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WBO super bantamweight titlist Jessie Magdaleno was scheduled to face his mandatory contender, Cesar Juarez, on November 11th in Fresno, California, as part of a televised tripleheader that is being broadcast on ESPN. That was until Magdaleno backed out, claiming an injury a week ago. Juarez's representative spoke to BoxingScene.com, and explained that he was very suspicious to say the least over the injury claim.
BoxingScene.com has been informed by Sean Gibbons, who advises Orlando Salido, that a fight between his boxer and fellow Mexican, WBC super featherweight world champion Miguel Berchelt, has been signed, sealed and delivered for December 9th. "Both fighters have agreed to the fight and HBO agreed to televise it and what you have here is real Mexican boxing, two of the top 130-pounders in the world going at it," said Gibbons on Thursday afternoon, while in Mexico, to BoxingScene.com.
This Saturday night from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Showtime presents a tripleheader featuring the junior middleweight division. WBA, IBO titlist Erislandy Lara faces undefeated Olympian Terell Gausha, while IBF beltholder Jarrett Hurt takes on former world champion Austin Trout and WBC champion Jermell Charlo squares off against undefeated mandatory challenger Erickson Lubin.
It's been awhile since Showtime televised a live boxing card. Through much of the summer their focus was centered on the pay-per-view event between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor that took place on August 26th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. There were many who derided this promotion and claimed that it damaged the credibility of the sport of boxing.
Since 2013, Showtime has been the exclusive home of former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs), beginning with his fight against Robert Guerrero. Mayweather retired from the sport back in September of 2015, after defeating Andre Berto. Time and time again he promised never to fight again, but then Mayweather unexpectedly came back the ring to a high profile pay-per-view fight with UFC superstar Conor McGregor, which took place in August at T-Mobile in Las Vegas, and saw him win a with a tenth round stoppage.
WBA lightweight titlist Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) has beaten top British talent in his last three outings. Linares traveled to the UK to secure back to back decision victories over Manchester star Anthony Crolla, and then last month he edged Olympic gold medal winner Luke Campbell at the Forum in Los Angeles.
Scott Quigg has made his way back to the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California, where he once again is working with noted trainer, Freddie Roach. On November 4th in Monaco he is scheduled to face Oleg Yefimovych. After that, Quigg, hopes to go big game hunting in the featherweight division. "I'm expecting a tough fight from Oleg, he's 29-2-1 (16 KO's). I know I've got a tough fight in front of me but it's one I'm very confident in with the work I'm putting in and how I'm looking in the gym," said Quigg (33-1-2, 24 KO's) to BoxingScene.com after he wrapped up his day's training.
It has been reported by various sources that WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto will face United States Olympian Sadam Ali at New York's Madison Square Garden on December 2nd, in what the Puerto Rican superstar says will be the last fight of his illustrious career. "We have a verbal agreement with Sadam Ali," confirmed Eric Gomez, the president of Golden Boy Promotions, which promotes both Cotto and Ali.
There were plans for middleweight contender, David Lemieux, to fight on the Miguel Cotto undercard at New York's Madison Square Garden on December 2nd. But it turns out he might have bigger fish to fry now. According to Eric Gomez, the President of Golden Boy Promotions (which handles Lemieux, alongside Eye of the Tiger Management):
As has been the case since his bout against Charles Martin last April (when he won his IBF heavyweight title), Showtime will be televising Anthony Joshua's upcoming bout versus Kubrat Pulev on October 28th from Cardiff. Soon this exclusive deal between the network and Matchroom Sports and Joshua will end in another fight or two. But it's clear that Showtime will make it a priority to keep Joshua on their airwaves.