1.   And Castillejo, while competent, would have almost no chance of beating the WBC welterweight champ.

2.   De La Hoya, the WBC welterweight champ, will face Oba Carr in May in Las Vegas.

3.   Duva and Don King are negotiating a fight between IBF welterweight champ Felix Trinidad and former champion Pernell Whitaker, although talks are in the early stages.

4.   He trained Vernon Forrest, who recently dethroned the welterweight champ Shane Mosley.

5.   If Whitaker can win both fights, promoter Bob Arum now says he might get a shot at WBC welterweight champ Oscar De La Hoya.

6.   Instead, the WBC welterweight champ will defend his title against Antonio Diaz of Coachella on Saturday in New York on HBO.

7.   Still, one wonders how it will affect the former welterweight champ.

8.   The champion will next face Ike Quartey, the former WBA welterweight champ who many believed would be his first legitimate challenger.

9.   The long-reigning welterweight champ continues to outclass everyone placed in front of him.

10.   This is anything but an easy fight for the WBC welterweight champ.