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In every sport there is a time when an athlete comes along whose promise is greater than most. A prodigy whose natural skill and ability heavily separate him from everyone else and the expectations are remarkably high.
Delvin Rodriguez who is fresh off his win in a rematch against Pawel Wolak was on the most recent edition of BoxingScene.com’s official audio show The Boxing Lab and talked about his future plans.
Honda Center, Anaheim, California - Junior middleweight prospect Omar Henry (11-0-1, 9KOs) fought Lester Gonzales (12-5-3, 6KO) to a second round technical draw, after Gonzales suffered an accidental cut above his right eye. The fight was stopped by the doctor at the end of the second round.
By Luis Sandoval - A recent story on Boxingscene.com detailed plans for WBC Light Welterweight champion Erik Morales hoping to return to the ring in January in a tune up bout. The news caught the attention of Ajose Olusegun, the mandatory challenger for Morales’ title. The undefeated Nigerian southpaw has been waiting for his shot at not only Morales, but the WBC title itself. He believes he has been long overdue for a title shot and is tired of being avoided. “It’s really frustrating. Erik Morales has been a boxer for a long time, so he should know how I feel. He’s the man who says he has not been ducking anybody but obviously, he’s ducking me now,” said an irritated Olusegun. “He’s not supposed to be the champion in the first place. But for one reason or another, he became champion.”
Joseph Agbeko will try to regain his IBF bantamweight title when he rematches undefeated Abner Mares this Saturday night at the Honda Center, with Showtime televising.
By Luis Sandoval - Erik Morales was on Boxingscene’s official audio show The Boxing Lab and addressed a possible rematch with Marcos Maidana. Both men faced off earlier this year and the result was a majority decision for Maidana in a terrific fight. A talk of a rematch had been previously discussed but no agreement was ever reached. That didn’t stop both fighters from spewing insults and blame for why the rematch was not made. Since their meeting, Morales has gone on to win the WBC Light Welterweight title and no longer seems interested in pursuing such a fight.
It seems like Floyd Mayweather is being called out by everyone these days as they all want to be his next opponent for his already reserved date of May 5, 2012. There were rumors that one of the fights they had explored was with current WBC Light Welterweight champion Erik Morales.
Erik “El Terrible” Morales became the first Mexican fighter to win world titles in four weight divisions when he defeated Pablo Cesar Cano in an action packed war this past September. Making his debut on Boxingscene’s official radio show The Boxing Lab, Erik spoke about his plans for the upcoming year. Planning a ring return sometime in January, Morales said he’s not looking for a difficult opponent for his next fight. In fact, he wants to use the fight to gauge whether or not he can safely get back down to the lightweight limit, where he has yet to capture a title. “There’s only one fight and that would be against [Antonio] DeMarco, the WBC Lightweight champion,” Morales said. “Then I’d go back to 140lbs or even 147.”
We all had something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving when the New York State Athletic Commission ruled in favor of giving Antonio Margarito his boxing license in order to face WBA Champion Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden on December 3rd. The newest and final installment of Cotto-Margarito 24/7 gave us a great insider’s look into the whole situation but most importantly, it showed us just how personal this fight truly is.
Abner Mares’ rematch with Joseph Agbeko on December 3rd might be the last time we see him at 118lbs. The undefeated IBF bantamweight champ would like to move up to 122 after this fight and face the bigger names there.