EEC - July 2, 2007

News, Notes, and Rumors:

- The rumors are true: Felix Trinidad will be coming out of retirement to fight later this year, most likely in December.

- Oleg Maskaev’s showdown against Samuel Peter has been moved from September 29th to October 6th on Showtime and will now take place at Madison Square Garden according to Don King. Showtime is looking to fill the vacant September 29th weekend spot with a possible matchup between Antonio Tarver and Chad Dawson, provided they are both victorious in their bouts on June 9th.

- Contract talks between the camps of Jermain Taylor and Kelly Pavlik are almost finished according to Lou DiBella. Taylor would end up defending his middleweight titles on September 29th on HBO. DiBella says that he is currently attempting to hold the event at Boardwalk Hall.

- NetBoxe is reporting that WBC and WBA Cruiserweight Champion Jean-Marc Mormeck is currently in talks with the camp of David Haye for a possible fight on September 28th.

- Nikolai Valuev and Vladimir Virchis look set to fight at some point this fall. The deadline for purse bids for this fight is July 30th according to Per Ake Persson of Boxing Scene.

Posted by John Chandler on Jul 02, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Features • Early Eight Count • Broadcasters • HBO • Showtime • Promoters • Don King • Lou DiBella • Weight Classes • Cruiserweight • Heavyweight • Light Heavyweight • Middleweight • Welterweight • Antonio Tarver • Chad Dawson • Felix Trinidad • Jean Marc Mormeck • Jermain Taylor • Kelly Pavlik • Nikolai Valuev • Oleg Maskaev • Samuel Peter

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