coming to Las Vegas. It’s going to be a super sensational evening of boxing and it’s going to be a terrific, terrific gathering there and I’m just delighted to be a part of this great promotion because it’s history in the making.”

GARY SHAW: “I have all the world of confidence in Yonnhy Perez. I believe that on Saturday night, Oct. 31, he will blow Agbeko out of the ring. And I will blow Don King off of that pirate ship at the press conference. It’s a great doubleheader.”

“I really believe these are two great fights. Treasure Island bought themselves two great fights and one great event. I look forward to seeing the look-alikes for Don King on Saturday night. Saturday night, look for Yonnhy Perez to blow Agbeko out of the ring.”

JOSEPH AGBEKO: “I’d like to congratulate Yonnhy for his victory over Silence Mabuza. He really did well. I’m expecting a good fighter, he’s undefeated. I was once undefeated, and I know how difficult it is. He feels confident because he has never been beaten before. But, I want everyone to know that he’s going to get his first defeat on Oct. 31. It’s going to be a knockout.”

YONNHY PEREZ: “I want to thank everyone for making this what will be a night to remember in Las Vegas.”

AGBEKO: “I’m so confident because Yonnhy Perez is a good fighter. He can come forward, he can go backward. Fighting a very good fighter is always difficult. It makes you work harder. Yonnhy Perez can definitely not stay in there with me. He’s definitely going to get stopped.”

PEREZ: “Of course it was a boost of confidence, but one thing that everyone needs to be aware of is that my confidence didn’t come just from that fight. I have my confidence in my preparation and I’m confident every time I step in the ring, no matter who I’m facing. Beating Mabuza was a great deal for me, but I had confidence in my power and my ability even before I stepped in the ring, and the same thing is going to happen on Oct. 31.”

PEREZ: “I’m ready for any type of battle to happen in the ring. I don’t want to make a prediction of my own, but as far as what Agbeko said coming into this fight and predicting a knockout, it’s OK. That’s why I live in this country, there’s freedom of speech. He can say whatever he wants about any issue. I’ve traveled to Africa, and I know how the fighters of that continent are. I know they can talk more than what they can actually do in the ring. He shouldn’t spit up in the air because all that’s going to fall right on his face.”

PEREZ: “I was extremely happy. I was thrilled that I was able to win. But, what I remember the most was going into the 12th round and knowing that it was a very difficult fight for me going throughout the first 11 rounds. It was a very close fight and I knew that I only had one opportunity, which was the last round. I asked God for strength to help me. He was the only one who knew how hard I had worked to get to that point. He knew how tough it was to get to that opportunity. I remembered my kids back in Colombia and all the needs that my family have. I went out there with all my faith and trust in my preparation, and the result, as you all know, obviously I was very happy that I had the opportunity and the chance to beat Mabuza in South Africa.”

AGBEKO: “I don’t think African boxers talk more than what they do. Perez has to know that King Kong is different from the other African boxers because I deliver. I’m going to deliver what I say. “

PEREZ: “I understand that. He’s probably not like Silence Mabuza, but he’s probably returning to his African roots. I’ve seen how all the fighters are from Africa, I’ve also fought a lot of them in the amateurs. I know how they fight. If he says that he’s going to deliver, that’s great. I just hope that he comes ready for Oct. 31. He’s not facing a nobody, he’s fighting a real, future champion. He’s not fighting his wife, he’s fighting a real man.”

AGBEKO: “My dream is to become a unified world champion. I want to become the No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world. My dream is to defeat every boxer that comes my way, not just Vic Darchinyan, not just Luis Perez, not just Yonnhy Perez. But my dream is to win every fight that comes my way. I’m ready for the world and I’m ready to become No. 1 pound-for-pound in this game someday. That’s what I always prepare for.”

AGBEKO: “Yeah, I believe that because Darchinyan was a very, very big win. It’s very big, it’s very respected. “

PEREZ: “I was in Florida when he fought Vic Darchinyan. He fought with a lot of heart. He did have a great performance, and he obviously beat Darchinyan with ease. It would have been an embarrassment if he didn’t beat Darchinyan with ease, because Vic was a guy moving up in weight from 115 to 118. He showed he has the heart of a champion and I know he is a great champion. As far as any weakness I’ve seen, I’ve actually seen what he does well, which he is a very good boxer. But, I’m going to keep all those weaknesses I’ve seen on him on my own. I will keep those and reserve those for myself. We’ll try to expose those, but those are things I’ll keep to myself and I’ll try to use on Oct. 31.”

AGBEKO: “I’m working very hard. I’ve found that when you work very hard, you get very good results. Because of that, I’ve been working hard for any fighter to come my way.

“My focus is to become No. 1 pound-for-pound one day. That’s my dream. That’s my focus, and I’m working toward it.”

AGBEKO: “Yonnhy Perez wants to beat me. He’s a very good, undefeated fighter. I love when I’m fighting people like that because people want to think that nobody can defeat them because they’ve won all their fights. I love it when it comes to that because I always want to do something that people think nobody can do.”

AGBEKO: “Azumah and Ike inspire me and are very good champions of Ghana. I always look up to them and they always advise me. They’ve been there before and they were able to make it, too. They teach me what to do and they always point me in the right direction. I also want to become like them. “

PEREZ: “My motivation is to let me kids know that being in a professional sport is the cleanest way to have a decent life. I have sacrificed a lot for them. I know why I do it, and it’s so they can have a better life in Colombia.”

Don, what’s it like to return to the city where you’ve promoted so many great fights? And how would you compare Agbeko to some of the great African champions?

KING: “First of all, I really never left Las Vegas. I’m always there. But, when I found a guy name Phil Ruffin…who is able to give the people what they want, that’s not so corporate and can be more human, then I came back and worked with him to be able to bring back the glory of yesteryear back into Las Vegas again.

“I think that Agbeko is on the way to greatness. He’s already a great champion. When he defeated Darchinyan, that was a great event because everyone had Vic as the man. He was the best and this, that and the other….You’ve got a great champion in King Kong Agbeko and he’s growing leaps and bounds. The boxing world will be proud of him. He’s a great fighter no matter where he came from. This guy is a tremendous gladiator. He stays right in there, he’s a great boxer. He moves, he thinks when he’s fighting. I think he’s just fabulous, like Azumah and Quartey. It’s a triple thing now. They’re all coming out to work together, but he’s going to exemplify himself and establish himself as the great champion that he is. It’s going to be a great fight on the 31st, I’m looking forward to it with great anticipation. I think everybody in the boxing world will recognize him after he beats Yonnhy Perez. It’s going to be tremendous.”

AGBEKO: “I’m happy that I’m coming back very quickly. Boxing is my life, boxing is my food. Boxing is my everything. I’m going to always be a fighter and win all my titles. I wish I could fight everyday. I’m very, very happy that I’m so soon and I thank my promoter for getting this very quickly.”

PEREZ: “That’s why I have my promoters. I knew that I was highly rated in a lot of the organizations. I was just waiting for an opportunity and a shot. Thanks to God that I was able to do that. That obviously opened the door to this opportunity to fight for a world title against Joseph Agbeko.”

AGBEKO: “They are good champions from Ghana. They are the fighters that opened up the way for us. I would like to tell the world that they are always motivating me and pushing me to go higher. I’m trying and working hard to carve up my own destiny, to be No. 1 pound-for-pound.”

KING: “Let me say this, Phil Ruffin is the man. He’s the man that came up with the hand shake and convinced me to come out and brand the place. They’ve never had a boxing match before. They have a great roof-quarter, we may do a great show there, a stellar satellite show right off the roof of Treasure Island. With the pirate ships and the sirens, I figure it has all the elements that will make just a great, great, fantastic show that will take place. I’m just happy to bring Vegas back, to the extent of giving them the excitement. It’s the 35 Anniversary of the Rumble in the Jungle, almost to the hour….I think the Treasure Island is going to become my destination where many people can come and have the excitement of being No. 1…That was the spirit and the feeling of Vegas, which we have to restore again because we’ve sort of lost our way.

“Las Vegas always exemplified and personified getting rich and having the opportunity to win whatever you want to win. Let’s take your luck to the Treasure Island and bring home a barrel of money. “

PEREZ: “All the traditions that I had over there, it’s a huge difference. People handle their lives in a completely different way than I’m used to in Colombia. It was really rough in the beginning. I did, in fact, start my professional career late. But that was due to the fact that I was in the Colombian National Army. I have support in the amateurs as a boxer and being part of the military. I did retire from the military with honors, I actually didn’t want to retire early, and that allowed me to actually have a small pension and a house which we rent in Colombia. That’s the reason why I started my career late. Also, I made a decision to come over to the United States because I had an opportunity to do so through my managers. Now, I have an opportunity to fight for a world title. I couldn’t do anything professionally in Colombia because I had no support over there. I knew I had to come over to America to move on with my professional boxing career so I could be of use to my family and make money for them.”

AGBEKO: “I respect Yonnhy Perez a lot. I predict a knockout because I know I’m going to knock him out.”

PEREZ: “He might be underestimating me a little bit, or he might be using strategy. He’s probably trying to make me lose my concentration. But, I’m an old guy. I’ve been in this business for a while. I am prepared to fight him and I’m ready for whatever he wants to bring to the table and whatever he brings into the ring on Oct. 31. I’m not an innocent, young amateur kid. I’ve been around the block, and I’m not concerned with his predictions.”

PEREZ: “I wasn’t really impressed. I was actually a little bit disappointed. I thought that being the bigger man he should have been able to handle him a little bit better. It’s like me moving up to 122 or 126 and trying to beat a bigger man, which, in reality, it doesn’t work that way. So, I was not that impressed. “

AGBEKO: “This fight is going to be an enjoyable fight for me. I’m a confident fighter and I really enjoy it when I fight another confident fighter. It’s going to be a very enjoyable fight for me.”

The matchups for Group Stages 2 and 3 of the Super Six World Boxing Classic were announced yesterday by SHOWTIME Sports®.  All Group Stage 2 and 3 matches for the groundbreaking tournament will be scheduled to take place in 2010 and will air on the premium television network SHOWTIME®.  Dates and venues for the coming matchups will be announced.

STAGE TWO
	ANDRE DIRRELL VS ARTHUR ABRAHAM
	MIKKEL KESSLER VS CARL FROCH
	JERMAIN TAYLOR VS ANDRE WARD

STAGE THREE
	ANDRE DIRRELL VS ANDRE WARD
	CARL FROCH VS ARTHUR ABRAHAM
	MIKKEL KESSLER VS JERMAIN TAYLOR

For more information on the Super Six World Boxing Classic, including exclusive videos, photography, expert analysis from Al Bernstein and Steve Farhood, and much more please visit www.WorldBoxingClassic.com.

Miguel Cotto is confident come the evening of November 14th he will be ready for whatever Pound 4 Pound king Manny Pacquiao has to offer.

Talking to reporters yesterday Cotto said "I'm working for everything I think he's going to do, and I'm pretty sure that we're not going to have any problems the night of the fight,

When asked about the weight issue's he may have come fight nights, Cotto explained "I had a lot of trouble making the weight when I was a champion at 140, so if we thought we would have trouble making 145 pounds, we wouldn't have taken the fight, Trust me, I'm in my best shape ever."

After losing a brutal match up against the Mexican Antonio Margarito, Cotto returned by scoring a one sided TKO over the British fighter Michael Jennings and then went on to also beat Joshua Clottey. In that fight Cotto suffered severe cuts above his left eye before going on to win a 12-round decision, Many wondered why Cotto continued after the cut when he was clearly ahead on the judges scorecards at the time, but Cotto being Cotto he is always going to give the fight fans a fight.

"A lot of people wondered why I didn't allow the fight to be stopped, but I spent more than nine weeks preparing for the Clottey fight to make a great fight and a great show for the fans all over the world," said Cotto.

"There was a lot of pride on the line with myself and my family. No matter what the situation, no matter what the vision in my eye was, I always told the referee, 'I'm good.'"

"Even in my loss to Margarito, when I sit and I think of the fight, I realize that I had already done a great job," said Cotto. "I was happy with what I had done already, so I didn't think that I had too much to prove to anyone."

"I've been in good fights with Judah, Mosley, Clottey. If people saw Miguel Cotto in all of those years, and they didn't believe in me, then what else do I have to do.

"For those people not to believe in me, I can't do anything else. I'm here mostly to prove to myself that I'm better than Manny Pacquiao. I'm doing this for the pride of my family, my kids and my country."

WBO Super Bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez will face off against WBO Featherweight champion Steven Luevano on January 23rd that's according to Ivan Rivera, President of Puerto Rico Best Boxing. The fight will be co- headlined by a scintillating bout which will also see WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa take on the hard hitting Filipino Bernabe Concepcion.

Rivera told El Nuevo Dia about Juanma's clash "Everything indicates that it will be Steven Luevano. The first reason is because he is also with Top Rank and it is a much better deal. The second reason is Juanma always talked about gaining weight after the fight with Rogers Mtagawa. For a long time, Juanma as had a difficult time getting down to 122Ibs"

Rivera then went on to state that if Juanma comes through the fight with Luevano a fight with WBC Featherweight champion Elios Rojas would be next up not one with Yuriorkis Gamboa.

Carl Froch participated in an open media workout on Tuesday in Nottingham, England, and looked in great shape as he winds down preparation for Saturday’s second half of the Super Six World Boxing Classic doubleheader against Andre Dirrell.

In the first fight American Jermain Taylor will face “King” Arthur Abraham in front of a sell-out crowd at the o2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. It all happens on SHOWTIME®, 8 p.m. ET/PT (tape delayed).

Photo: Tom Casino / Showtime

Jamie Moore could be in line for a shot at the WBC Light middleweight title with promoter Frank Maloney preparing to travel east and west early next month.

Moore (32-3) as to first get by his upcoming European light-middleweight title defence against fellow southpaw Ryan Rhodes (42-4), which will double as a WBC title eliminator.

Moore, 30, is currently ranked third in the WBC standings behind Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr and Kermit Cintron for their 154lb title held by Sergio Martinez.

Maloney will fly east to Jeju, Korea with Moore and the boxer’s manager and co-promoter Steve Wood in the first week of November to press their claims at the WBC convention.

Moore explained: “I was very close to getting Martinez over here. A couple of months ago talks were held with his promoter Lou DiBella, but after good signs early on during negotiations, they didn’t want to come to England and face Jamie. The offer was fantastic and Jamie was willing to take the fight for chump change. I can’t see how Martinez had ever earned the money that was on the table.

“The WBC belt is the most prestigious in boxing and the one Jamie wants to get his hands on more than anything. When Jamie attends the WBC convention he will put his case to them. I’m then going west to Las Vegas where I am going to suggest to Bob Arum that Jamie fights Chavez Jnr in a final eliminator, or even an interim title.

“It will be hard to bring Chavez Jnr to England because of the TV business he does in the United States and Mexico, but I am so confident that Mooresy has his measure we would travel. If he doesn’t beat Rhodes though that will all become no more than a dream that is unlikely to ever happen and Jamie isn’t looking beyond Ryan even if there looks like being a pot of gold at the end of the tunnel.”

Kelly Pavlik yesterday gave his view on the Super Middleweight competition that kicks off this weekend and told Joe Scalzo of the Youngstown Vindicator he could easily beat the overall winner.

Kelly went on to say “Whoever the winner is…I’ll kick his butt. Let them beat each other up. Let them ruin their careers for peanuts, that’s like the Browns quarterback Brady Quinn playing for $300 a week. It’s bull. Showtime never asked me and I never wanted to join. I fought my way up for seven years, I’ve fought for $3 million and $2.5 million a fight…yeah, the economy is bad, but there’s still more money out there."

“Trust me, when the winner of that tournament fights his next fight, it’ll be on HBO,” Pavlik declared. “I like HBO, I will fight for HBO. All the big-time fighters like Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, the Klitschkos — they all fight on HBO.”

"I think all the big talk is just to mask his own insecurities that maybe he's not ready for this level. It sounds like he'd sooner take me on at baseball then step in to a ring with me.

"I think it's dawned on him that now he has to step into the ring with the world's best fighters and maybe he's starting to doubt his own ability.

"If that's the case then the last place he needs to be next Saturday night is in a boxing ring at the Trent FM Arena, in front of 10,000 Cobra fans and with me standing in the opposite corner.

"It's going to be a very, very lonely place for him and all the talk in the world will count for nothing when that first bell rings."

Check out some video highlight from the boxing card at Rostock, Germany on Saturday night where amongst others WBA #5, IBF #8, WBC #10, WBO #10 heavyweight KO artist Denis Boytsov (26-0, 21 KOs) scored a TKO victory over Jason Gavern.

Also featured are battles between unbeaten heavyweights Sebastian Köber and Markus Tomala, unbeaten heavyweight Manuel Charr against Sherman “Tank” Williams and the pro debut of highly regarded 2008 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Rakhim Chakhkiev. Click the image to view...

Thailand's Denkaosen Kaowichit retained his World Boxing Association flyweight title via a majority decision today against the tough Japanese challenger Daiki Kameda at the Osaka Central Gymnasium.

Scores from the judges were 115-113 115-113 with the third judge scoring the contest a 114-114 draw.

Kameda towered over the champion but was kept at bay by Denkaosen's jab and stiff combinations.

Amir Khan v Dmitriy Salita is official and will take place at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle on Saturday 5th December promoter Frank Warren confirmed today.

Dmitriy Salita is an observant Jew and strictly follows Jewish law so if he fights on a Saturday then it must begin after sundown, the end of the sabbath. He famously said, “Anyone who wants a good whuppin’ from me is just going to have to wait until sundown.”

Warren told reporters “Salita’s got a great record, he’s unbeaten and carries a big punch and of course he will pose a threat to Amir, but Amir’s a world class fighter and has to deal with these challengers. I’ve promoted a lot of shows in Newcastle with all the big names like Naz, Calzaghe, Hatton and Benn and I’m delighted to bring Amir to the city for the first time. The public there are big sports fans and love the big events and it’s great to bring them a fight like Khan v Salita.”

After a brilliant stoppage victory over Jon Thaxton on the weekend Uk prospect John Murray immediatly set his sights on a massive future bout with current World champion Amir Khan. but before anyone gets too carried away boxing promoter Frank Warren has today poured cold water on the suggestion of the bout and went on to tell reporters how Murray was offered the Khan fight but choose to turn it down.

Warren told reporters "We made an offer to John and they never came back, so that is dead in the water now," he said.

"We don't want any cry baby stuff now saying they want this and that. They had their opportunity and they didn't even respond to it. He was on the list. He was one of the guys we were talking to and we are still talking to a couple more at the moment. John was a possibility, providing he could have got rated, but that was a fight I definitely would have wanted."

Murray's camp believes the fight would go down in British boxing history with Murray's trainer Joe Gallagher saying: "If you make John Murray v Amir Khan, the MEN Arena would sell out.

"It's one of the biggest fights in British boxing now. People want Ricky Hatton v Khan, but with Murray and Khan you've got two hungry fighters like Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank."

"Not only will we fight him, but we will give him a re-match because he will need it," he said.

Due to the fact WBC lightweight world champion Edwin Valero was denied a Visa to fight in the United States the WBC President Jose Sulaiman today announced the WBC Board of Governors had instead approved an interim title fight between #1 Antonio Demarco and #2 Jose Alfaro.

The WBC is basing its decision on rule 1.27 which states that the organization has the authority to approve an interim championship in the event of medical or legal cases that prevent a champion defending his title for over six months.

Commonwealth and British champion Nathan Cleverly will defend his title this Saturday against a tough test in Courtney Fry but already is looking at bigger and brighter things looking to capture a European title next after being nominated by the European Boxing Union as a challenger for the vacant European title.

Cleverly, 22, told reporters on Monday that he was stoked by the pressure of a potential European title should he win.

"It's exciting, and I'm enjoying the pressure of the occasion. I always wanted to go the traditional route of British, Commonwealth and European titles.

"After that, I want world title fights, but I'm not underestimating Fry in any way, and he'll be coming to win on Friday."

Warren said: "I don't often look more than a fight ahead, but I thought it would do Nathan good to know what's at stake here. It's a huge incentive."