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BoxingScene.com reported on Wednesday, that former two division world champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez, 45-years-old, is still planning to return to the ring after six years of retirement. And Martinez is targeting former EBU 147-pound champion Kerman Lejarraga of Spain as the opponent of choice.
Former two division world champion Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KO), 45-years-old, is still not walking away from his plan to have a comeback fight. Martinez has been out of the ring since June 2014, when he was knocked out by Puerto Rican icon Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, 48-years-old, is ready to take part in the next chapter of his wild career - by becoming the latest retired boxer to enter the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. Briggs will attempt to add another title or two, by knocking out heavyweight competitors in BKFC.
Cuban veteran trainer and his Team at Mundo Boxing are using different methods to ensure their stable of fighters continue to stay on track during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Two of his top boxers, Alexis Angulo and Filip Hrgovic, have seen their fights postponed; while WBA champion Xu Can of China will expect this pandemic situation to clear up, eventually, to move forward with his fight against IBF champion Josh Warrington.
Former two division world champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martínez has decided to postpone his return to the ring, scheduled for June 6, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The return to the ring of Martínez was scheduled to be in Madrid, his second home, with an opponent to be confirmed and over the ten round distance.
Heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz of Cuba will be 41 years old in a few days, but that is an insignificant number according to his way of looking at life. Ortiz has other choice but to wait for a fight, due to the lack of a real opponent. The man known as 'King Kong' is hoping that a new opportunity will come around to prove his worth in the ring.
Former world champion Carlos “Tata” Baldomir, is still alive and is not among the prisoners who were killed in riots which took place in the prisons of Las Flores and Coronda, in Santa Fe, Argentina.
Former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa is already itching to get himself back in the gym. He wanted to start training while sitting down. His coach, however, has asked him to continue his recovery process and now hopes the Cuban Olympic gold medal winner will be able to return to the gym sometime in April before fighting in the second half of 2020.
Featherweight contender Miguel Marriaga admits he was mentally crushed when Top Rank informed him and his team that a scheduled fight with WBO champion Shakur Stevenson was being canceled. Marriaga was scheduled to fight Stevenson this past Saturday night, March 14, at the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera will have to wait, too. Just as preparation for a major fight in his career was beginning to ramp up, the Cuban fighter's return has been held back, like many others, due to the epidemic of the coronavirus that has wreaked havoc in boxing.