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Miguel Vazquez makes his first ring appearance since signing with high-powered adviser Al Haymon, as he faces Mickey Bey in a lightweight title defense Saturday evening in Las Vegas.
The bout comes in supporting capacity to the rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana, which headlines on Showtime Pay-Per-View.
Vazquez (34-3, 10KOs) just passed the four-year mark as a defending lightweight titlist, though has hardly made any new fans over that stretch. The 27-year old is the exact opposite of the prototypical Mexican fighter, as his methodical style often makes for monotonous affairs.
However, he keeps winning. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Tim Bradley are the only two fighters to own victories over Vazquez - Alvarez turning the trick twice, the first coming in Vazquez' pro debut. All three losses came at 140 lb. and higher.
Bey (20-1, 10KOs) was a highly-touted amateur with a world of potential upon turning pro in 2005. His career has been slow to surface, never truly gaining noteriety until signing with Mayweather Promotions in 2012.
Televised exposure has since followed, but not much in the way of good fortune. Bey had a win changed to a No-Decision after testing positive for extraordinary amounts of testosterone found in his system, though was eventually cleared after it was legitimately found to be the fault of his prescribing doctor.
Bey had nobody but himself to blame for the result of his following fight, however. Way up on the scorecards, the Cleveland native grew careless and was stopped in the 10th and final round of his July '13 crossroads bout with John Molina Jr.
The 31-year old contender has since won two straight heading into his first title fight.
Read on to see how the staff at BoxingScene.com believes the lightweight action will play out in Las Vegas. [Click Here To Read More]
The bout comes in supporting capacity to the rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana, which headlines on Showtime Pay-Per-View.
Vazquez (34-3, 10KOs) just passed the four-year mark as a defending lightweight titlist, though has hardly made any new fans over that stretch. The 27-year old is the exact opposite of the prototypical Mexican fighter, as his methodical style often makes for monotonous affairs.
However, he keeps winning. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and Tim Bradley are the only two fighters to own victories over Vazquez - Alvarez turning the trick twice, the first coming in Vazquez' pro debut. All three losses came at 140 lb. and higher.
Bey (20-1, 10KOs) was a highly-touted amateur with a world of potential upon turning pro in 2005. His career has been slow to surface, never truly gaining noteriety until signing with Mayweather Promotions in 2012.
Televised exposure has since followed, but not much in the way of good fortune. Bey had a win changed to a No-Decision after testing positive for extraordinary amounts of testosterone found in his system, though was eventually cleared after it was legitimately found to be the fault of his prescribing doctor.
Bey had nobody but himself to blame for the result of his following fight, however. Way up on the scorecards, the Cleveland native grew careless and was stopped in the 10th and final round of his July '13 crossroads bout with John Molina Jr.
The 31-year old contender has since won two straight heading into his first title fight.
Read on to see how the staff at BoxingScene.com believes the lightweight action will play out in Las Vegas. [Click Here To Read More]
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