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Affliction to Compete with Golden Boy After All
POSTED: November 25, 2008 - 10:30 am
CATEGORIES: MMA, Boxing
Despite a report in the Los Angeles Times last week which stated that a planned welterweight fight between Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito had been called off, the fight now appears to be on.
According to a report by ESPN boxing reporter Dan Rafael, promoters spent the better part of Monday attempting to save the deal with Mosley and Margarito are now expected to face each other on Jan. 24 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Money issues reportedly caused the matchup to initially fall a part but Rafael states that HBO will be putting up additional compensation that will go to Margarito and his promoter, Bob Arum’s Top Rank.
Mosley is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and the company’s CEO, Richard Schaefer, is quoted as referring to the Mosley vs. Margarito matchup as a “done deal.”
Schaefer’s company will essentially be compensating with itself as it will be involved in the production and marketing of Affliction Entertainment’s second-ever mixed martial arts pay-per-view, which is scheduled for the same night as Mosley vs. Margarito at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Affliction’s PPV, titled “Day of Reckoning,” will be headlined by WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko defending his title vs. former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. In addition to competing with Margarito vs. Mosley on HBO, the event is likely to face competition from the UFC and Spike TV.
COMMENTS (5): Submit A Comment
1. mark
November 25, 2008 - 12:04 pm
I don't think that any mma fans would choose to watch Mosley vs Margarito over Fedor vs Arlovski. Its not often you get to watch the best fighter in the world take on a legitimate challanger. You do not see fights like this in the UFC any more. Affliction also has a kick ass under card lined up, I can't wait.
2. OSH ryan
November 25, 2008 - 5:34 pm
What do you know...a boxing match that almost didnt happen cause one fighter wants more money...... I guess boxing isnt dead. I will be watching The Affliction card thank you.
3. kev
November 25, 2008 - 11:47 pm
i agree, the affliction card is way more interesting than the mosley match-up. And we all know that the ufc show they will throw together will be chopped up and replayed over and over to fill in between the steven seagal movie reruns on spike
4. evan Soper
November 26, 2008 - 2:10 am
legit contender hahahahahahahahhahahahhahahhahahahhaha thats cute im saying as fast or faster than sylvia went dont if arlovsji could fight with a football helmet on hed me the best fighter in the world but he got know chin
5. evan soper
November 26, 2008 - 2:16 am
by the way what do you call next months fight card and last months was fantastic answer me that complainer always hating on the big guy affliction is going under i hate to say it but they are going to go under the ring slows it down all these guys were in pride to its gonna fail the same way just elite ex annd pride and the ifl and all the other guys best case senerio they do go under and they have no shoice but to work out a fair contract with the ufc annd we can fially seee the best fighters against the best fighters love to see barnet back in there and a few others
