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Undefeated Mexican junior welterweight prospect Roberto “Massa” Ortiz is biding his time for a big fight, while continuing to learn and ply his craft, reeling off win after win. The 25-year-old resident of Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza is 24-0-1 with 18 KOs.
Undefeated crusierweight Lateef Kayode -- coming off his career-best victory over Matt Godfrey in June on ShoBox -- looks to capitalize on his big win, fighting next on Aug. 27 or Sept. 5, possibly against Brian Minto.
With little opposition for middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in the barren 160-pound division, fans and observers alike have pushed for the 36-year-old Argentine to move up to the talent rich super middleweight division, where the likes of Lucian Bute, Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch, Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell ply their craft.
A source close to Global Boxing Promotions has advised BoxingScene.com that undefeated heavyweight Mariusz Wach of North Bergen, N.J. is being seriously considered for a November meeting with universally-recognized heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who owns the WBC/WBA/IBO/IBF titles.
Sources have advised BoxingScene.com that WBC featherweight titlist Jhonny Gonzalez will return on Thursday, Sept. 15, defending against Panama-based Roinet Caballero. Gonzalez (49-7, 43 KOs) will look to make it 10 wins in a row. Caballero (30-1-1, 22 KOs) has lost both times he stepped up in competition, falling at the hands of Daniel Ponce de Leon and Chris John.
BoxingScene.com caught up with welterweight Randall Bailey (41-7, 36 KOs) at the Broadway Boxing show in Brooklyn, N.Y. this past Saturday to discuss the 36-year-old contender’s upcoming plans. Bailey was there to work the corner of fellow Floridian Danie van Staden – a third round knockout victim of Gabriel Bracero in the main event.
Starting in January 2012, HBO plans to introduce a new proving ground for boxing prospects in the form of a new series similar to ShoBox: The New Generation.
Middleweight contender Peter Quillin (25-0, 19KOs) has informed BoxingScene.com that he is likely to return on Oct 15., on the Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson HBO PPV undercard at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Quillin is pushing for a sport on the televised undercard with an eye on a fight with middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in the spring. Martinez fights Darren Barker on Oct. 1 on HBO.
Sources have advised BoxingScene.com that South African super middleweight prospect Thomas Oosthuizen will make his American debut on Sept. 3 on the undercard of Andre Berto-Jan Zaveck from Biloxi, Miss., likely against Aaron Pryor Jr. Oosthuizen (15-0-1, 11 KOs) is a highly-regarded prospect, a rangy southpaw at 6'4" with good pop. His likely opponent Pryor Jr. (16-3, 11 KOs) would represent by far the sternest test of his career, coming off a big win against Librado Andrade in May.
In the opening bout of Broadway Boxing from the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., Travis Peterkin of Brooklyn stopped Damon Reed (2-7-1, 1 KO) in the first round.