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Super bantamweight prospect Horacio Garcia is being groomed as the next superstar of Mexican boxing. Garcia's career is managed by Eddy and Jose "Chepe" Reynoso, who also handle the career of Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. There are some conflicts regarding Garcia's record.
At the Coliseo Centenario in Torreon, Mexico, top ranked middleweight Marco Antonio Rubio (49-5-1, 42 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten Wilson Santana (11-1, 7 KOs) in eight rounds. Rubio must now face undefeated Canadian middleweight David Lemieux in a mandatory WBC eliminator. The fight will likely head to a purse bid in a few weeks as both sides have been unable to reach an agreement.
Former welterweight champion Carlos 'El Indio' Quintana is still negotiating a return. While previously reported for January 26, it appears the date will fall on Saturday, February 26. Quintana has not been in the ring since am eight round knockout loss to WBC 147-pound champion Andre Berto in April. Quintana will once again compete in the junior middleweight division.
WBC silver junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez wants to become a big player by the end of 2011. To do this, he knows that he has to take a risk against a top name in the sport. Two of the names he's thrown out there are Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto, the WBA champion at 154. Currently Golden Boy Promotions is trying to finalize the details for Canelo's next fight on March 5.
Bantamweight Abner Mares has a lot of hope for his growing career and the state of Mexican boxing in 2011. Mares got the biggest win of his career with a twelve round decision over IBO champion Vic Darchinyan a few weeks ago. Mares broke Darchinyan's streak of Mexican victims. The boxer had beaten the likes of Cristian Mijares, Jorge Arce and Tomás Rojas.
Panama's Luis "El Nica" Concepcion, the WBA's interim-super flyweight world champion was notified that he will be elevated to the status of "full champion" after Daiki Kameda of Japan announced that he would vacate the title in order to move up to super flyweight. Rogelio Espino, the representative of Concepción, received a note from Kameda's representatives of Japan in which they communicated the boxer's intention to leave the title so he could climb to the next division.
WBC silver middleweight champion Julio César Chávez Carrasco (41-0-1, 30KOs) says he doesn't yet know whether his ring return on January 29 will come against WBC interim-champion Sebastian Zbik (30-0, 10KOs). Chavez has already arrived in Mexico to begin training in his native Culiacan for the January return. He wants to get everything ready for his first match of 2011.
WBO/WBC bantamweight champion Fernando "KO-Chulito" Montiel is going through the toughest training camp of his career. Montiel is preparing for his anticiapted clash with Nonito Donaire on February 18 in Las Vegas. Montiel is expecting one of them to win by knockout. He doesn't see any chance of the contest reaching a twelve round decision. Montiel is going through a very special training period to make sure everything is perfect.
Not many experts are giving Shane Mosley a good chance to beat WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. gives Mosley a good shot because he doesn't think Pacquiao is a good defensive fighter. He gives Mosley a chance to trouble based on his better boxing ability and physical strength.
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has opened as a huge betting favorite over his next opponent, "Sugar" Shane Mosley. A few online outlets listed Pacquiao as high as a 7-1, and even a 9-1 favorite to win. A few betting experts predict the odds will shrink down in the coming weeks and will probably shrink down to a 3-1 or 4-1 margin in favor of Pacquiao. The pay-per-view fight is scheduled for May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.