Salita, A Possible Malignaggi Opponent

Dmitriy Salita could be Paulie Malignaggi's next opponent according to Dan Ambrose of Boxing News 24. Malignaggi (31-4, 7 KOs) won the WBA welterweight championship by stopping Vyacheslav Senchenko in the ninth round yesterday.

Ambrose describes Salita (along with a few other fighters) as "soft" and a "bottom tier contender." While questions about the strength of the fighter's competition are valid, Salita (33-1-1, 17 KOs) would surely give Malignaggi a tough go. The two Brooklynites are friends and have talked about facing each other in the past. Brooklyn's new Barclays Center is scheduled to open in September this year and could be the perfect location for this proposed title bout.

Salita's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Ronnie Warrior Jr. over a year ago.

Netzer Out of April 26 Date in Panama

Danny "Silent" Netzer, who suffered his first career defeat on Tuesday, will be forced to skip his scheduled April 26 fight in Panama City, Panama. Netzer (2-1, 1 KO) was cut in his bout against Phil Rose this week.

Netzer is planning on returning to the ring in late June or early July. The middleweight started his career with two impressive wins against veteran opponents who each held a drastic weight advantage over Netzer.

Chilemba in Malawi, Meets President

Light heavyweight Isaac Chilemba has been in his home country of Malawi this week in order to get the necessary documentation to shift his home base from South Africa to the United States, according to the Nyasa Times. During the trip, Chilemba met the newly anointed President of Malawi, Joyce Banda. President Banda, the former Vice President, assumed the presidency when her predecessor, Bingu wa Matharika, died of a heart attack earlier this month.

Chilemba said of the meeting, "I really felt good to meet Her Excellency President Banda. She gave me encouragement and was keen to develop the sport of boxing so that Malawi can develop many international champions."

President Banda and her husband, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Richard Banda, are fans of Chilemba and make a habit of watching his fights.

Chilemba (19-1-1, 9 KOs) moved to South Africa in 2005. On this trip, he confirmed that he has not renounced his Malawian citizenship, despite the impending move to the U.S. Chilemba earned the biggest win of his career in February, a unanimous decision victory over Edison Miranda.