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Mayorga: Vernon Forrest is my son.
On a recent conference with the media, Ricardo Mayorga predicted victory over his Sept 8. opponent, Fernando Vargas, and said that he plans to move down in weight to pursue bouts with WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and former three-division champion Shane Mosley. Mayorga and Vargas collide at a catch-weight of 162-pounds at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Showtime PPV will televise.
Mayorga has fought at junior middleweight and middleweight, but feels that the welterweight limit of 147-pounds is his best weight. He claims to only be taking the Vargas bout to score a knockout over a fighter he truly dislikes.
"I'm going to come down for (Miguel) Cotto, Mosley and anybody who wants to fight. I'm ready for them. That's my weight class. I'm doing this to knock out this guy and go back to my weight class and beat anyone that’s there," Mayorga.
Mayorga also wants a bout with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr., but is not certain about fighting the man he already beat twice, WBC junior middleweight champ Vernon Forrest.
"Floyd Mayweather is the one I really want to fight. I take Cotto off the list because Mosley is going to beat him. If not, I will beat him after. But he's going to beat him. I'm taking him out of the list," Mayorga said. "Vernon? That one I haven't thought about it – because, first of all, he’s my son. I send my son to win the title. Now that he got it, I just have to show up and knock him out again and get my title back. That's an easy one. Whenever he wants to do it."
On a recent conference with the media, Ricardo Mayorga predicted victory over his Sept 8. opponent, Fernando Vargas, and said that he plans to move down in weight to pursue bouts with WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and former three-division champion Shane Mosley. Mayorga and Vargas collide at a catch-weight of 162-pounds at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Showtime PPV will televise.
Mayorga has fought at junior middleweight and middleweight, but feels that the welterweight limit of 147-pounds is his best weight. He claims to only be taking the Vargas bout to score a knockout over a fighter he truly dislikes.
"I'm going to come down for (Miguel) Cotto, Mosley and anybody who wants to fight. I'm ready for them. That's my weight class. I'm doing this to knock out this guy and go back to my weight class and beat anyone that’s there," Mayorga.
Mayorga also wants a bout with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr., but is not certain about fighting the man he already beat twice, WBC junior middleweight champ Vernon Forrest.
"Floyd Mayweather is the one I really want to fight. I take Cotto off the list because Mosley is going to beat him. If not, I will beat him after. But he's going to beat him. I'm taking him out of the list," Mayorga said. "Vernon? That one I haven't thought about it – because, first of all, he’s my son. I send my son to win the title. Now that he got it, I just have to show up and knock him out again and get my title back. That's an easy one. Whenever he wants to do it."
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