Rumor is WBC middleweight world champion Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martínez will defend his title against Sebastian Zbik in a mandatory fight to be held on March 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Bernard Hopkins this Saturday
Legendary future Hall of Famer and Two-Division World Champion Bernard Hopkins arrived in Québec City, Canada today, moving one step closer to his quest to defeat WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Jean Pascal and become the oldest fighter in the history of boxing to win a prominent world title.
The age-defying, 45-year-old Hopkins will challenge Pascal THIS SATURDAY, Dec. 18, LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from the Pepsi Coliseum in Québec City.
“Dynasty: Pascal vs. Hopkins” is promoted by Groupe Yvon Michel Inc. and Golden Boy Promotions and presented by the Casino de Montreal, The City of Québec Tourism, Coors Light and Videotron. In addition to airing live on SHOWTIME, the event will be distributed live on pay-per-view in Canada on Canal Indigo, Bell TV, Shaw TV and Viewer’s Choice in French and English at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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A clash between IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs) and WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KOs) could be in the works for the spring of 2011.
Update on Floyd Mayweather
A judge in Las Vegas agreed Wednesday to let Floyd Mayweather Jr. remain free pending a Feb. 3 trial date on a misdemeanor battery complaint alleging he poked a security guard in the face several times during a confrontation outside Mayweather’s home.
The 33-year-old boxer didn’t appear in Las Vegas Justice Court while his lawyer, Karen Winckler, fought to keep him out of jail. Outside court, Winckler said her client was out of town. She denied wrongdoing on his behalf.
Erik Morales vs Fransico Lorenzo
The new opponent for Erik Morales on Saturday in Tijuana is Dominican Francisco Lorenzo (35-8, 16 KOs), whose credentials include wins over world title holders Humberto Soto, Nate Campbell and Cristobal Cruz (twice). He fought Jorge Linares to a majority decision earlier this year in Linares’ native Venezuela earlier this year.
Morales, 34, a former junior featherweight, featherweight and junior lightweight champion, has designs on becoming the first Mexican fighter to win world titles in four weight classes. He and Golden Boy have talked about him eventually returning to the 135-pound lightweight division to face champion Juan Manuel Marquez. Exclusive video coming soon.
In reference to Erik’s new opponent in this jrWELTERWEIGHT fight, well… Giovanni Lorenzo’s most recent fight TWO months ago was in the super-FEATHERWEIGHT division, the weight class he’s been fighting in EXCLUSIVELY for quite a while. PLUS… the fact that Lorenzo is “only’ 39 years old.
If he’s expected to give Morales a tough night then what does tell us about Erik?? How serious are we to take it IF Morales wins??
Allow me to add that I’m not expecting an impressive performance from Erik, a jrWELTER fighting a superFEATHERWEIGHT, a THIRTY NINE year old superFEATHERWEIGHT. I hope like heck that somehow I’m wrong.
That seems like a solid replacement for the Morales fight. Not sure if he can compete with Marquez, Morales is kinda shot already but idk what it is but when two Mexican Warriors go at it, the fight always turns out to be better then expected but in this case I say Marquez takes him out in 8 not viscously but a stoppage i’m sure. Hopkins will only get it done by a boring sloppy decision which the good thing about that is their in Pascal’s backyard where the likeliness of a Hopkins decision is low so maybe he will actually fight a good convincing fight. Mayweather….forget about it, Can’t wait to see Martinez box again, im sure it will be entertaining.
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