Thursday, July 15, 2010
Rendall Munroe will face Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC super-bantamweight title in late October. The exact date has yet to be confirmed but promoter Frank Maloney has revealed the showdown will take place in Tokyo, Japan. Munroe, 30, said: "This is a big opportunity. It makes no difference to me if the fight's in Japan. "To be a world champion you have to fight world-class fighters in world-class places. "This is a chance for me to show I'm good enough to be thought of as world class." Nishioka, 33, has made three successful defences since winning the title in January 2009. ======================================== Chris John's featherweight title defense against Fernando Saucedo was postponed for the second time after John suffered a rib injury while training. John was sparring in preparation for the fight, which was scheduled to take place July 26 in his native Indonesia, when he suffered bruised ribs, Sampson Lewkowicz said. Lewkowicz said John saw a doctor, but was waiting for a more detailed prognosis before he would know when the fight could be rescheduled. "He got an injury sparring in the ribs, so the fight won't happen on the 26th," Lewkowicz said. "We'll look for another date, but we won't know when because it depends on what the doctor says."
======================================= Former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik's return to the ring could come against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in the main event of a pay-per-view card, and if Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has his way, it will take place at Cowboys Stadium, he said "That's the fight we are looking to do," Arum said.