Ricardo Mayorga was scheduled to fight February 14th against unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Alfredo Angulo, but for some unknown reason he pulled out and the fight was cancelled. Rumors say he got hurt during training, others say he demanded more money. Whatever the reason might have been, one thing is for sure “El Matador” is now back in business and is scheduled to fight Daniel Santos (32-3-1 23KO’s) for the WBA light middleweight title on May 30, 2009.
How the Nicaraguan was able get a title shot is beyond me.
Mayorga lost 3 of his last 5 fights, his last being with Shane Mosley via KO, many will disagree with me, but I thought it was a pretty close fight. Two of the judges had Mayorga down by one. Pat Russell 105-104, Nelson Vazquez 104-105 and Tony Crebs 102-107.
The fight is taking place in Las Vegas, Mayorga as the main event and Andre Berto vs.. Juan Urango will be the co-main event and Alfredo Angulo against Kermit Cintron will be the third fight. No word if this will be a Pay-per-view or free on HBO. Stay tune for more info.