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June 26th, 2010
By Jason Kim: WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) has reportedly signed a long term contract with Golden Boy Promotions, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Maidana, 26, who is one of the most popular fighters in the light welterweight division, recently has had management problems in with his old manager. This caused Maidana to miss a fight against World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley.
However, the management problems are now behind him, and he’s signed a new promotional contract with Golden Boy. The good thing about this is that Golden Boy should be able to set Maidana up with some good fights in the future, although probably not with their new star WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan. I wouldn’t expect Golden Boy to put Khan in with a slugger like Maidana any time too soon, because he’s so dangerous that he could wreck the Khan gravy train and derail him long before he gets good money fights against Juan Manuel Marquez or Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Maidana is expected to fight in Argentina next against a still to be determined opponent, Rafael says. After that, you can expect to see Maidana back on HBO against a top fighter in the light welterweight division. Again, it probably won’t be Khan anytime soon, if ever.
Maidana recently stopped top contender Victor Cayo in an exciting 6th round knockout in March. It was a great fight for fix rounds until Maidana wore Cayo out with his pressure and short power punches. In the 6th round, Maidana took Cayo out with a hard right hand to the body that left Cayo in pain on the canvas. Maidana similarly wore down Golden Boy Promotions top prospect Victor Ortiz last year, surviving three early knockdowns to put Ortiz down twice and stop him.
That fight right there seems to have been a huge contributing factor in Maidana’s popularity. It was one of the most exciting fights of 2009, even though it only last six rounds. In seeing that fight, it’s hard to imagine too many light welterweights being able to stand up to Maidana’s pressure and power for long without folding. It will take a fighter with an excellent chin and a lot of running to avoid getting mowed down by him. Boxing fans want to see Maidana vs. Khan. However, it doesn’t look like Khan’s handlers are too eager to see him in with Maidana.
By Jason Kim: WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (28-1, 27 KO’s) has reportedly signed a long term contract with Golden Boy Promotions, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Maidana, 26, who is one of the most popular fighters in the light welterweight division, recently has had management problems in with his old manager. This caused Maidana to miss a fight against World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley.
However, the management problems are now behind him, and he’s signed a new promotional contract with Golden Boy. The good thing about this is that Golden Boy should be able to set Maidana up with some good fights in the future, although probably not with their new star WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan. I wouldn’t expect Golden Boy to put Khan in with a slugger like Maidana any time too soon, because he’s so dangerous that he could wreck the Khan gravy train and derail him long before he gets good money fights against Juan Manuel Marquez or Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Maidana is expected to fight in Argentina next against a still to be determined opponent, Rafael says. After that, you can expect to see Maidana back on HBO against a top fighter in the light welterweight division. Again, it probably won’t be Khan anytime soon, if ever.
Maidana recently stopped top contender Victor Cayo in an exciting 6th round knockout in March. It was a great fight for fix rounds until Maidana wore Cayo out with his pressure and short power punches. In the 6th round, Maidana took Cayo out with a hard right hand to the body that left Cayo in pain on the canvas. Maidana similarly wore down Golden Boy Promotions top prospect Victor Ortiz last year, surviving three early knockdowns to put Ortiz down twice and stop him.
That fight right there seems to have been a huge contributing factor in Maidana’s popularity. It was one of the most exciting fights of 2009, even though it only last six rounds. In seeing that fight, it’s hard to imagine too many light welterweights being able to stand up to Maidana’s pressure and power for long without folding. It will take a fighter with an excellent chin and a lot of running to avoid getting mowed down by him. Boxing fans want to see Maidana vs. Khan. However, it doesn’t look like Khan’s handlers are too eager to see him in with Maidana.
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