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WBA 'regular' welterweight world champion Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) is already training hard for a scheduled showdown with eight division beltholder Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs). He believes this content will be the last nail in the coffin of the Filipino star's career.
At 35 and with more than 15 years as a professional boxer, Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) has finally landed the biggest fight of his career. Back in January, Matthysse picked up a title after several previous failed attempts, when he knocked out Tewa Kiram to capture the vacant WBA "regular" welterweight title.
World Boxing Association (WBA) "regular" welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 34 KOs) said he wants to "retire" eight division champ Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) when they collide in the ring. The two boxers are scheduled to fight on July 14 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a bout set to be carried by ESPN as a pay-per-view bout.
Former junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (25-3-2, 14 KOs) is looking for an immediate rematch against Jarrett Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs). In the best fights of 2018, so far, Hurd won a very close twelve round split decision over Lara in an IBF, WBA, IBO junior middleweight unification at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Former welterweight and junior middleweight champion, Ricardo 'El Matador' Mayorga, 45 years old, should have stayed retired, because the boxer was once against knocked out. Mayorga was seen in the ring last November, when he traveled over to Russia and was stopped after nine rounds in a super middleweight contest with undefeated prospect Andrey Sirotkin (14-0).
Although he still does not have a finalized opponent, the four division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez still has hopes of fighting on May 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of the undercard that will be headlined by middleweight king Gennady Golovkin against an opponent to be determined.
Frenchman Michel Soro, third in the WBA rankings, won the vacant interim-WBA super welterweight title by defeating US contender John Vera (# 2 WBA) with a 12-round unanimous decision, on Saturday in one of the main fights of a card that took place in the Palace of Sports in Marseille, France
Juan Carlos Payano (20-1, 9 KO) found the champion within himself and defeated Mike Plania (14-1, 9 KO) in a fight that stole the show among the fans who attended the boxing event at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale. The Dominican, who until a few months ago was the owner of the super bantamweight world title, had to collect every last drop of energy to win by unanimous decision over a very tough opponent.
It appears that former world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa and Golden Boy Promotions have parted ways. Gamboa's release was leaked to the Cuban press, but Golden Boy confirmed that Cuban wanted his release and his request was granted. The 36 year old Gamboa (28-2, 17 KOs), who also won an Olympic gold medal, signed on with Golden Boy in January of 2017.
Nicaraguan fighter Carlos "Chocorroncito" Buitrago will not be in action fight this Friday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. As BoxingScene.com reported a few days ago, the boxer is involved in a huge scandal in Nicaragua - where allegations are being made that he allegedly hired someone to gun down lawyer Harold Contreras Rivera, 53 years old.