Juan Manuel Marquez: record, next fight and profile →
BoxingScene.com caught up with four division champion Juan Manuel Marquez shortly after Timothy Bradley's controversial victory over Manny Pacquiao. The Mexican fighter was hoping to face Pacquiao for a fourth time in November but now Pacquiao and Bradley will be squaring off in a rematch instead.
Interm-WBO junior welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez was in Las Vegas for Saturday evening's pay-per-view clash between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley. Marquez saw his hopes for a fourth fight against Pacquiao go up in smoke, for the time being, after Bradley won a controversial split decision.
We are hours away from boxing’s next huge event, tonight’s Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley showdown in Las Vegas, Nevada. Again fighting inside of the MGM Grand, Pacquiao will look to successfully defend his WBO welterweight belt against the durable and ambitious Bradley, an undefeated junior welterweight champion moving up in weight for the fight.
Travel plans have been booked. WBO interim-junior welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has announced that he plans to sit ringside on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, because he wants to watch Manny Pacquiao's defense of the WBO welterweight title against undefeated Timothy Bradley. Marquez, who plans to take a tuneup in the month of July, wants to secure a fourth meeting with Pacquiao in the fall. Bradley is the WBO's full champion at 140-pounds. If he decides to return to junior welter, Marquez would be his mandatory.
WBO interim-junior welterweight world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39KOs) is still training very hard at the Romanza gym in Mexico, preparing for a potential ring return in the month of July. He was scheduled to fight on July 14th at Cowboys Stadium in Texas, but could not agree on the financial figures or the opponent. Now Marquez looks to July 21 or July 28 in Mexico - but makes it clear that he will return "as long I'm guaranteed a fair purse, otherwise I prefer to wait until November."
Even if they never face each other again, the names Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will always intertwine. Their three fight series still has the voters split down the middle on who is the better of the two, particularly after Marquez’ better than expected showing in their catchweight bout last November.
As previously reported on Monday afternoon, WBO interim-junior welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39KOs) will not return to action on July 14th at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Marquez rejected several possible opponents that were presented by Top Rank, including Brandon Rios and Erik Morales.
WBO interim-junior welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39KOs) confirmed a Monday afternoon report on BoxingScene.com, stating that he won't return to action on July 14th as previously scheduled. Marquez struggled to finalize an opponent, insisting on a southpaw foe to prepare himself for a possible fourth meeting with Manny Pacquiao in the fall.
According to sources with knowledge of the situation, Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39KOs) will not be fighting on July 14th at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. There have been disagreements over the opponent, with Marquez pushing to fight southpaw boxers like Cesar Cuenca and Mercito Gesta. One source told BoxingScene.com that Marquez had yet to finalize an opponent - and considering the July date is only a few weeks away, there simply wasn't enough time to properly promote a pay-per-view event in such a short span of time.
On Friday, BoxingScene.com published an interview with WBO interim-junior welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39KOs). The former three division champion is scheduled to return on July 14th at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.