According to Rogelio Espino, adviser to Panama's Luis "El Nica" Concepcion, a rematch with WBA flyweight champion Hernan "Tyson" Marquez could now take place on October 29 in Hermosillo, Mexico. Espino has not received the contract, but there have been conversations with Marquez's promoter, Zanafer, and Oct. 29 appears to be the most viable date.
The rematch of what eventually may become the 2011 "Fight of The Year," Hernan "Tyson" Marquez vs. Luis Concepcion, is already getting a big media push. Back in April, Marquez went to Panam and stopped Concepcion in the eleventh round to capture the WBA flyweight title. They traded knockdowns and big punches, but the medical physician felt Concecpion's face was too damaged to allow him to continue.
Rogelio Espino, the legal adviser for Panamanian former champion Luis "El Nica" Concepcion (23-2, 18KOs), is telling reporters that a rematch with the WBA flyweight king Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (31-2, 24KOs) is going to take place on the tentative date of October 21 in Mexico. They fought in a "Fight of The Year" battle on April 2 at the Arena Roberto Duran. After several knockdowns and heavy action, Marquez became the TKO winner in the tenth round when the severe swelling on Concepcion's face forced the ringside doctor to stop the fight.
Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (31-2, 24KOs), the flyweight champion of the World Boxing Association, is open to facing Luis Concepcion (23-2, 18KOs) in a rematch in the month of October, in Mexico. Concepcion, who was stopped by Marquez in April, returned on Friday and scored an impressive knockout of Manuel Vargas in only 76-seconds. After the bout was over, Concepcion said he was ready to rematch Marquez and he's willing to face him in Mexico. Marquez sent a message to Concepcion - "That title is mine and I won't let it go easy."
Luis 'El Nica' Concepcion is ready to do it one more time with Hernán 'Tyson' Márquez. Last Saturday they traded knockdowns and went to war for ten rounds of action at the Arena Roberto Durán in Panama City. Concepcion's face was badly swollen by the end of the tenth. The ringside doctor stopped the fight before the eleventh round could get going and Marquez was given the victory and Concepcion's WBA flyweight title. The Panamanian apologized to his fans and admits that he followed the wrong strategy in the fight.
On Saturday at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama, Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (30-2, 23KOs) captured the WBA flyweight title by stopping Luis "El Nica" Concepcion (22-2, 17KOs) after ten rounds of non-stop, furious action in a clear frontrunner for the 2011 "Fight of The Year."
At the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama, Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (30-2, 23KOs) captured the WBA flyweight title by stopping Luis "El Nica" Concepcion (22-2, 17KOs) after ten rounds of non-stop, furious action in a clear frontrunner for the 2011 "Fight of The Year." Photos by Rafael Soto. [Full Fight Recap, Click Here]
At the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama, Julio Escudero (8-1, 6KOs) put away David Villagra (1-9) in the first round on a super flyweight contest.
PANAMA - Panamanian Luis "Nica" Conception and the Mexican Hernan "Tyson" Marquez both weighed in at 112 pounds and are ready to for ward this Saturday at the Arena Robert Duran, and televised in Mexico on TV Azteca, The House of Boxing. "Tyson" Marquez (29-2-0, 22 KOs), 22-years-old, will challenge Concepcion (22-1-0, 17 ko's), 26, for the WBA super flyweight title.
Panama - As part of the fight promotion, organizers led Mexico's Hernan "Tyson" Marquez to visit the amazing Panama Canal, a symbol of this great country and the 3 million inhabitants. "Tyson" Marquez (29-2-0, 22 KOs), 22-years-old, will challenge this Saturday the World Boxing Association (WBA) super flyweight champion Luis "Nica" Concepcion (22-1-0, 17 ko's), 26, at Arena Roberto Durán.