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It was no secret that undefeated lightweight contender Mercito Gesta (25-0, 13KOs) and his team had been angling for a July 14th showdown at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas with Juan Manuel Marquez, but with the Mexico City stalwart not opting to push forward with that date, plans have obviously changed.
On June 8th, former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will return to the ring when he faces off with newfound rival Scott Sigmon at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight serves as a bit of an appetizer to the blockbuster Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley melee one night later at the MGM Grand.
Having outdueled him over twelve frantic rounds in December of 2009 in their junior welterweight championship encounter, Tim Bradley knows exactly the type of fighter Lamont Peterson is. During their faceoff at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, Bradley was a little too much for Peterson but also came away from the fight with a special kind of respect for the Washington, D.C. native.
On Saturday, May 12th, HBO showcased their latest Faceoff segment, focusing on the June 9th fight between welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and undefeated titlist Timothy Bradley. Flanked by trainers Joel Diaz and Freddie Roach, the two fighters were fairly cordial to one another but what stood out was just how confident and relaxed Bradley was during the process.
The June 9th Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight is inching closer and there appears to be no lack of urgency coming from either man. A visit to Indio, California in late April offered up an intimate look at Bradley’s preparation and the 28-year old junior welterweight champion already was looking in pristine condition. A few weeks later and the beat goes on from Bradley, who revealed that he has likely put in over one-hundred rounds of sparring thus far in camp against a revolving cast of characters.
Early last month, news broke that WBA junior welterweight champion Marcos Maidana was the latest high-profile fighter considering joining the talented stable of trainer Robert Garcia down in Oxnard, California. Already having spent time working with the likes of Brandon Rios, Antonio Margarito, Nonito Donaire, and Kelly Pavlik, amongst others, Garcia seemed open to adding Maidana to the mix but was unsure when the rugged Argentinean was going to be making his way to camp.
Two weekends ago, North Philadelphia trainer Naazim Richardson led the great Shane Mosley into battle in a fight that may serve as their last on the big stage. Facing off with 21-year old Mexican superstar and WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez, the 40-year old Mosley was systematically beaten down in a unanimous decision loss inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada despite putting up a commendable effort.
Word recently hit that the May 5th ‘Ring Kings’ blockbuster headlined by Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s victory over Miguel Cotto generated 1.5 million pay-per-view buys, the second highest-grossing non-heavyweight attraction of all time.
When I talked to WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido last month, the Sonora, Mexico native spoke on his interest in a fight with junior lightweight titlist Adrien Broner and also reflected on the pair of victories over Juan Manuel Lopez in a year’s span that catapulted him to a different kind of status in the sport.
Former welterweight champion Victor Ortiz was less than two weeks away from a highly-anticipated rematch with Andre Berto when the latter suffered a ruptured bicep during his training camp in Van Nuys, California on January 31st that would lead to the bout’s postponement.