Celestino Caballero made quick work of Steve Molitor moments ago at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada, stopping ‘The Canadian Kid’ in just four rounds. Caballero’s height and reach seemed too much for Molitor right from the outset, and the Panamanian fighter stalked him from the opening bell. Caballero chased Molitor around the ring for the first three rounds and finally caught up with him in the fourth. Early in the fourth round a right uppercut rocked Molitor and dropped him awkwardly. He got up and ate several more shots as the referee waived the fight off with Molitor slumping into the ropes. The official time was :52 of round four. With the win Caballero unified the WBA and IBF super bantamweight titles and opened the door to potential mega fights with Israel Vazquez, Rafael Marquez, and Juan Manuel Lopez. Stay tuned to for a full ring side report / event recap, only on FightFan.com!

FightFan.com’s Ivan ‘LatinoPorVida’ Montiel is live at ringside for Molitor vs. Cabalero, the first unification fight ever held in Canada! The main event will be televised live in the U.S. on Showtime’s popular ShoBox: The Next Generation series and across Canada on TSN, beginning at 11:00 PM Eastern. FightFan.com’s Ivan Montiel will be ringside for all the action, so be sure to stay tuned to FightFan.com for all the latest breaking news!

Ricky Hatton: 140 lbs

Paul Malignaggi: 139 lbs

Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi, a scheduled 12-round battle for Hatton’s Ring Magazine and IBO Junior Welterweight titles, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Punch Promotions and DiBella Entertainment and sponsored by Affliction Clothing and Cerveza Tecate. James Kirkland vs. Brian Vera, a 10 round middleweight bout, is presented in association with Tournament of Contenders. Both bouts will air live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing broadcast beginning at 7:00pm PT / 10:00pm ET. Doors open at 3:00 PM PT with the first bell ringing at approximately 3:15 PM PT.

Courtesy of HBO Boxing, watch this action packed highlight package of Jermain Taylor’s victory over Jeff Lacy from last Saturday night at the Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, TN. Taylor used a stellar jab and put his punches together nicely on route to a wide decision victory. For more information, visit HBO.com.

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DG: I think it’s probably going to be his most exciting fight because Travis Walker only knows one way to come, and he’s going to be looking for the knockout before the first bell sounds. And Cristobal is the same way. They are both knockout punchers–They both look for the knockout throughout the fight–So the way I see it, from the sound of the first bell, two real heavyweights are going to try to knock each other out cold.

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Steve Molitor 121.6 lbs .. . Celestino Caballero 121.6 lbs

Both Steve Molitor and Celestino Caballero made weight earlier today and are ready for their Friday night unification fight! Molitor vs. Cabalero, the first unification fight ever held in Canada will be televised live in the U.S. on Showtime’s popular ShoBox: The Next Generation series and across Canada on TSN, beginning at 11:00 PM Eastern. FightFan.com’s Ivan Montiel will be ringside for all the action, so be sure to stay tuned to FightFan.com for all the latest breaking news!

David Haye’s manager Adam Booth has accused the Klitschko brothers of backtracking following the Hayemaker’s outstanding performance against Monte Barrett.

Haye was due to fight IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in London next summer. It now looks increasingly likely that Haye will instead face WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Speaking to Setanta Sports News Booth said:

“At first they were talking about Wladimir, now they pull Wladimir out and offer me Vitali.” Booth added that it was a case of either fighting the brother “with better punches and a weaker chin [Wladimir] or the one with the better chin but who has slowed considerably over the last few years [Vitali]”.

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FF: Celestino thank you for taking the time to talk with FightFan.com. Molitor says he will not run from you, that he will fight you. You say he will run but Steve says he’s a very slick boxer and will put on a clinic, teach you a boxing lesson…

CC: Well let’s see if Steve will do what he says he will do. Let me tell you, we people from Panama do it better. History has shown we have way better boxing schools, and better teaching in Panama. I dance and even sing better than Molitor. The music lives inside of me! Steve Molitor is just a pretty boy and he hasn’t got the heart of a fighter.

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FF: Steve thanks for taking the time to catch up with the FightFans at FightFan.com. Caballero says that you run and that you’re just a pretty boy. What have you got to say about that?

SM: I don’t know if he wants to fight me or if he wants to f*** me? Who cares how pretty I am, you know what I mean? It’s a boxing match and I am a slick boxer.

Just look at boxing’s pound-for-pound best Floyd Mayweather Jr.. He didn’t sit there and go to war if he didn’t have to and there’s no shame in doing that. In the sport of boxing it’s about hitting and not getting hit. That’s what I am going to do come Friday night.

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Fast rising featherweight star Yuriorkis Gamboa (12-0, 10KOs) returns to Primm after two successful appearances at ‘Terrible’s Casino & Resort’ against Darling Jimenez and Al Seeger. Gamboa and heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis will headline the card which will be telecast as a new installment of ESPN’s ‘Friday Night Fights’.

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Hello FightFans! I, Ivan ‘Latino Por Vida’ Montiel, attended the final press conference for Steve Molitor’s title defense against Celestino Caballero earlier today. I must tell you, I can’t wait for Friday! Stay tuned for my exclusive interviews with both fighters, only on FightFan.com!

“If Arce thinks he has a snowball’s chance in Hell of beating me than he’s a bigger sucker than those lollipops he chews on,” said Darchinyan.  “Arce shouldn’t be worrying about me running for the hills.  He should be worrying about me running him out of boxing! The last real ring test he had was against Cristian Mijares in 2007 and we all know how that ended.  It was a murderous unanimous decision victory for Mijares, scored 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.  And everyone saw what I did to Mijares on November 1.  Arce is going to be my human piñata.  It will be like a Chihuahua going against a bull…a raging bull!”

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“I should beat him and if I don’t I’ll have to start looking at things a little closer.” - Ricky Hatton

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. He’ll use his plan until I punch him in his!” - Paul Malignaggi

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This week Alden recaps Jermain Taylor’s big win over Jeff Lacy from last Saturday night on HBO. Alden also looks ahead to this weekend’s upcoming fights between Steve Molitor and Celestino Caballero as well as Ricky Hatton vs. Paul Malignaggi. Also discussed is the upcoming mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. Tune in each week on AldenBoxing.com and FightFan.com!

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Jorge Arce, one of boxing’s most brash talkers, is no longer clamoring for a fight against WBC super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez.  Arce has now set his sights on WBC/WBA/IBF super flyweight champion Vic ‘The Raging Bull’ Darchinyan.

“Vazquez had his shot, but he waited too long to make a decision and quite frankly, I think he was scared of the match up,” Arce said.  “I can only hope that Darchinyan won’t run for the hills like Vazquez did.”

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FF: Your next fight is coming up Nov. 22 against Heriberto Ruiz on the undercard of the Ricky Hatton vs. Paul Malignaggi fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Now that the fight is almost here you feel training has gone well?

RB: Yes things have gone very well. I came over here from the Philippines where I was really training hard at the ALA gym. I came here to Las Vegas for the last part of a month to train at the Mayweather gym and it’s been very good. I am ready for Nov. 22!

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