Marcos Maidana: record, next fight and profile →
Former two division world champion Marcos 'Chino' Maidana is fully back in the swing of things in boxing, and after losing 31 pounds to get down to 187 in little more than four weeks of work with renowned strength and conditioning trainer Alex Ariza, is ready to have three fights 2019 - in June, September and December.
Former two division world champion Marcos 'El Chino' Maidana (35-5, 31 KOs) is planning to return to the ring in the coming months. He intends to return to the ring under the banner of Premier Boxing Champions, which is no surprise with his long relationship with PBC founder and powerful boxing manager Al Haymon. Maidana also works with adviser Sebastian Contursi.
LAS VEGAS – In hindsight, Adrien Broner is thankful that he lost to Marcos Maidana. Broner believes he was headed down a destructive path prior to that fight, one so dangerous it could’ve cost him his life had he defeated the rugged Argentinean. Maidana dropped the then-unbeaten Broner twice and won a 12-round unanimous decision over him in December 2013 at Alamodome in San Antonio.
Former world champion Marcos Maidana has practically ruled out the idea of ?returning to the ring, despite all of the publicity he got a few days ago. Earlier this week, a video was circulated on the internet, where Maidana was seen throwing punches in the gym and called for a trilogy fight with former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather.
A little over two years ago, former two division champion Marcos Maidana decided to hang up the gloves - after taking part in back to back pay-per-view fights with Floyd Mayweather. Time has passed and, now Maidana lives within boxing from the side.
Former two division world champion Marcos Maidana is best remembered for his two fight series with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and being the first man to defeat Adrien Broner in what was a major upset at the time, and the unexpected upset of Victor Ortiz - who at the time was being groomed by HBO to be the next Oscar De La Hoya. Maidana, who is only 34 years of age, made a fortune in his last three fights and decided to walk away from the sport a few months following his September 2014 rematch loss to Mayweather.
Mikey Garcia won’t call Marcos Maidana for advice on how to beat Adrien Broner. Robert Garcia, Mikey’s older brother and trainer, trained Maidana for his fight against Broner, too. But Mikey Garcia’s style is very different from Maidana’s, so Garcia and his brother will develop a different game plan to beat Broner on July 29 (Showtime).
Former two division world champion Marcos Maidana is very pleased that a deal was reached between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Maidana was ringside in Las Vegas on May 6th, watching Canelo dominate Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. over twelve rounds at the T-Mobile Arena. Canelo (49-1-1, 34 KOs) will challenge Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) for the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight titles on September 16th. There has been no date venue finalized for the fight, as of yet, and several locations are competing to secure the HBO Pay-Per-View.
An old feud ripped open once again, when former world champions Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana had a war of words on the social networks.
Earlier this week, Marcos Maidana (35-5, 31KOs) announced his retirement from boxing via social media. Maidana last fought in September of 2014, where he lost his rematch to Floyd Mayweather.