Hugo Cazares: record, next fight and profile →
Barry McGuigan says former champion Hugo Cazares will meet a new and improved Carl Frampton at the Odyssey in Belfast on April 4. The two fighters are going to collide in a final WBC super bantamweight eliminator. The winner will get a shot at next month's fight between WBC champion Leo Santa Cruz and mandatory challenger Cristian Mijares. McGuigan expects Cazares to be a tough task to overcome.
It’s never easy to concede that you’re wrong but I had to hold my hands up this week after veteran gladiator Enzo Maccarinelli was notified that he’ll fulfil his dream of competing at world level again. On April 5th, ‘Big Macc’ challenges local rascal Juergen Braehmer for the WBA light-heavyweight title in Rostock, Germany. The boyo from Bonymaen in the Swansea valleys is not only one of the most crippling punchers I’ve been associated with but also one of the most decent and pleasant human beings. Born into a fighting family, Enzo first hit the boxing gym that was run by his late father Mario – a fine man – during his primary school years. He turned professional in his late teens and by 22 had captured the WBU cruiserweight title when he rose from a first round knockdown to topple Hackney hard man Bruce Scott in 2003.
Carl Frampton will fight Mexican veteran Hugo Fidel Cazares in a final eliminator for the WBC super-bantamweight title. The Belfast contender will return to action in his home town's Odyssey Arena on April 4, with the winner becoming mandatory challenger to current champion Leo Santa Cruz. Frampton is rated No 1 in the WBC rankings and has chosen to take this route after attempts to secure a rematch with IBF champion Kiko Martinez - whom he beat last year - came to nothing.
Belfast's Carl Frampton has revealed that his next opponent will be Mexico's Hugo Fidel Cazares, the fight was announced at a press conference earlier today. The two will meet in a WBC Super bantamweight title eliminator at Belfast's Odyssey Arena on April 4th. Frampton is rated at #1 and Cazares is the #2 contender, the winner will earn a crack at the WBC titlist Leo Santa Cruz later this year.
One way or another, Hugo 'El Increible' Cazares is eyeing a potential ring return in March - and with either potential path leading towards a future title fight. The former two-division champ - who turns 36 in late March - is currently in talks for two promising leads, both of which would assure the winner a future crack at a 122 lb. title. Depending on how things shake out at the negotiating table, Cazares could wind up facing either countryman Andres 'Jaguarcito' Gutierrez or Carl Frampton, the unbeaten all-action star from Northern Ireland.
Canelo Promotions would like to finalize a deal for a clash between their rising prospect, WBC silver super bantamweight champion Andres Gutierrez (28-0-1, 22KOs) and former champion/veteran Hugo Cazares (40-7-2, 27KOs) - and place it on the March 8th undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The main event that night will feature a junior middleweight war between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo.
Undefeated champion Andres “Jaguar” Gutierrez (28-0-1, 22KOs) paid close attention to the recent fight involving former two-time world champion Hugo Cazares (40-7-2, 27KOs), because the former beltholder will be his next opponent in a final eliminator mandated by the World Boxing Council. “I respect Cazares and his career, but I really do not believe that he is a dangerous opponent to me. Certainly when we face each other - I will be the winner," stated Gutierrez.
Undefeated WBC Silver super bantamweight champion Andrés “Jaguar” Gutiérrez closely followed the fight in which former world champion Hugo Cazares defeated Julio Cesar Miranda last Saturday, as he could be facing Cazares soon. “I respect Cázares career, but I don’t think he represents a true challenge for me. I do believe that when the time comes, I will be the one with his hand risen.”
Hugo Cazares inches closer towards a title shot with Leo Santa Cruz, though he was forced to survive a major scare in barely outlasting a determined Julio Cesar Miranda. A nip-and-tuck affair saw the former lineal 108 lb. king and 115 lb. titlist escape with a majority decision Saturday evening in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
The final press conference took place for Saturday's battle between former champions Julio Cesar "Pingo" Miranda (37-9-2, 29KOs) and Hugo Cazares (39-7-2, 27KOs), taking place at the Hotel Ixtapa Azul in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico. The WBC International silver championship will be at stake for both of the Mexican warriors. Also on the show, Guadalajara's Irma "Guerita" Sanchez and will take on Yesenia "Little" Martinez in a ten round flyweight co-feature.