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The year 2008 is going to end with some very good boxing matches. Champions will defend their titles. Contenders will attempt to dethrone the Champs. And the best boxer will prevail.

October 11th

At Las Vegas(Showtime)- Antonio Tarver vs. Chad Dawson
This will be a 12 round fight for Tarver’s IBF light heavyweight title.

At Berlin(Showtimwe)- Samuel Peter vs. Vitali Klitschko
This is a 12 round fight for Peter’s WBC heavyweight title.

October 18th

At Atlantic City, N.J.(HBO PPV)- Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins
12 round fight between 2 great light heavyweights.

November 8th

At New York(HBO PPV)- Jow Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr.
12 round fight for Calzaghe’s rig magazine light heavyweight title.

November 15th

At Nashville(HBO)- Jermain Taylor vs. Jeff Lacy
A 12 round fight. WBC super middleweight eliminator.

November 22nd

At Las Vegas(HBO)- Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi
A 12 round fight. Hatton’s Ring magazine junior welterweight title is on the line.

December 6th

At Las Vegas(HBO PPV)- Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
12 round fight. Most likely De La Hoya’s last fight.

December 13th

At Germany(HBO)- Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin
12 round fight for Klitschoko’s IBF/WBO heavyweight title.

2 months after Oscar Diaz was knocked into a coma by Delvin Rodriguez in the 10th round of their fight, Diaz is awake and breathing on his own. Diaz, who needed emergency brian surgery 2 months ago, has been updated to stable condition.

Oscar Diaz is only 25 with a 26-3 record with 12 KO’s. The fight was being televised on ESPN2 when Diaz went down in the 10th round.

Delvin Rodriguez had said he had been worried the whole time hoping that Diaz would come out of the coma.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3595225

Being a fan of the sport of boxing I’m surprised that more people don’t get knocked into coma’s. I’m glad to see Diaz is doing fine now and his recovery is looking better.