Juan Manuel Marquez Boxing News

By William Mackay: Bob Arum has made a formal offer to IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and his manager/trainer Barry Hunter for a fight against Juan Manuel Marquez on July 14th at the Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

By Chris Williams: Steve Kim of Maxboxing.com is reporting that a July 14th fight between IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and Juan Manuel Marquez at the Cowboys Stadium is reportedly close to reality.

By Julian Valenzuela: Now that we’ve learned that Andre Berto is out of his scheduled February 11th fight with Victor Ortiz; who will Ortiz fight? Juan Manuel Marquez is trying to get a fight with IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson but it seems like Peterson will take the Amir Khan rematch instead.

By Chris Williams: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson is considering offers made to him by Top Rank for a fight against Juan Manuel Marquez for July, and an offer made by Golden Boy Promotions for a rematch against Amir Khan, according to RingTV.

By Chris Williams: According to RingTV, IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and Juan Manuel Marquez could both take an easy tune-up fight before meeting up in July in a bout that will be held in the Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington, Texas as part of Arum’s four-fighter tourney.

By Chris William: Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) could be facing IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) in April in fight for the 38-year-old Marquez’s fourth division world title at the Cowvboy’s Stadium in Arlington, Texas, according to RingTV.

By Chris Williams: According to RingTV, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is thinking about matching Manny Pacquiao up with WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley next along with a fight between Lamont Peterson vs. Juan Manuel Marquez in what would be a four-man mini tournament.

By Scott Gilfoid: Ricky Burns (33-2, 9 KO’s) became the second of the UK world champions today when the World Boxing Organization (WBO) declared him to be the new full WBO lightweight champion after they stripped Juan Manuel Marquez of the title due to him moving up in weight to the light welterweight division.

By Scott Gilfoid: Despite having given a recent ultimatum to IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson that he only had a few more days to agree to a rematch, Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) is still sitting and waiting to see what Peterson will do in terms of his next fight. It’s funny how Khan [...]

By Dan Ambrose: According to fightnews.com, a fight between IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) is a possibility for the Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas at some point this year.

By Ellis Belither: It has become pretty clear over recent weeks that Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is not interested in putting his No.1 fighter and money-maker WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in the ring against Floyd Mayweather Jr. any time soon. This is probably a wise decision if Arum wishes to continue to gain [...]

By Chris Williams: Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) is hoping he gets selected for a rematch with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao next June, but based on the rumors that have been circulating around the boxing world it won’t be Marquez that gets the Pacquiao fight.

By Allen Fox: Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) is already looking at a backup plan in case he doesn’t get to be the lucky one picked to face WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in his next fight coming up in the summer.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Five time trainer of the year Freddie Roach disclosed in a New York Times interview that his star fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-1, 38 KO’s) had a loss of focus in his November 12 fight with WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s). Roach was quoted [...]

By Chris Williams: ESPN writer Dan Rafael seems to be having fun goading Top Rank promoter Bob Arum for his rather weak excuse given for not matching WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao up with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th.

By Allen Fox: Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) had his World Boxing Association lightweight title stripped from him by the WBA on Thursday, as it’s been 18 months since the 38-year-old Marquez last defended the strap in a fight against.

By Chris Williams: 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez still prefers to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao next, but if he can’t get that fight then Marquez, who turns 39 in the summer, will go ahead and look for the next best thing and he feels that’s WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s).

By Chris Williams: Angel Hernandez, the strength and conditioning trainer for Juan Manuel Marquez, feels that Manny Pacquiao is reluctant to face the 38-year-old Marquez again because of the vast improvements in speed and power that Marquez made from the last time he fought him in 2008 to their recent bout last November where Marquez [...]

By Chris Williams: Juan Manuel Marquez’s strength and conditioning coach Angel Hernandez will be rejoining Marquez for a fourth fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao if the fight takes place in 2012. Hernandez’s expert training techniques enabled the 38-year-old Marquez to pack on a lot of good muscle for Marquez’s last fight against Pacquiao [...]

By Chris Williams: If WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez can’t get a rematch with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, Marquez says he plans on moving up to the light welterweight division where he might take on World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) for his title.

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is reportedly saying that promoter Bob Arum has given him four names – Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto, Lamont Peterson and Juan Manuel Marquez – as the fighters that are in the running to be selected from for Pacquiao’s next fight in early 2012. Of the four, two [...]

By Chris Williams: 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez refuses to let WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao wait him out until he gets too old to fight before giving Marquez a rematch.

By Dan Ambrose: If WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) can’t get a rematch against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in early 2012, then the 38-year-old Marquez wants to move up in weight and take on World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) for his title in early [...]

By Chris Williams: Now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is firmly out of the picture for a mega fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for early 2012, 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) is speaking up saying he wants a fourth fight between him and Pacquiao, but not in Las Vegas, Nevada. There it [...]

By Chris Williams: If Manny Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum’s main objective is to make the most money possible for the next fight for Pacquiao, then a fourth fight between him and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) is the direction they need to go in because Marquez will bring in more money than [...]

MEXICO CITY,MEXICO- As part of their “Kids Drug Free” Program, WBO Super Champion Juan Manuel Marquez, President Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel and the World Boxing Organization made a donation today in Mexico City to the children of Hogares Providencia of Father Chinchachoma in Coyoacan.

By Chris Williams: ESPN analyst and trainer Teddy Atlas doesn’t see World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao opting to take a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez after going life and death with him in a questionable 12 round decision win last month. Atlas saw some mental/or physical erosion in Pacquiao’s game and [...]

By Chris Williams: For the third time, Juan Manuel Marquez fought Manny Pacquiao and for the third time Marquez failed to get the decision victory. So what did you expect?

By Chris Williams: Things haven’t been good for World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao with the news that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is going to jail for 90 days and won’t be available for a mega fight for a significant portion of next year.

By Chris Williams: Now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is officially off the table for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight in early 2012 due to Mayweather’s 90 incarceration sentence, Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum are going to have to sit down in January to pick out just who will be the next fight for the Filipino [...]