41.   Whitaker thought he beat De La Hoya in their April bout and deserved a rematch and an opportunity to regain his World Boxing Council welterweight title.

42.   Whitaker, of Granada Hills, faces Maskaev on the undercard of the Shane Mosley-Shannan Taylor welterweight title fight tonight at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

43.   Whitaker intends to erase all doubt Friday night in his rematch against Wilfredo Rivera when he defends his the World Boxing Council welterweight title.

44.   Zab Judah, who hopes to fight Tszyu before the end of the year, defend his IBF junior welterweight title against Terronn Millett in Connecticut on Showtime.

45.   Park Place was a co-host at Mandalay Bay of the Oscar De La Hoya-Oba Carr welterweight title fight last week.

46.   Also on the card, Hector Camacho defends his IBC welterweight title against Homer Gibbins.

47.   Alvez and Gomez were fighting for the Latin American welterweight boxing title in a match sponsored by the World Boxing Organization.

48.   American champion Cory Spinks will face European champion Michele Piccirillo on Saturday for the IBF world welterweight title.

49.   Australian veteran Jeff Malcolm is considering retiring after losing his World Boxing Federation welterweight title in the Philippines.

50.   Beating Tommy Hearns to unify the welterweight title had to be one of them.