Rafael Marquez: I'll Be Ready For Juanma in November
By Jhonny Gonzalez
Featherweight challenger Rafael Marquez expects his fight with WBO champion Juan Manuel Lopez to receive a date in the month of November. Despite reports in Puerto Rico of a date in late October, Marquez is hearing the fight with Lopez is going to take place on November 6. Marquez injured his wrist and the thumb on his right hand. The fight was scheduled for September 18 in Las Vegas and was postponed due to the injuries.
Marquez has continued to train in the gym and only uses his left hand because he doesn't want to lose his rhythm or conditioning.
"I feel great, and I feel more relaxed after what happened to me last week. We could not give any advantages to our opponent. Juanma is a good fighter and a champion and we wanted to be in the best shape possible for that fight, so it's postponed," Marquez told Osiris Cruz.
"We are now waiting for the injury to heal so we are not hitting anything with the right hand and the doctor told me that I can start working with that hand in late September or early October, and by then it will be very strong."
