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Former two division world champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martínez has officially confirmed that his return to the sport of boxing will be against Spanish contender José Miguel Fandino (15-6, 8 KOs), in a fight to take place in the middleweight division.
Ismael Salas recalls Robeisy Ramirez's smile when he told him who was going to be his next opponent. The Cuban warrior, who comes back from a knockout victory in just 58 seconds in Las Vegas, had his face lit up and he only said one sentence to his teacher: 'I'm ready.''
Pedro Roque, the veteran trainer of former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa, believes his fighter could have performed much better back in December, when he suffered a stoppage loss at the hands of Gervonta Davis. Gamboa suffered a foot injury early on in the fight.
Robeisy Ramirez wears a thorn on his professional record, but he hopes to eradicate it on July 2. The Cuban has been informed that on that date he would face Adan Gonzáles, the man who beat him in his professional debut. The loss generated doubts about Ramirez's ability to succeed at the highest level.
Zanfer Promotions CEO Fernando Beltran, who promotes WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada, is holding his nose at the recent financial demands from WBA champion, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez.
WBA "regular" bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux is waiting to get a concrete date and location for his next ring appearance, for a card being presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Rigondeaux (20-1, 13 KOs) was in action back in February, when he won a twelve round split decision over Liborio Solis in Allentown.
MGZ Promotions is ready to get back to their events, as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to play out. One of the events they are planning is for Marbella, Argentina in August - with junior middleweight Kerman Lejarraga (30-2, 24 KOs) in action.
Since he couldn't go to the gym, Luis Ortiz built one in his house. He sought the help of a carpenter and made a ring, as well as assembling other necessities. Now he's only missing an opponent, but the Cuban heavyweight hasn't stopped training. Even before the coronavirus began he was working hard for a planned ring return.
Former world champion Carlos Baldomir , who is detained in Penitentiary Unit 2 of Las Flores in the province of Santa Fe, indicated that "so far" the prisoners housed at the facility have taken precautions against the coronavirus. He confirmed that "there is no one" who has contracted the disease at the facility.
Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Guillermo Rigondeaux has a set goal to become a pound-for-pound champion in the bantamweight division. Rigondeaux, a former world champion at 122-pounds, became a pound-for-pound fighter at super bantamweight. He now wants to repeat that accomplishment at 118.