Marquez-Morales Update: John Murray, Ray Narh Possible

By Jhonny Gonzalez

There is still no deal for Juan Manuel Marquez to fight Erik Morales on April 9 in Las Vegas. Marquez's team have revealed that John Murray (30-0, 18KOs) of England and Ray Narh (24-1, 21KOs) of Ghana are also possible candidates if no deal is met for Morales.

The WBC has revealed that Golden Boy Promotions made a request to have them sanction Marquez-Morales as a fight for the organization's "Diamond Belt."

"I have not had the opportunity to meet with [manager/trainer] Nacho Beristain, but we have not closed the door to anyone," Marquez told Sal Rodriguez. "We will analyze the proposals. I have not ruled Morales out but a lot of details have yet to be reached, especially the economic, but let's see. The fight is not signed as many would say but we are still in negotiations."

Beristain is confident the fight with Morales will be made but also said - "Of the options they gave to Juan, you can add the Englishman John Murray and Ray Nahr of Africa. Both are dangerous but we have to wait for HBO's approval."