Katsidis-Guzman bout on May 26 postponed
Junior lightweight titlist Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic suffered a hand injury in training, forcing the postponement of his May 26 fight against Michael Katsidis on Thursday.
Guzman was moving from 130 pounds to 135 to challenge Katsidis, an Australian who was to make his American debut, for an interim lightweight title at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Guzman (27-0, 17 KOs), who was training with Floyd Mayweather Sr. for the first time in preparation for the bout, injured the hand a few days ago and, after a visit to a doctor, was advised to postpone the fight.
HBO, which was to have televised the bout on "Boxing After Dark," will go dark that night. HBO and promoter Golden Boy hope to reschedule the show later this summer.
The co-feature pitting former junior featherweight champion Oscar Larios (59-5-1, 37 KOs) of Mexico against 21-year-old rising contender Jorge Linares (23-0, 14 KOs), a Venezuela native based in Japan, for an interim featherweight title will also be rescheduled.
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May schedule:
May 9
At Montreal (ESPN2): Adrian Dicanou vs. Rico Hoye, 12 rounds, WBC light heavyweight eliminator; Sebastien Gauthier vs. Alex Becerra, 8 rounds, junior featherweights; Benoit Gaudet vs. Adrian Tellez, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
May 11
At Tulsa, Okla. (ESPN2): Terry Smith vs. Kelvin Davis, 10 rounds, heavyweights; Samuel Miller vs. Brian Vera, 10 rounds, super middleweights
At Lincoln, R.I.: Peter Manfredo vs. Ted Muller, 10 rounds, super middleweights
Garland, Texas (Telemundo): Gerardo Verde vs. Kermin Guardia, 12 rounds, junior flyweights
At Salinas, Puerto Rico (Telefutura): Prawet Singwangcha vs. Jose Cotto, 12 rounds, for vacant WBA "regular" lightweight title
May 12
At Fairfax, Va.: Jimmy Lange vs. Fontaine Cabell, rematch, 12 rounds, junior middleweights; Dean White vs. Damian Fuller, 8 rounds, lightweights; William Guthrie vs. TBA, 8 rounds, cruiserweights
At Tijuana, Mexico: Martin Castillo vs. Jorge Romero, 10 rounds, bantamweights
May 16
At Hollywood, Fla. (ESPN2): Glen Johnson vs. Montell Griffin, 12 rounds, IBF light heavyweight eliminator; Joel "Love Child" Julio vs. Mauro Lucero, 10 rounds, junior middleweights; Joe Greene vs. Jose Spearman, 8 or 10 rounds, middleweights
May 18
At Tulsa, Okla. (ESPN2): Zahir Raheem vs. Cristobal Cruz, 10 rounds, junior welterweights; Shaun George vs. Richard Hall, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
At New York: John Duddy vs. Dupre Strickland, 10 rounds, middleweights
May 19
At Memphis (HBO): Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks, 12 rounds, for Taylor's Ring/WBC/WBO middleweight titles; Kelly Pavlik vs. Edison Miranda, 12 rounds, WBC middleweight eliminator; Andre Berto vs. Martinus Clay, 10 rounds, welterweights; Ronald Hearns vs. Dennis Sharpe, 8 rounds, middleweights; Jose Navarro vs. Roberto Gomez, 8 rounds, junior bantamweights
At Hamburg, Germany: Sergei Dzindziruk vs. TBA, 12 rounds, Dzinziruk's WBO junior middleweight title; Vladimir Virchis vs. Paolo Vidoz, rematch, 12 rounds, for Virchis' European heavyweight title; Jürgen Brähmer vs. Hector Velazco, 12 rounds, super middleweights; Thomas Ulrich vs. Leonardo Turchi, 12 rounds, for Ulrich's European light heavyweight title
May 20
At Perth, Australia: Danny Green vs. Manny Siaca, 12 rounds, light heavyweights
May 23
At Albuquerque, N.M. (ESPN2): Holly Holm vs. Chevelle Hallback, 10 rounds, female welterweights
May 24
At San Jose, Calif.: James Toney vs. Dan Batchelder, 10 rounds, heavyweights; Ricardo Cortes vs. TBA, 10 rounds, middleweights
May 25
At Washington, D.C. (ESPN2): Tony Thompson vs. Elieser Castillo, 10 rounds heavyweights; Lamont Peterson vs. Dorin Spivey, 10 rounds, junior welterwights; Anthony Peterson vs. TBA, 8 rounds, lightweights
At Albuquerque, N.M. (Telefutura): Jesus Soto-Karass vs. Gilbert Venegas, 12 rounds, welterweights; Brandon Rios vs. TBA, 8 rounds, featherweights; Ray Sanchez vs. TBA, 8 rounds, welterweights
May 26
At London: Matt Skelton vs. Michael Sprott, rematch, 12 rounds, for Skelton's Commonwealth heavyweight title
At Warsaw: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk vs. Steve Cunningham, rematch, 12 rounds, for Wlodarczyk's IBF cruiserweight title
At Bamberg, Germany: Arthur Abraham vs. Sebastien Demers, 12 rounds, for Abraham's IBF middleweight title; Vadim Tokarev vs. Marco Huck, 12 rounds, IBF cruiserweight eliminator; Timo Hoffmann vs. TBA, 10 or 12 rounds, heavyweights; Alexander Povetkin vs. TBA, 10 or 12 rounds, heavyweights
May 30
At Kansas City, Mo. (ESPN2): Marcos Ramirez vs. Adailton De Jesus, 12 rounds, featherweights
Junior lightweight titlist Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic suffered a hand injury in training, forcing the postponement of his May 26 fight against Michael Katsidis on Thursday.
Guzman was moving from 130 pounds to 135 to challenge Katsidis, an Australian who was to make his American debut, for an interim lightweight title at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Guzman (27-0, 17 KOs), who was training with Floyd Mayweather Sr. for the first time in preparation for the bout, injured the hand a few days ago and, after a visit to a doctor, was advised to postpone the fight.
HBO, which was to have televised the bout on "Boxing After Dark," will go dark that night. HBO and promoter Golden Boy hope to reschedule the show later this summer.
The co-feature pitting former junior featherweight champion Oscar Larios (59-5-1, 37 KOs) of Mexico against 21-year-old rising contender Jorge Linares (23-0, 14 KOs), a Venezuela native based in Japan, for an interim featherweight title will also be rescheduled.
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May schedule:
May 9
At Montreal (ESPN2): Adrian Dicanou vs. Rico Hoye, 12 rounds, WBC light heavyweight eliminator; Sebastien Gauthier vs. Alex Becerra, 8 rounds, junior featherweights; Benoit Gaudet vs. Adrian Tellez, 8 rounds, junior lightweights
May 11
At Tulsa, Okla. (ESPN2): Terry Smith vs. Kelvin Davis, 10 rounds, heavyweights; Samuel Miller vs. Brian Vera, 10 rounds, super middleweights
At Lincoln, R.I.: Peter Manfredo vs. Ted Muller, 10 rounds, super middleweights
Garland, Texas (Telemundo): Gerardo Verde vs. Kermin Guardia, 12 rounds, junior flyweights
At Salinas, Puerto Rico (Telefutura): Prawet Singwangcha vs. Jose Cotto, 12 rounds, for vacant WBA "regular" lightweight title
May 12
At Fairfax, Va.: Jimmy Lange vs. Fontaine Cabell, rematch, 12 rounds, junior middleweights; Dean White vs. Damian Fuller, 8 rounds, lightweights; William Guthrie vs. TBA, 8 rounds, cruiserweights
At Tijuana, Mexico: Martin Castillo vs. Jorge Romero, 10 rounds, bantamweights
May 16
At Hollywood, Fla. (ESPN2): Glen Johnson vs. Montell Griffin, 12 rounds, IBF light heavyweight eliminator; Joel "Love Child" Julio vs. Mauro Lucero, 10 rounds, junior middleweights; Joe Greene vs. Jose Spearman, 8 or 10 rounds, middleweights
May 18
At Tulsa, Okla. (ESPN2): Zahir Raheem vs. Cristobal Cruz, 10 rounds, junior welterweights; Shaun George vs. Richard Hall, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
At New York: John Duddy vs. Dupre Strickland, 10 rounds, middleweights
May 19
At Memphis (HBO): Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks, 12 rounds, for Taylor's Ring/WBC/WBO middleweight titles; Kelly Pavlik vs. Edison Miranda, 12 rounds, WBC middleweight eliminator; Andre Berto vs. Martinus Clay, 10 rounds, welterweights; Ronald Hearns vs. Dennis Sharpe, 8 rounds, middleweights; Jose Navarro vs. Roberto Gomez, 8 rounds, junior bantamweights
At Hamburg, Germany: Sergei Dzindziruk vs. TBA, 12 rounds, Dzinziruk's WBO junior middleweight title; Vladimir Virchis vs. Paolo Vidoz, rematch, 12 rounds, for Virchis' European heavyweight title; Jürgen Brähmer vs. Hector Velazco, 12 rounds, super middleweights; Thomas Ulrich vs. Leonardo Turchi, 12 rounds, for Ulrich's European light heavyweight title
May 20
At Perth, Australia: Danny Green vs. Manny Siaca, 12 rounds, light heavyweights
May 23
At Albuquerque, N.M. (ESPN2): Holly Holm vs. Chevelle Hallback, 10 rounds, female welterweights
May 24
At San Jose, Calif.: James Toney vs. Dan Batchelder, 10 rounds, heavyweights; Ricardo Cortes vs. TBA, 10 rounds, middleweights
May 25
At Washington, D.C. (ESPN2): Tony Thompson vs. Elieser Castillo, 10 rounds heavyweights; Lamont Peterson vs. Dorin Spivey, 10 rounds, junior welterwights; Anthony Peterson vs. TBA, 8 rounds, lightweights
At Albuquerque, N.M. (Telefutura): Jesus Soto-Karass vs. Gilbert Venegas, 12 rounds, welterweights; Brandon Rios vs. TBA, 8 rounds, featherweights; Ray Sanchez vs. TBA, 8 rounds, welterweights
May 26
At London: Matt Skelton vs. Michael Sprott, rematch, 12 rounds, for Skelton's Commonwealth heavyweight title
At Warsaw: Krzysztof Wlodarczyk vs. Steve Cunningham, rematch, 12 rounds, for Wlodarczyk's IBF cruiserweight title
At Bamberg, Germany: Arthur Abraham vs. Sebastien Demers, 12 rounds, for Abraham's IBF middleweight title; Vadim Tokarev vs. Marco Huck, 12 rounds, IBF cruiserweight eliminator; Timo Hoffmann vs. TBA, 10 or 12 rounds, heavyweights; Alexander Povetkin vs. TBA, 10 or 12 rounds, heavyweights
May 30
At Kansas City, Mo. (ESPN2): Marcos Ramirez vs. Adailton De Jesus, 12 rounds, featherweights
