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"What am I a painting?" - That was the question asked from Miami, Florida by undefeated Dominican Wilson "TNT" Santana, who faces Mexico's Marco Antonio "Veneno" Rubio on January 1 at the Centennial Auditorium Torreon, Coahuila.
WBC FECOMBOX middleweight champion Marcos "Dorado" Reyes (18-1, 16KOs) is set to defend his belt on January 1 against Rito Ruvalcaba in Mexico. The big puncher predicts a knockout win. He then wants to challenge WBA interim-154-pound champion Rigoberto 'Español' Álvarez, the older brother of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
According to manager Orlando Piñeiro, WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez is going to make big defensive adjusments prior to his next fight which is tentative for April 16 in Puerto Rico. The rumored opponent is unbeaten boxer Teon Kennedy. Juanma's team feel the the Puerto Rican star has left himself open to damaging punches in some of his recent fights.
Mexican boxer Oscar Ibarra will defend the WBC silver flyweight world title against Junichiro Sugita on January 15 at the entertainment center in Mexico City. Promoter Reginaldo Kuchle, head of People Promotions, said the contest will be put together in association with Ricardo Maldonado Sports Productions.
WBA interim-junior flyweight champion Juan Carlos Reveco (25-1, 15KOs) of Argentina has threatened to vacate his title if the WBC does not recognize his separation from promoter Osvaldo Rivero. Reveco admitted he is considering a proposal from manager Mario Arano, who in turn is trying to settle the dispute with the WBA.
According to reports from Buenos Aires, Argentina, a judge quashed the order to have former champion Jorge "Hyena" Barrios stand trial for the wrongful death of a young pregnant woman.
During his long career, former champion Jorge "Travieso" Arce of Mexico has never faced a Puerto Rican boxer. He may get his wish in May, if a deal is reached to face unbeaten Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. for the super bantamweight crown of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Gabriel Peñagaricano, the legal adviser for WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, says Ricardo Mayorga will be a lead-in opponent to a June rematch with Antonio Margarito. Cotto was initially going to wait it out until the June rematch with Margarito, but his team wanted him to stay active. Cotto has not been in the ring since winning the title from Yuri Foreman in June. Maragrito stopped Cotto in eleven rounds in 2008.
WBA welterweight champion Viacheslav Senchenko (31-0, 20 KO's) is very interested in defending his title against Saul "Canelo" Álvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO's) on March 5 in the United States. Senchenko's team is currently negotiating a deal with Alvarez's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions.
According to reports in Panama, Guillermo "El Felino" Jones will travel to the United States on January 15 to start training in Cleveland for his next defense of the WBA cruiserweight title. The fighter said that his promoter Don King informed him of a possible opportunity being lined up to defend his crown in March or April of next year.