Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, says WBC/WBA 147 & 154 champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is getting additional motivation for the rematch with Marcos Maidana, because the Argentine fighter is doing a lot of trash talking. The rematch is set for September 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Maidana has been complaining about Mayweather's refusal to allow him to wear the Everlast MX gloves.
Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31KOs) is not looking for a fight that goes to the scorecards. The Argentine fighter felt robbed of a decision win back in May, when Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26KOs) walked away with a twelve round majority decision victory and the WBA/WBC welterweight titles. A rematch is set for September 13th, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and this time Maidana is focused on putting Mayweather on his back.
OXNARD, Calif. – Marcos “El Chino” Maidana, the former welterweight world champion who gets his eagerly awaited rematch with Floyd “Money” Mayweather in the main event of “MAYHEM: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2” on Saturday, Sept. 13 live on SHOWTIME PPV, world champions Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (WBC Super Bantamweight), Miguel “Títere” Vazquez (IBF Lightweight), junior welterweight contender John Molina, Maidana’s trainer Robert Garcia and Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe participated in a Media Workout Tuesday at Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard.
With three fights left to go on his current six-fight deal with SHOWTIME, undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather could have traveled in a number of different directions for his next ring appearance. Instead, he opted to revisit old business, if not for the sake of closure. At least that’s the working theory behind his September 13 rematch with Marcos Maidana, which will air live on Showtime Pay-Per-View. The two once again meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the same venue where Maidana pushed the reigning welterweight and super welterweight king to the brink before coming up just short in their May clash.
Oxnard, California- Marcos Maidana and his team have sent a loud message regarding their feelings on WBC/WBA welterweight and junior welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. - with a giant cardboard cutout of Mayweather which is on display at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy. Maidana believes he won his fighter encounter with Mayweather back in May. The judges ruled in Mayweather's favor with a twelve round majority decision. And Maidana is confident that Mayweather will lose the scheduled rematch, taking place on September 13th from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The first time Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana fought, a lingering issue over which gloves the Argentine was allowed to wear carried all the way into the day of the fight before reaching resolution. Mayweather went on to escape with a majority decision in their May fight, prompting Maidana to campaign for a rematch and this time around being allowed to wear his preferred gloves. With that, a few eyebrows were raised when the two camps announced a deal was reached for a September 13 SHOWTIME PPV-headlining sequel at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with the issue over gloves remaining unresolved.
Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31KOs) is promising to be more calm when he faces WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26KOs) in a rematch on September 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Maidana, trained by Robert Garcia in Oxnard, says he was too focused on landing a knockout punch on Mayweather in their first fight and this time around he plans to throw his combinations less recklessly. After twelve rounds, Maidana lost a majority decision.
WBA interim-welterweight champion Keith "One Time" Thurman (23-0, 21KOs) is not really excited to watch the upcoming rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26KOs) and Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31KOs). The rematch, for Mayweather's WBA/WBC welterweight titles, is scheduled for September 13th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Three weeks to go before Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31KOs) steps in the ring to rematch WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26KOs). The fight takes place on September 13th from the MGM Grand in Las vegas. Maidana has been working with Mexican conditioning coach Raul Robles, who is know for his past work with Erik Morales, Jackie Nava and several others. Robles is helping Maidana get faster and maintain his stamina. He sees Maidana improving vastly in both areas.
Former world champion Marcos "El Chino" Maidana is ready and confident for his rematch with Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. The two of them will battle on September 13th for the World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight titles a the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather (46-0, 26 KOs) won a twelve round majority decision over Maidana (35-4, 31 KOs) in May of this year.