Video: Garcia Breaks Down Maidana's Win Over Lopez
Luis Sandoval catches up with trainer Robert Garcia to discuss Marcos Maidana's TKO victory over Josesito Lopez.
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Video: Marcos Maidana Discusses Josesito TKO, More
Luis Sandoval catches up with welterweight contender Marcos Maidana to discuss his TKO win over Josesito Lopez and more
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Photos: Maidana vs. Lopez Behind The Scenes at Carson
Bonus photos from the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., as former junior welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31 KO’s) scored his biggest victory as a welterweight with a sixth round TKO over a very game Josesito Lopez (30-6, 18 KO’s). Continue on to the gallery for a behind-the-scenes look at the event.
Marcos Maidana Rallies Hard To Stop Lopez in a War
Home Depot Center, Carson, California - Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31KOs) had some tough moments but he sucked it up and stopped Josesito Lopez (30-6, 18KOs) in the sixth round of a war. It didn't take before both sluggers were trading hard punches. In the second round, Lopez was stunned from a Maidana right hand but managed to fight his way out of danger, but Maidana landed several more shots before the round was over. After Maidana controlled the second, Lopez came back strong with a montser third where he hurt Maidana with several hard shots. In the fourth, Lopez continued to drill Maidana with hard shots to the head and body, stunning the tough Argentine boxer several times as the entire arena stood up to cheer Josesito on. In the fifth, it was Maidna who came roaring back in the final minute
CompuBox: Maidana Stopped Lopez With Power Rally
Terrific two-way action. They combined to land 216 total punches- 157 of which were power shots. Maidana landed 56%- Lopez: 57%- including 28 of 36 in round four. Maidana rallied to outland Lopez 33-14 in power shots in rounds five and six.
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Video: Maidana-Lopez, Angulo-Lara Post Fight Presser
Luis Sandoval catches the post-fight press conference to the Showtime tripleheader from Home Depot in Carson. Hear comments from Marcos Maidana, Josesito Lopez, Erislandy Lara, Richard Schaefer and more.
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Photos: Maidana and Lopez Go To War at Home Depot
Home Depot Center, Carson, California - Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31KOs) had some tough moments but he sucked it up and stopped Josesito Lopez (30-6, 18KOs) in the sixth round of a war. In the sixth, a hard counter by Maidana dropped Lopez to his knees. Lopez made it up but then Maidana pinned him against the ropes and let his hands fly - nailing Lopez with multiple hard shots to force the referee to step in and wave off the contest as Lopez was reeling from the damage. At the time of the TKO, Lopez was ahead on two cards 48-47 and Maidana was up 48-47 on the third. Photos by Tom Hogan/Hoganphotos and Esther Lin.
Marcos Maidana Continues To Wow The Fans With Action
By Jake Donovan - Marcos Maidana travels to Southern California for a high-profile main event. Down on the scorecards, the visiting Argentine claws back and scores a dramatic 6th round knockout to erase a deficit and emerge victorious in a surefire Fight of the Year contender, leaving the local fighter dejected and seriously pondering his future. If the tale sounds familiar, it’s because history repeated itself for the former 140 lb. titlist. Nearly four years after scoring a shocking 6th round stoppage of Victor Ortiz in downtown Los Angeles, Maidana managed to halt Josesito Lopez in as many rounds in their Showtime-televised main event Saturday evening at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Maidana trailed on two of the three official scorecards at the time of the stoppage, dropping Lopez in round six before battering him along the ropes to end the fight in the very same round. In a loaded boxing weekend, many tabbed the Showtime main event as boasting the greatest potential for a Fight of the Year entrant. Maidana and Lopez delivered on that front, going directly at each other from the opening bell. Lopez, whose best win is his own come-from-behind win over Ortiz nearly a year ago, sought a quicker start in this particular bout rather than relying on dramatics.
Maidana Was Confident of KO Once Leg Felt Better
Home Depot Center, Carson, California - Welterweight contender Marcos Maidana (34-3, 31KOs) says a shot to the hip in Saturday's fight against Josesito Lopez (30-6, 18KOs) was a serious concern in the fight. During the action, Maidana stated that his leg went numb and he had trouble moving for at least two rounds, which allowed Lopez to rally strong with big punches. Once the pain in his hip went away, Maidana was very confident that he was capable of knocking Lopez out. The end came in the sixth, after Maidana dropped Josesito and then followed up by trapping him against the ropes and letting his hands go with hard landed punches.
Josesito Not Happy: Maidana Stoppage Was Premature
Josesito Lopez came up short in his fight against Marcos Maidana as he was stopped late in the 6th round of an entertaining fight. After landing and hurting Maidana earlier in the contest, it was Lopez who would go down in the 6th round and was stopped on his feet as the referee called a stop to the action. While Lopez gave Maidana his proper credit, he felt the fight was stopped prematurely.