Maidana Morales

Marcos Maidana: If No Erik Morales, I'll Do McCloskey

•Sep 30, 2011

WBA "regular" junior welterweight champion Marcos "El Chino" Maidana is ready for all comers. Maidana would like to return in December, but the struggle to secure an opponent may possibly push his return back to January and he's ready to "fight with anybody." Maidana (31-2, 28 KOs) recently returned to score a knockout victory over Petr Petrov. He wants a December rematch unification with WBC champion Erik Morales, but he'll face his mandatory, Paul McCloskey (23-1, 12KOs), if Morales doesn't come around.

Erik Morales on His Next Fight, Jabs Marcos Maidana

Miguel Rivera

•Sep 26, 2011

WBC junior welterweight champion Erik Morales (52-7, 36KOs) is planning to fight in Mexico in the month of December. A date of December 10 is being requested by Morales. The last two fights involving Morales have taken place in Las Vegas, but in 2010 all three of his fights took place on Mexican soil.

Erik Morales: March is When I Want Maidana Again

Ryan Burton

•Sep 19, 2011

Erik Morales became the first Mexican to win world titles in 4 weight classes when he defeated Pablo Cesar Cano on Saturday evening in Las Vegas. The fight had a lot of two way action but ultimately Morales' experience and harder punches proved to be too much for his younger opponent as Cano's corner threw in the towel after the 10th round.

Maidana Sheds Light on The Morales Rematch Refusal

Team Maidana

•Sep 9, 2011

After a few weeks of looking for an opponent for his first defense of the WBA super lightweight title on Friday the 23rd of September, Marcos Maidana has an opponent: Russian Petr Petrov (29-2, 13 KOs).

Marcos Maidana: I'm Open To an Erik Morales Rematch

John Brignone

•Aug 27, 2011

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."

Erik Morales on Matthysse, Dirty Maidana, Jabs Arce

John Brignone

•Aug 11, 2011

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.

Maidana: Khan Should Face Me Next, I'd Fight Morales

Ryan Burton

•Aug 10, 2011

On the latest edition of The Boxing Lab (Boxingscene.com's official radio show) WBA interm junior welterweight champion Marcos Maidana spoke about potential rematches with Amir Khan and Erik Morales. The fighter of Argentinean descent has been on Boxingscene numerous times gunning for a rematch with Amir Khan. He lost a close decision to the Brit in a battle deemed 2010’s Fight Of the Year by many outlets.

Maidana: Khan Using His Lawyers To Avoid Our Rematch

Chris LaBate

•Jun 2, 2011

According to Marco Maidana, the WBA junior welterweight champion, Amir Khan, is using his legal team to avoid a possible fall rematch. They fought in December in a "Fight of The Year" twelve round rumble, which Khan won by decision. In April, Maidana won a twelve round majority decision over Erik Morales to become the WBA's interim champion, and Khan's mandatory. Maidana is looking to return in August or September and talks are ongoing for either Robert Guerrero or rematch with Morales.

Erik Morales Pushing To Get Maidana, May Get Hatton

Jhonny Gonzalez

•Apr 28, 2011

Jose Morales, the father and trainer of Erik "El Terrible" Morales, says his son is on vacation and the injured right eye is 100% healthy after being swollen shut in the first round of the April 9th Las Vegas war with Marcos Maidana. Even with one good eye, Morales showed sparks of his former self and nearly defeated Maidana. He lost by way of twelve round majority decision.

Maidana's Trainer: We Knew Morales Would Be Tough

Jhonny Gonzalez

•Apr 22, 2011

One of Mexico's most famous trainers, Rudy Perez, said he was pleased to learn that a record number of Mexican fans were watching Marcos Maidana's fight with Erik Morales on April 9th. After twelve emotional rounds, the judges gave the majority decision win to Maidana. Before the fight, Morales was overlooked by almost every boxing expert. Many of them expected an early knockout win for Maidana. Perez and Maidana expected a hard fight. Even Perez was surprised by Morales' performance and told Maidana that he needed to win the last two rounds to win the fight.