Phil D. Jay WBN Editor Reports of finalised world title defence premature WBA welterweight title holder Paul Malignaggi has revealed to WBN that his proposed defence against three-weight world champion ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley in the spring is not 100 per cent done yet. The ‘Magic Man’ is reported to be close to agreeing the fight with Mosley, which would see the New Yorker put his belt on the line for the second time since dethroning Vyacheslav Senchenko in April of last year. The 32 year-old, who is himself a world champion at two weight divisions, was hoping to face old rival Ricky Hatton in the coming months until the ‘Hitman’ was beaten in his November comeback – ironically by Senchenko. It now looks very likely that Mosley and Malignaggi will reach an agreement for the Barclays Center clash on April 27th and the bout represent the challenger’s first outing since announcing his retirement last May. Mosley, 41, was beaten for the eighth time in his c...
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