Boxing in December 2006

Former undisputed junior middleweight champion Ronald "Winky" Wright (50-3-1 25KOs) is looking to continue his brilliance in the ring. He faces off against Ike Quartey (37-3-1 31KOs) of Ghana. Wright, 34, is fresh off a controversial draw with middleweight champion Jermain Taylor back in June.

Quartey is looking to avenge his controversial loss to Vernon Forrest back in early August. Also that evening on the undercard, Jeff "Left-Hook" Lacy (21-1-1 17KOs) is looking to rebound after his lopsided loss to Joe Calzaghe back in March. Vitali Tsypko (17-1 10KOs) is no day at the beach, and is interested in proving his no contest with Lacy back in 2004 was a mistake.

Both Lacy and Wright are natives of the Tampa, Florida area and are looking to make some noise in their backyard. Will their homecoming be interrupted?

Showtime Network Television
Saturday December 2, 2006
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Undefeated Miguel Cotto (27-0 22KOs) looks to offer a tremendous bang on his Showtime debut. He faces undefeated Carlos Quintana (23-0 18KOs). With Cotto's impressive victory against Paulie Malignaggi and Quintana's impressive win over hard-punching Joel Julio the two must meet. The 0 must go!

Antonio Margarito (33-4 24KOs) has been the talk of the town lately inside the welterweight division. Margarito, 28, has enjoyed media critics feeding into the speculation of Mayweather avoiding a fight with him. Well, on December 2, 2006, he'll have the opportunity to prove to the world he's the truth. He faces a tough customer in Joshua Clottey (29-1 18KOs).

Saturday December 9, 2006
HBO Television
Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (25-0-1 17KOs) defends his crown against dangerous southpaw Kassim "The Dream" Ouma (25-2-1 15KOs). Taylor, 27, represents his home of Arkansas with pride. As busy as Ouma is in the ring, Jermain will have to find a way to defeat him and keep the home crowd from getting antsy.

Ouma is a tough fighter who can throw close to 100+ punches per round; he only believes in coming forward. Ouma enters Little Rock as the underdog, is hungry and looking for a major upset. Also on that card, undefeated welterweight prospect Andre Berto (15-0 13KOs) takes on Miguel Figueroa (24-5-2) on the undercard.

Saturday December 16, 2006
HBO Network Television
Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, USA

Power-punching middleweight Edison Miranda (26-1 23KOs) is hot and looking to take out his frustrating loss to Arthur Abraham on Willie Gibbs (20-1 16KOs). Miranda, 25, loss a decision and the IBF middleweight title to Abraham back in September. Gibbs is fresh from a 12th round TKO victory over Lenord Pierre. Can Gibbs disrupt a determined Miranda and pursue an opportunity of middleweight gold?

Thank you AC for staying tuned to boxing in 2006. Be sure to check back in for all the latest fight updates for the 2007 forecast.