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German Caicedo, trainer for heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz (30-1, 26 KOs), says it's very hard to get opponents for his boxer. Ortiz is currently training for a scheduled ring return on March 2nd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, against Christian Hammer.
Former two division world champion Marcos 'El Chino' Maidana (35-5, 31 KOs) is planning to return to the ring in the coming months. He intends to return to the ring under the banner of Premier Boxing Champions, which is no surprise with his long relationship with PBC founder and powerful boxing manager Al Haymon. Maidana also works with adviser Sebastian Contursi.
This past Saturday night in Texas, Sergey Kovalev became a light heavyweight champion for a third time when he won a twelve round unanimous decision over Eleider Alvarez to capture the WBO title. Last August, Alvarez pulled off one of the most shocking victories of the year when he dropped Kovalev three times to score a knockout in the seventh round.
A battle of former world champions is being lined up for April 27, with Rances Barthelemy and Robert Easter Jr. colliding for the "regular" version of the lightweight title of the World Boxing Association (WBA). Barthelemy defeated Robert Frankel in December by knockout in New York. For the Cuban boxer, it ended several months of inactivity after his defeat against Belarussian Kyril Relikh.
Edison "La Pantera" Miranda, the once feared middleweight and super middleweight, is in negotiations to plead guilty to charges of drug trafficking that date back to December 2014. According to El Nuevo Dia, during a hearing held earlier this week before federal judge Aida Delgado, attorney José Gaztambide indicated that they had been in communication with the prosecution to try to reach an agreement.
According to light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera, he accepted an offer to face IBF world champion Artur Beterbiev, who recently signed a promotional pact with Top Rank.
Kerman Lejarraga, the European welterweight champion, will put his continental title on the line against the former WAB" regular" world champion David Avanesyan. This fight has been announced by the promoter MGZ. The contest will be held in Miribilla (Bilbao) on March 30.
Former two division world champion Marcos "Chino" Maidana did not have a good start in his new boxing role as a promoter. Maidana was staging his first card, since retiring from the sport several years ago after back to back decision losses to Floyd Mayweather.
A little over two years ago, former two division champion Marcos Maidana decided to hang up the gloves - after taking part in back to back pay-per-view fights with Floyd Mayweather. Time has passed and, now Maidana lives within boxing from the side.
Light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera is already in his Boca Raton apartment, and started his first camp of 2019 with the aim of staying among the elite of his division. Barrera is currently a promotional free agent and is currently in the process of weighing all of the received offers and choosing the best possible path for his career.