Kedem Scheduled to Fight Sooner

Featherweight Eilon Kedem (10-3-4, 7 KOs) was originally penciled in to fight in April at the Roseland Ballroom in New York. However, an opportunity opened up to fight at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, New Jersey on Thursday March 25, 2010. No word on Kedem's opponent for the Schuetzen Park date as of yet. Whether or not the 25 year old will fight three weeks later in New York is also unknown.

Plotinsky to Fight for the Title

Mariano Plotinsky will face Juergen Braehmer for the WBO light heavyweight championship of the world. The fight is scheduled to take place in Hamburg, Germany on April 24, 2010.

Plotinsky (16-3, 8 KOs) has won his last five fights, including an 11th round knockout of Thomas Ulrich for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title last March. Braehmer (35-2, 28 KOs) is making his first title defense.

Salita Rumblings

Mark Vester of BoxingScene.com reports that a possible bout between junior welterweight Dmitriy Salita and former champion Carlos Hernandez (43-8-1, 24 KOs) won't happen. Greg Leon, Hernandez's advisor, explained, "In my last discussion with Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Eric Gomez that took place over two weeks ago, I was informed that our potential April 3 fight against Dmitriy Salita at 143 pounds was a no go."

Salita, who is 30-1-1 with 16 KOs, lost his last fight, a contest against Amir Khan for the WBA light welterweight championship, on December 5, 2009. In an interview with Elie Seckbach of Boxing FanHouse, former world champion Zab Judah recently had some encouraging words for Salita about the loss. "To Dmitriy, don't worry about it man, shake it off. Remember, it's not about if you lose or not; it's about how you come back, show your heart of a champion."