Anselmo Moreno: record, next fight and profile →
Eric Morel, who is coming off Saturday's four round stoppage win over Daniel Quevedo, will reportedly return on November 5 against Panama's Anselmo Moreno - the WBA's bantamweight champion, according to Morel's father and trainer Cyril. The team is hoping the fight will be postponed for a second time after previously being set for October 15.
This past Saturday night in Las Vegas, Eric Morel easily dispatched Mexico's Daniel Quevedo. Morel (45-2, 23 KOs) was surpised that Quevedo (13-12, 8 KOs), who went down twice, did not come out of his corner after the fourth round. Quevedo had never been stopped before in his career.
Attorney Victor Orobio has told the Panamanian press that Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno made a big mistake by signing a promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions (GBP). Orobio represents Moreno's ex-manager Dr. Roberto Grimaldo. Orobio notes that Grimaldo contract over Moreno has yet to broken. The high court in Panama has placed a suspension on the managerial contract until the legal dispute is resolved between the two sides. According to Orobio, the suspension allows Moreno to accept fights, but he's not allowed to bind himself to new promoters or managers.
According to reports in Panama, quoting Golden Boy Promotions Vice President Eric Gomez, the potential fight between WBA bantamweight champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (31-1-1, 11KOs) and former titleholder Eric Morel (44-2, 22KOs) is getting pushed back to the end of the year, and might possibly take place in the month of November. Moreno was originally slated to make his Golden Boy debut, against Morel, on the Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson card on October 15th in Los Angeles, but those plans were changed. For now, Moreno has continued training under the supervision of coach Celso Chavez.
Ryan Burton catches up with former champion Eric Morel to discuss his upcoming fight, his career, a title run in the the bantamweight division and more.
Multiple sources have advised BoxingScene.com that contrary to the recent comments by Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (31-1-1, 11KOs), he will not be fighting former champion Eric Morel (44-2, 22KOs) on the Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson undercard on October 15 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire’s planned unification bout with WBA champion Anselmo Moreno on November 5 is off.
NEW YORK, NY – DiBella Entertainment has added Irish middleweight contender Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin to its ever-growing stable of fighters. Macklin, 29, is an intelligent boxer-puncher, who has shown that he is not afraid to engage or press the action when necessary. He is currently ranked #4 by the WBA, #7 by the WBO, and #12 by the IBO, and has nothing but big fights on his mind as he joins the same promotional roster as middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and middleweight contenders Andy Lee, Brian Vera, Ronald Hearns, Peter Manfredo, Jr., and Ishe Smith.
WBA bantamweight super champion Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno returned today to Pedro Alcazar Gym in Curundu, Panama, for the first time after his last title defense against Lorenzo Parra on June 17.