So Far: Biggest Fights of 2008′
Posted by beeshabo on January 29, 2008
February 9 – At Temecula, Calif. (HBO): Paul Williams vs. Carlos Quintana, 12 rounds, for Williams’ WBO welterweight title
February 16 – At Las Vegas (HBO PPV): Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor, rematch, 12 rounds, super middleweights
February 23 – At New York (HBO): Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov, 12 rounds, IBF/WBO heavyweight unification
March 1 – At Carson, Calif. (Showtime): Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez, rubber match, 12 rounds, for Vazquez’s Ring/WBC junior featherweight title
March 8 – At Cancun, Mexico (HBO): Oleg Maskaev vs. Samuel Peter, 12 rounds, for Maskaev’s WBC heavyweight title
-Juan Diaz vs. Nate Campbell, 12 rounds, for Diaz’s IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight titles
-John Ruiz vs. Jameel McCline, 12 rounds, heavyweights
-Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Jose Luis Castillo, 12 rounds, WBC junior welterweight eliminator
-John Ruiz vs. Jameel McCline, 12 rounds, heavyweights
-Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Jose Luis Castillo, 12 rounds, WBC junior welterweight eliminator
March 15 – At Las Vegas (HBO PPV): Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao, rematch, 12 rounds, vacant Ring magazine/Marquez’s WBC junior lightweight title
March 22 – At Cabazon, Calif. (HBO): Joel Casamayor vs. Michael Katsidis, 12 rounds, for Casamayor’s Ring magazine lightweight title
April 12 – At Atlantic City, N.J. (HBO): Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez, 12 rounds, for Cotto’s WBA welterweight title
-Kermit Cintron vs. Antonio Margarito, rematch, 12 rounds, for Cintron’s IBF welterweight title
April 19 – At Las Vegas (HBO): Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe, 12 rounds, for Hopkins’ Ring magazine light heavyweight title