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by Cliff Rold - Lights, camera, action. Action! ACTION!!! That’s what viewers will get on Saturday night. Whether it lasts one round, or all twelve, Saturday’s main event is a crossroads battle between arguably the greatest elite action fighter since Matthew Saad Muhammad and an emerging heir to the throne of blood.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - In a very exciting fight to open up the show, junior middleweight prospect Mikael Zewski (9-0, 5KOs) was taken to his limit by unheralded Clint Coronel (4-2-2, 1KO). Zewski was pushed, rocked in the final round and appeared to be tired at the end, took a six round split decision with very strange scores. The scores were 60-54 for Zewski, 60-54 for Coronal and 59-55 for Zewski.
BoxingScene.com has sought the opinion of 10 boxing insiders for their thoughts on who will win Saturday night's clash between Mexican, three-division champ, Erik Morales and former interim junior welterweight king Marcos Rene Maidana of Argentina.
Junior welterweights Erik Morales and Marcos Maidana make weight for their scheduled fight with the vacant WBA-interim title at stake.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - The weights are in for tomorrow's big HBO pay-per-view. In the main event, former three division champion Erik Morales (51-6, 35KOs) will face Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27KOs) for the vacant interim-WBA junior welterweight title. Morales, who appeared a bit drained, came in at 140-pounds on the nose. Maidana was ripped, and also came in at 140.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - The weights are in for tomorrow's big HBO pay-per-view. In the main event, former three division champion Erik Morales (51-6, 35KOs) will face Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27KOs) for the vacant interim-WBA junior welterweight title. Morales, who appeared a bit drained, came in at 140-pounds on the nose. Maidana was ripped, and also came in at 140.
LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Undefeated Mexican phenom Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KOs) is coming out swinging, this time on the side of countryman Erik “El Terrible” Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s). Alvarez is convinced that the legendary Six-Time and Three-Division World Champion Morales will be victorious when he steps into the ring against former World Champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (29-2, 27 KO’s) in this Saturday’s HBO Pay-Per-View® main event taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Ryan Burton catches the final press conference to the junior welterweight clash between Erik Morales and Marcos Maidana. Hear from both fighters and nearly all of the boxers set to appear on the undercard.
Juan Manuel Marquez pursued a showdown with countryman Erik Morales for many years with no success. It appeared that a fight between the two Mexican legends was going to finally take place this Saturday but Marquez ultimately didn't agree to the fight and decided to try to secure a third fight versus Manny Pacquiao.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - The eight boxers involved in Saturday's HBO pay-per-view held private workouts for the press. The event is headlined with a junior welterweight clash between Erik Morales and Marcos Maidana. Robert Guerrero takes on Michael Katsidis in the lightweight co-feature. Welterweights Paulie Malignaggi and Jose Miguel Cotto will collide, and junior middleweight James Kirkland will open up the televised portion of the show against Japan's Nobuhiro Ishida. Photos by Chris Cozzone.