By Dan Ambrose: 33-year-old lightweight Michael Katsidis (28-6, 23 KO’s) will be making a comeback on March 14th in a scheduled 10 round bout against 27-year-old journeyman Eddy Comaro (27-17-5, 11 KO’s) at the Rumours International, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Katsidis hasn’t fought in 2 years since losing to Albert Mensah by a 10 round majority decision in April of 2012.
It’s been three years since Katsidis last won a fight when he defeated Michael Lozada by a 3rd round TKO in August of 2011. In Katsidis’ next fight, he was beaten by interim WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns by a 12 round unanimous decision in November of 2011.
“I’m really looking forward to getting back in the ring,” Katsidis told ESPN. “It has been eight years since I last fought in Toowoomba, and I am very excited to have this fight in my hometown in front of my friends and family. I know Eddy is as tough, strong and experienced fighter, but I am training hard and I will be ready to put on a great show and make it a successful night.”
If Katsidis can’t beat Comaro then he needs to go back into retirement, because this guy is made to order for him. Comaro has lost 6 out of his last 9 fights, and he’s pretty much an easy mark for a fighter like Katsidis. Comaro fights out of Indonesia, and he’s not fought quality opposition through most of his career. It should be a fairly big shock for him to be in the ring with someone like Katsidis.
With the kind of layoff that Katsidis has had, you wonder why is he even bothering to stage a comeback? His chances for success are minimal at best at his age. If he’s just coming back for the fun of it then you can understand that. But if he’s making a comeback to try and capture a lightweight title by beating the one of the champions, it’s going to be next to impossible for him to do that. His best bet would be against Burns, because he’s definitely showing signs of having slipped a notch in the past year. But Burns will likely be losing his WBO title next month when he faces the undefeated #1 WBO Terence Crawford on March 1st. Katsidis doesn’t match up well with Crawford, and it’s best that he not go in that direction if he has designs in capturing a world title at 135.
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