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Former two division world champion Ricardo Mayorga (32-9-1, 26 KOs) of Nicaragua is now targeting a fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. - and has no problem facing the Mexican boxer at the super middleweight limit of 168.
This past Saturday night, Argentinean Lucas "The Machine" Matthysse (38-4, 35 KOs) made a smashing debut in the welterweight division. At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Matthysse crushed the usually durable Emmanuel "Tranzformer" Taylor in five rounds as part of the HBO Pay-Per-View undercard to the all-Mexican showdown between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Julio César Chávez Jr.
According to WBA, IBO junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs), he was looking forward to facing Olympian Demetrius Andrade (24-0, 16 KOs), but claims the fight fell apart over money. Andrade captured the WBA's "regular" version of the world title when he traveled to Germany last month to win a twelve round decision over Jack Culcay.
WBA, IBO junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs) had Daniel Jacobs defeating Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) last month at New York's Madison Square Garden. Jacobs became the first boxer to extend Golovkin to the full twelve round distance. Going into the the contest, Golovkin had stopped 23 opponents in a row.
Jorge Sebastian Heiland (29-4-2, 16 KOs) could finally be inching closer to a world title shot. The Argentine fighter has been waiting for a very long time. He was top rated contender under the WBC since Miguel Cotto was the reigning champion. Cotto was eventually unseated by Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in 2015. Canelo then vacated the belt last year and the sanctioning body made their interim-beltholder, Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, the full champion.
At Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina - former world champion Juan Carlos Reveco (38-3, 19 KOs) captured the vacant South American super flyweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Jesus Vargas (15-9). The scores were 120-108, 120-108 and 120-110.
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) believes that his next opponent will potentially become former division ruler Wladimir Klitschko. Ortiz was scheduled to return this coming Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, against Derric Rossy (31-12, 15 KOs) in a ten round contest as part of the Premier Boxing Champions event, but an injury forced him to withdraw from the bout.
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) believes Derric Rossy (31-12, 15 KOs) should count his blessings that their ten round showdown was canceled. The fight was scheduled to take place this coming Saturday night, April 22, as part of the Premier Boxing Champions event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
A lawyer for former two division world champion Ricardo Mayorga (32-9-1, 26 KOs) is hunting for what he believes is a smear campaign against his client. Earlier this month, Mayorga returned to the ring in Managua, Nicaragua and stopped Jaudiel Zepeda (12-18-1, with 9 KOs) of Mexico in the third round. Over 3,000 packed the venue to watch Mayorga perform.
Dangerous puncher Lucas Matthysse (37-4, 34 KOs) wants to land a big fight in the fall. Matthysse is scheduled to return to the ring on May 6 in Las Vegas, when he faces against Emanuel Taylor at the T-Mobile Arena. After years of competing as a junior welterweight, Matthysse is heading up to the welterweight division. Matthysse vs. Taylor will be part of the HBO Pay-Per-View undercard to the all-Mexican battle between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.