Boxing News: Big February

February is looking like a good month for Boxing fans:

Saturday February 16 2008 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
166-pounds
Jermain Taylor 25 W 1 L 1 D 17 KOs vs.
Kelly Pavlik 32 W 0 L 0 D 29 KOs

It will be interesting to see if Kelly Pavlik lives up to the hype.

WBC Super Flyweight title
Cristian Mijares 33 W 3 L 2 D 14 KOs vs.
Jose Navarro 26 W 2 L 0 D 12 KOs
WBO super flyweight title
Fernando Montiel 35 W 2 L 1 D 26 KOs vs.
Martin Castillo 33 W 2 L 0 D 17 KOs
Middleweight
Ronald Hearns 17 W 0 L 0 D 13 KOs vs.
Juan Astorga 11 W 1 L 1 D 6 KOs

Saturday February 23 2008 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
WBC WBO WBA IBF Unification
Wladimir Klitschko 49 W 3 L 0 D 44 KOs vs.
Sultan Ibragimov 21 W 0 L 1 D 17 KOs

Clash of the heavyweights - this is what the heavyweight division need - a unification bout like this. Klitschko hasn't really been tested in a while, and Ibragimov will be a tough opponent. A lot on the line for these fighters, they will both be going for this one.

Middleweight
John Duddy 23 W 0 L 0 D 17 KOs vs.
Walid Smichet 17 W 3 L 3 D 13 KOs

Irish John Duddy is back in New York on the undercard of the Klitschko V Ibragimov fight. Still undefeated and rated number three by the WBO and WBC - as well as number six and number 11 by the WBA and IBF - Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs) is also ranked 10 in The Ring magazine. Let's hope he gets past Smichet here, and move on to great things.