Maidana expected to pick his next opponent this week for September 23 bout

By Boxing News - 09/06/2011 - Comments

Image: Maidana expected to pick his next opponent this week for September 23 boutBy William Mackay: WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) is expected to select his next opponent this week for his September 23rd fight at the Sociedad Alemana, Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Maidana, 28, will likely take on someone less than impressive because he doesn’t have a lot of time to dig up a quality opponent at this point. He’s not going to take on a dangerous opponent, and he likely wouldn’t get a fighter to face him even if he wanted to. No wants to face a slugger like Maidana with only two weeks notice.

Maidana was supposed to have fought Robert Guerrero on August 27th, but because he tore up his left shoulder while training for the fight the bout had to be called off. Maidana is now looking to make the best of a bad situation by staying busy and fighting the a body. This will be an easy fight, but Maidana’s next bout could be a tough one, as Breidis Prescott and Paul McCloskey are fighting this Saturday in a WBA light welterweight eliminator bout.

Maidana can fight the winner of that bout or he can face number #1 World Boxing Association contender Humberto Soto next. Soto already said he wants to fight Maidana, and this is a bout that HBO would jump all over if Maidana agrees to it. Likewise, HBO would likely be interested in seeing Maidana face knockout artist Prescott if he emerges victorious against McCloskey.

Maidana needs to work on his stamina, because he looked exhausted in his last fight against Erik Morales last April. He also had stamina problems in his fight against Khan. If Maidana doesn’t fix this problems he’s going to end up getting beaten again soon.



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