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Unbeaten junior welterweight Antonio Orozco will fight Steve Forbes on October 9, manager Frank Espinoza confirmed to Boxingscene.com on Tuesday morning. The 10 round bout will headline a Golden Boy Promotions card that will take place at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. Fox Sports One and Fox Sports Deportes will televise the card live.
Former world champion Marcos "El Chino" Maidana is ready and confident for his rematch with Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. The two of them will battle on September 13th for the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight titles a the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather (46-0, 26 KOs) won a twelve round majority decision over Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) in May of this year.
Former world title holder Steve Forbes will fight Emmanuel Lartey in a scheduled 10 round bout on Saturday, June 7th. The bout will headline a "Battle at the Boat 96" card at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA. Brian Halquist Productions will promote the card. Marvin Cordova, Jr. was originally listed as Forbes' opponent on Boxrec.com. Rick Glaser, who is the matchmaker for Brian Halquist, confirmed Lartey will face Forbes.
FORMER world junior lightweight champion Steve Forbes is impressed with the performance of Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao after he recently sparred four rounds with him at the Wild Card Gym of trainer Freddie Roach. Top Rank publicist Fred Sternburg, who is always at the Pacquiao workouts, quoted Forbes as saying: “I just can’t believe how fast Manny is and am impressed with the intensity and power he has shown.” The Pacman, who will have an April 12 rematch with World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, sparred 11 rounds last Thursday, 12 rounds on Saturday and eight rounds yesterday.
Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao got down to business at the Wild Card Gym of Freddie Roach in Los Angeles yesterday after going through his medical examinations following a run in the morning of Thursday (Manila Time) at Griffith Park. Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz told BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard that Pacquiao sparred a total of eight rounds including four rounds with former world lightweight champion Steve Forbes and four rounds with his initial sparring partner, undefeated Lydell Rhodes (19-0, 9 KO’s).
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Winner of four of his last five bouts, top Puerto Rican prospect John Nater will step up to test welterweight prospect Fidel "The Atrisco Kid" Maldonado Jr. this Monday, Feb. 10 in the main event of FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes' Golden Boy Live! series at the Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, TX. Nater replaces former World Champion Steve Forbes, who was pulled from the bout due to a failed pre-fight medical exam.
SAN ANTONIO - Winner of four straight bouts, including an impressive seventh-round technical knockout of Luis Ramos Jr. last November, junior welterweight prospect Fidel "The Atrisco Kid" Maldonado Jr. is back at Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, TX. on Monday, Feb. 10 when he faces former World Champion Steve "2Pound" Forbes on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes in the main event of the second 2014 installment Golden Boy Live!.
By Jake Donovan - Johan Perez looks to recover from the first loss of his career as he faces former 130 lb. Stevie Forbes in a 10-round welterweight bout at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Perez hasn't fought since suffering a technical decision loss against Pablo Cano last July. The six-month ring absence still marks a quicker turnaround than that of the 35-year old Forbes, whose points loss to Jessie Vargas last May was his lone action of 2012, and boasting just three wins in his last 11 contests.
The weights are in for Golden Boy Promotions' event at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. The main event will feature a battle of junior welterweights with Johan Perez facing former champion Steve Forbes.
SUNRISE, Fla. - Golden Boy Promotions and Sunrise Sports & Entertainment announced today that the first BB&T Center Boxing Series event is set for Saturday, Jan. 12 and will feature a junior welterweight showdown between rising Venezuelan star and former World Champion Johan Perez and former World Champion Steve "Two Pounds" Forbes as well as a special guest appearance by former Heavyweight World Champion Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield. The event will be televised live on FOX Sports Networks and FOX Deportes.