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Source: ABS-CBN News

-- Prized boxing trainer Freddie Roach has filed a libel complaint against former world champion Paulie Malignaggi for his “drug slur” against superstar Manny Pacquiao and UK’s Amir Khan.

According to a report by Telegraph.co.uk’s Gareth Davies, Roach filed the libel rap against the former International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight champion several weeks ago for implying that Pacquiao and Khan might be using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs).

“Amir and Manny work with me and my trainers. I know what goes on in my gym and I've had enough of this rubbish. That's why we've issued a libel suit,” said Roach.

Malignaggi is set to battle Khan in New York City on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) for the World Boxing Association (WBA) junior welterweight title.

The boxers nearly came to blows during the official weigh-in on Friday (Saturday in Manila) when tension between the fighters and their entourages sparked a hysterical outbreak of pushing and shoving that security officers had to break up.

"Paulie brought it up that Amir might be on something because he trains with us. My guys are clean. It's an insult because the success of my fighters is down to hard work," said Roach.

Malignaggi has repeatedly been harping about Pacquiao possibly taking drugs since he has been able to beat bigger opponents like Miguel Cotto and Oscar de la Hoya.

“I'm not a complete idiot that just accuses people of something without having my reasons to believe what it is I'm saying,” Malignaggi said in an earlier report.

Malignaggi sided with Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s insinuations that PEDs were the reason for Pacquiao’s recent successes against bigger fighters.

Mayweather’s camp had demanded that the Filipino undergo Olympic-style blood testing before their supposed super fight in March. This led to the collapse of negotiations between the two boxers.

When pressed to specify his reasons for the PED claim, Malignaggi only cited Pacquiao’s “sheer size”.

“All the lean muscle he's put on in such a short amount of time, the size of his head. And how does a guy just jump from featherweight and just walking through welterweight killer like [Miguel] Cotto? It just doesn't make any sense,” he said.

Source: AFP

-- Former British Olympian Amir Khan fashioned a stunning American debut, easily stopping Paulie Malignaggi in the 11th round of a one-sided fight on Saturday.

The 23-year-old Khan retained his World Boxing Association super lightweight title with a technical knockout of Brooklyn native Malignaggi.

Khan (23-1, 17 KOs) was clearly the better fighter, landing jabs and head shots. Referee Steve Smoger finally stopped the bout at 1:25 of the 11th round after the 29-year-old Malignaggi failed to put up a defence.

Malignaggi's face was swollen and he had to plead with the ringside doctor before the 11th round just to let him continue.

Malignaggi (27-4) didn't argue with the decision, tapping his chest and congratulating Khan on the win.

Up next in the 140 pound class for Khan could be fighters such as Marcos Maidana and fellow titleholders Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander.

This was the second title defense for Khan, who landed 132 more punches than the American.

Khan won the title over Andriy Kotelnik on July 18 last year and then defended the belt with a first-round TKO of Dmitriy Salita. He remains unbeaten (14-0) above 135 pounds.

This was the sixth title fight for Malignaggi, who held the International Boxing Federation title at 140 pounds in 2008.

Khan signed up with Oscar de La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions earlier this year in a bid to improve his standing among US fight fans.

He won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics at age 17.

Source: Joseph G. Lariosagmanews.tv

-- Before the Pacquiao-Cotto fight, controversial one-time Junior Welterweight World champion Paul “The Magic" Malignaggi did not bat an eyelash when he predicted that the Filipino pound-for-pound world champion would lose to the Puerto Rican world champion.

After sewing up a convincing unanimous decision over three-time lightweight world champion Juan “Baby Bull" Diaz on Dec. 12 to claim the North American Boxing Organization junior welterweight title at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KOs) just clammed up and smiled when asked by this reporter if he has any prediction on the outcome of the March 13 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Eric Gomez, vice president of Golden Boy Promotions, told reporters that Diaz (35-3, 17 KOs) could not make it to the post-fight press conference because he (Diaz) had “a deep cut to be stitched. He said he was not in rhythm (during the fight) and congratulated Paul (Malignaggi). (He) fought a great fight."

Malignaggi, who was showboating during most of the 12-rounder, got even in his rematch with Diaz after losing to him in a contentious decision during a fight held at Diaz’s hometown of Houston, Texas last August.

Malignaggi said his victory merely validated the claim of his camp that he won the first fight. “Why else would his camp change his aggressive style to non-aggressive this time? I know I was leading in the early rounds."

All the three judges turned in unanimous 116-111 scorecards for Malignaggi, the Italian-American motormouth who showed some theatrics in the sixth round when he dropped his arms, inviting Diaz to come and hit him.

In another round, he turned his right arm like a wheel as if to deliver a big swing. He even placed both his arms in his back, taunting Diaz to take a swing.

Diaz, who has been an aggressive fighter throughout his career, never got inside and landed a mere 35 body blows over 12 rounds.

It was Malignaggi’s constant jabs that spelled trouble for the 26-year-old Diaz, whose lack of rhythm made him look older than the 29-year-old Malignaggi.

The attention-grabbing Malignaggi told HBO’s Max Kellerman after the fight, “I gotta say I told you so. To my critics, who said I was done, I’m back."

He also called out on Juan Manuel Marquez and asked for a rematch with Ricky Hatton, who TKO’ed him in the 11th round in November last year.

Malignaggi has been getting brickbats from boxing commentators for calling Pacquiao a “midget" and accusing him of using performance-enhancing drugs like steroids.

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