Juan Manuel Marquez: record, next fight and profile →
Mexico City - WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has begun light training at the Romanza Gym with trainer Nacho Beristain. He expects a third fight to happen with Manny Pacquiao on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He gave Golden Boy Promotions until Monday afternoon to match the lucrative offer from Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank.
The next fight for Juan Manuel Marquez will likely take place on July 2 at El Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. Marquez passed on the opportunity to fight in Las Vegas. He wants to face David Diaz in a junior welterweight bout to prepare himself for a third showdown with Manny Pacquiao on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Marquez has three proposals from venues who want host his next fight.
WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez feels very good about his chances to beat Manny Pacquiao at the catch-weight of 144-pounds. This past Monday, Marquez accepted a revised offer from Top Rank to face Pacquiao on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Marquez and Pacquiao fought to a draw in 2004 and then Pacquiao won a controversial twelve round split decision in the 2008 rematch.
There are some things that will never leave a fighter.
Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, says HBO will not financially assist Golden Boy Promotions with putting together a fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz. Golden Boy's CEO, Richard Schaefer, was quoted by the Los Angeles Times as stating that "HBO would be on board" to help finance Ortiz-Marquez.
The trilogy fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez is coming together for November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, has yet to determine which network is picking up the fight. When the deal is actually finalized, Arum will begin discussions with Showtime and HBO.
Former WBC lightweight champion David Diaz (36-3-1, 17 KOs) has promised to make things very hard for Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KOs) . The Mexican champion is interested in facing Diaz on July 2 in either Las Vegas or Mexico City. He wants to use Diaz to shake off any rust for a November 12 trilogy showdown with Manny Pacquiao. Diaz has not signed to fight Marquez, but hopes their clash will be made. He considers a fight with Marquez a "great opportunity."
During a recent interview with HBO analyst Larry Merchant, we discussed the aftermath of Manny Pacquiao's recent victory over Shane Mosley and took a look at the Filipino star's future plans. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum fully has the intention of pairing up his star fighter with Juan Manuel Marquez for a third go round yet that scenario is a bit complicated, to say the least.
There’s one wild card in finalizing a deal for a Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao trilogy, and it could come back to haunt all of the principals. And, when I say wild card, my reference is not to Freddie Roach's Sweat Palace located in the sleaziest section of Hollyweird.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer, spoke to BoxingScene.com about our recently published report where Juan Manuel Marquez announced that he was accepting Top Rank's revised offer to face Manny Pacquiao in a trilogy bout on November 12 in Las Vegas. The catch-weight of 144-pounds would be in place for Pacquiao-Marquez. Pursuant to their expired promotional agreement with Marquez, Golden Boy has the ability to match Top Rank's offer.