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Former three time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is already back in the gym training. On November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Texas, Margarito took a very vicious twelve round beating from Manny Pacquiao. He suffered a few injuries and was forced to undergo surgery to repair a broken orbital bone in his right eye. Margarito's trainer, Robert Garcia, told Miguel Rodriguez that his boxer is already back in the gym.
WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has taken Manny Pacquiao to task over published reports that a deal to fight "Sugar" Shane Mosley is close to being finalized for April 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Marquez doesn't believe that Pacquiao, and his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank, actually believe that a fight with Mosley is the more appealing option.
Top-rated junior welterweight Érik "El Terrible" Morales is very focused on his training for the clash with Jorge Barrios on December 18. Morales and Barrios will clash for the WBC's silver title at the Caliente Racetrack in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Unbeaten puncher Alberto Mosquera (15-0, 12KOs) of Panama is demanding a shot at the winner of next Saturday's WBA junior welterweight title bout between champion Amir Khan and challenger Marcos Maidana. This past Tuesday in Panama, he destroyed Jorge Pimentel in two rounds. Mosquera won the WBA's Fedelatin title in August. He is ranked at #3 in the WBA's top ten. His team will make a move to request a mandatory eliminator to get positioned for a shot at the winner.
A planned championship doubleheader could take place in Mexico. Akihiko Honda, president of Teiken Promotions, is planning a big doubleheader event for February. The main event would see WBC featherweight champion Hozumi Hasegawa (29-3, 12KOs) make the first defense of his title against mandatory challenger Jhonny Gonzalez (47-7, 41KOs) of Mexico. The co-feature would have Juan Carlos Salgado (22-1, 16KOs) challenge WBC super featherweight champion Takahiro Aoh.
Nacho Beristain, trainer and manager of WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, doesn't have much hope that Manny Pacquiao will select his boxer as the opponent for April 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Marquez is under consideration for the date, but ex-champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley is the recognized favorite to get selected by Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank.
Nacho Beristain, trainer and manager of WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, was very worried when Michael Katsidis dropped his fighter in the third round of last Saturday's clash in Las Vegas. Beristain admits that he had never seen his fighter in so much trouble - and that includes the four occasions where Juan Manuel was dropped by Manny Pacquiao.
Junior middleweight prospect Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is disappointed with the recent withdrawal of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. The two boxers were scheduled to fight this coming Saturday, in separate fights, and on separate events. Alvarez is going to defend his WBC silver title against IBO welterweight champion Lovemore Ndou in Veracruz, Mexico. Chavez was set to defend his WBC silver title, at middleweight, against Pawel Wolak in Anaheim, California. Chavez became ill and withdrew from the fight on Tuesday.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya will continue to push for a Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez trilogy. De La Hoya and Marquez would like the third fight to take place around 142-144-pounds. Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum, and the trainer Freddie Roach, are only interested in making the Marquez trilogy at the full welterweight limit of 147-pounds.
WBO flyweight champion Julio Cesar "Pingo" Miranda (34-5, 27KOs) is ready for any challenge and that includes Giovani Segura (25-1-1, 21KOs) who recently vacated his WBO/WBA junior flyweight titles to move up in weight. Segura has his sights set on a fight with Miranda. There are talks of a rematch with Ivan Caldero for April, but Segura has stressed that Calderon would have to take the fight at flyweight. In the coming weeks, Miranda's promoter Rosalío Aviléz will explore the possibility of a fight with Segura.