Lightweight Tourney? Look No Further Than Feb. Final 4

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By Jake Donovan - It was a rumor for a while, and then confirmed on Monday to Boxingscene.com’s Editor-In-Chief Rick Reeno that all systems are go for Golden Boy Promotions’ lightweight tournament.

The eight-man elimination bracket begins April 4, with HBO to serve as the distributor for the four-fight pay-per-view event. It has yet to be confirmed whether the entire tournament will go the premium route, or if winner’s bracket match ups prove to be enticing enough to garner network interest.

Confirmed entries and proposed matchups for the moment are: Michael Katsidis-Jesus Chavez; Jorge Barrios-Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez; and Antonio Pituala-Edwin Valero.

Golden Boy is also trying to work former lineal champion Joel Casamayor into the mix, provided that they can find a suitable opponent.

Ideally, the last man standing will be in line for the division’s lineal crown. Golden Boy and HBO will obviously sell this as a plan to declare once and for all boxing’s true lightweight king. [details]

[MANGLER]

This sounds good. Can't wait.

[*Dinamita]

see how they never leave out their fighters even after they lose, thats good **** by GBP

[Silencers]

Rosado had already lost twice in his career prior to losing to Guerrero.

Anyways, Campbell deserves his shot against Marquez and hopefully he gets it if he beats Funeka and if Marquez beats Diaz. I wouldn't mind seeing Campbell-Diaz 2 either if Diaz beats Marquez.

[-Boxzilla-]

i hope campbell gets the W, he deserves his money fight . . . campbell jmm or campbell diaz II sounds great to me.

i hope this tourney doesnt mean that were not going to see that unification happen and soon!

like its said in the article campbell beat diaz so why is diaz getting his shot at jmm when it should be campbell facing jmm.

[Dave Rado]

Along with the questionable outcome, the fight was also notable in that it was the first of several lineal lightweight title fights in which both champion and challenger were represented by Golden Boy Promotions – Casamayor-Katsidis, Marquez-Casamayor and now Marquez-Diaz.

Is it any wonder why Campbell (32-5-1, 25KO), a year after all but throwing Golden Boy under the bus via an open letter to the media, is now considering signing with them? That he’s not yet a member of their stable has everything to do with why he’s yet to receive his shot.

The same could be said of Diaz last year, who deserved one far more while a multi-belted undefeated fighter than he does now. It’s not to say that he’s not worthy of a title shot today; even with the loss to Campbell, the Houston-based student-athlete is still one of the world’s best lightweights.

But there’s no valid argument for his receiving a shot before Campbell, his lone conqueror.
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Very sad - when GBP started they seemed like a breath of fresh air after King etc., with their motto of putting the boxers first and making the best fights. But it seems to have been a sham, they're just another cartel, and if you don't sign with them you get frozen out of the big fights regardless of how deserving you are, just like Don King in his worst days of monopoly power. It's criminal the way Campbell is being frozen out.

[Papa Ace]

JMM looks gay on the article's pic. Somebody take that down please.

[lopez36]

jmm looks gay? lol...look at cottos face,his plucked eyebrows,,thats ***..

[buckdacious]

HAHAHAHA. thats what I was gonna say about Marquez

[Pullcounter]

damn if they can get casamayor on it that'd be even better.