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The Emeritus middleweight champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez, has not see any document signed by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - which indicates the Mexican boxer's willingness to face Martinez in the fall. Martinez is the mandatory challenger to Chavez, the WBC's full titleholder at 160-pounds.
Argentina's Marcos "El Chino" Maidana is not characterized by making long statements, but when he does speak he does it in a concise and convincing manner. During several interviews, Erik "El Terrible" Morales has claimed that Maidana is not willing to give him a rematch. Maidana won a close twelve round majority decision over Morales in April. During a recent interview on Radio Belgrano, Maidana downplayed the recent accusations from Morales, who claimed Maidana was a "very dirty fighter."
Mexico's Erik "El Terrible" Morales likes big challenges, and for his choice of opponent for the upcoming fight for the super lightweight world title of World Boxing Council (WBC), he didn't hesitate in selecting the knockout artist Lucas Matthysse of Argentina. The fight takes place on Saturday September 17th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In a few moments, Marcos “El Chino” Maidana defends his WBA interim-junior welterweight title against former champion DeMarcus Corley at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It's official, Argentine knockout artist Marcos "El Chino" Maidana will defend his interim world super lightweight title against American challenger DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley on Saturday August 28 at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The official press conference took place late at night on Tuesday at headquarters of the Association of Dairy Industry Workers of Argentina. Maidana and the promoters of the event, Osvaldo Rivero and Stephen Livera, were present.