EEC - February 20, 2007

Many new things to report this morning…

News, Notes, and Rumors:

- Raul Frank has appealed to the New York State Athletic Commission to reinstate his victory over Terrance Cauthen. There will be a public hearing held at the officies of the NYSA tomorrow…

- IBF and IBO Flyweight Champion Vic Darchinyan has stated that he wants the winner of Rafael-Marquez-Israel Vazquez as a setup bout that would eventually get him in line for a shot at Manny Pacquiao.

“I will challenge both Marquez and Vazquez,” Darchinyan said. “I am looking forward. I just don’t want to stay in my weight division. I want to unify the flyweight division, but if the other champions won’t fight me, I want to move up and fight for more world titles. I want to become more popular. I want to become pound for pound No.1.”

- The Plain Dealer Reporter is reporting ironically that HBO would like Kelly Pavik to fight on the same card as Jermain Taylor-Sergio Mora on April 14th.

Pavlik told the paper that Top Rank is trying to set up a fight between himself and Edison Miranda in June instead with the winner getting a shot at Taylor in September…

- A biography on Roberto Duran written by Christian Giudice and titled “Hands of Stone, The Life and Legend of Roberto Duran” will start going on sale on Friday, March 2…

Some Good Reads:

ESPN: ‘Koncrete’ meets ‘Ding-A-Ling Man’ on FNF
FOX Sports: Malignaggi earns a win with a measured approach
Boxing Scene: Hopkins thinks Winky is the “Wright” Opponent

Posted by John Chandler on Feb 20, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Features • Early Eight Count • Promoters • Top Rank • Edison Miranda • Israel Vazquez • Jermain Taylor • Kelly Pavlik • Rafael Marquez • Raul Frank • Roberto Duran • Sergio Mora • Terrance Cauthen • Vic Darchinyan

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