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WBA and WBO lightweight titlist Juan Manuel Marquez may have lost out on a third bout with eight-division king, Manny Pacquiao, but the 37-year-old, three-division champion still has plenty of options, according to Golden Boy Promotions head matchmaker, Eric Gomez.
Southpaw former Olympian and current junior middleweight prospect Demetrius Andrade, 22-years-old, of Providence, R.I., will pursue his 12th victory without a loss and his ninth knockout on Jan. 7 when he makes his Las Vegas debut against Alberto Herrera (7-1-1, five KOs) of Riverside, Calif., on the undercard of a main event featuring 26-year-old Russian junior middleweight Ruslan Provodnikov (17-0, 11 KOs) against Mauricio Herrera (15-1, seven KOs) at The Cox Pavillion on ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights."
According to boxing manager Cameron Dunkin, plans are being put together for the anticipated ring return of junior middleweight prospect James Kirkland (25-0, 22 KOs). The 26-year-old unbeaten southpaw, who is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, was released from Bastrop Federal Prison, in Bastrop, Tex., in September after having pled guilty to a charge of gun possession in April of 2009. Kirkland has not fought since March, 2009 when he stopped Joel Julio in the sixth round.
Cameron Dunkin, manager of former WBC and WBO middleweight king Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs), outlined what is on the landscape for Pavlik, who will be released from an alcohol rehabilitation facility on Tuesday. The 28-year-old resident of Youngstown, Ohio, will be released on Tuesday from the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., after having been admitted for an alcohol problem on Nov. 4.
On Nov. 13, at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 knockouts) took a vicious beating from WBO welterweight king Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs). Pacquiao dominated for a unanimous twelve round decision to win the vacant WBC 154-pound title. In January 2009, "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39KOs) dominated Margarito on route to knocking him out inside of nine rounds.
Former champion Paul Williams has split victories with the boxer most experts regard as one of the top three pound-for-pound fighters in the world, WBC middleweight king Sergio Martinez. Williams (39-2, 27 KO) won a close decision over Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs) in December 2009. Martinez got revenge in their November rematch, by knocking Williams out with a crushing hook in the second round.
On December 18, Bernard Hopkins and WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal battled to a disputed, majority draw at the Pepsi Colesium in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Now Pascal is contractually obligated to rematch Chad Dawson, whom the Canadian star decisioned earlier this year.
WBA junior welterweight king Miguel Cotto in not concerned with trash talking nature of former champion Ricardo Mayorga. Their fight is scheduled for March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayorga has often tested the patience of his opponents, including Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, Shane Mosley, Vernon Forrest and Felix Trinidad.
When Antonio Margarito was busted up by Manny Pacquiao back on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium, the tough Mexican boxer was barely able to see after four rounds. Pacquiao fractured Margarito's right orbital bone in the fourth and won a twelve round unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBC 154-pound title.
Lou DiBella, promoter for WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, has fired back at George Peterson, the trainer for Paul Williams. In an earlier story, Peterson gave his opinion on the left hand that knocked Williams out in the second round of their rematch. He called the shot a "desperation" punch that Martinez threw with his eyes closed.