Marquez-Katsidis

By Dave Lahr: Juan Manuel Marquez looked sensational in beating Michael Katsidis last Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez hurt Katsidis with a nice shot in the 9th and then teed off on him with power shots until referee Kenny Bayless put a stop to the slaughter with Katsidis still [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) dispatched Australian WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KO’s) in the 9th round with a flurry of shots last Saturday night to successfully defend his titles at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez, 37, hurt Katsidis with a powerful [...]

By Francisco Hernandez: On November 27, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Juan Manuel Marquez and Michael Katsidis waged a relentless battle that is without doubt the fight of the year. Katsidis a fighter with a big heart and great strength exerted constant pressure on Marquez, seeking to overwhelm the Aztec champion, eventually landing [...]

By Dallan o’ Donnell: Tonight boxing fans could potentially be in for the fight night of the year. Two fights that both could easily bag fight of the year if all goes according to script. The first comes from Helsinki, Finland which sees former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KO’s) take on [...]

By Jim Dower: There is quite a lot riding on tonight’s fight between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) and WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) in their fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For starters, the 37-year-old Marquez is counting on winning impressively and using [...]

By Chris Williams: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) fights Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) on Saturday night, but the fighter that Marquez really would like to fight take on is Manny Pacquiao.

By Nick Bannister: Among another uncommonly good weekend of boxing, one fight has been most widely considered to be a fight of the year contender in waiting, in which Ring Magazine Lightweight Champion and P4P No 4 Juan Manuel Marquez takes on number one contender Michael Katsidis for the Ring Lightweight Title. After the stunningly [...]

By Dave Lahr: The great Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) has an important fight coming up this Saturday night against Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez, 37, plans on winning that fight and trying to get a third fight with Manny Pacquiao if the [...]

LOS ANGELES, November 24 – Just two days after boxing fans celebrate Thanksgiving, the holiday feast continues on Saturday, November 27, as Golden Boy Promotions presents an All-Star lineup of fights that will lift the roof off the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

LOS ANGELES, November 24 – There will be no rowdy celebrations or fancy feasts for Unified Lightweight World Champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and junior welterweight contender “Vicious” Victor Ortiz this Thanksgiving as they prepare for their respective pivotal bouts over the next few weeks, but fight fans can get their own party started on [...]

By Jason Kim: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez will be moving up to light welterweight after Saturday’s fight with Michael Katsidis on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez prefers to face Manny Pacquiao next, but that fight isn’t likely to happen given Pacquiao’s recent comments about thinking the fight [...]

By Jim Dower: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) will be defending his titles against WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) this Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a bout that most boxing experts feel that the 37-year-old Marquez should win given his [...]

By Dan Ambrose: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez wants a third fight with Manny Pacquiao in the worst way. Marquez has twice battled Pacquiao in the past, fighting to a draw in the first bout and losing a controversial 12 round split decision in the 2nd bout in 2008.

By Dan Ambrose: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) isn’t interested in taking on any other lightweights after he finishes dealing with WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) on November 27th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez, 37, has bigger fishes to fry. Marquez wants to [...]

By Jim Dower: Former three division world champion and current WBA super world lightweight and WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) faces his biggest puncher in the past two years in facing Australian and current WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. [...]

By Dallan O’Donnell: The highly anticipated fight with current lightweight WBO and WBA champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Michael Katsidis has not been postponed or called off yet despite the recent and sudden death of Katsidis brother. Reports suggest it will be up to Michael whether he is mentally able to take the fight which [...]

By Jim Dower: With the terrible news of the death of WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis’ brother, it’s unknown when Michael’s scheduled November 27th fight with WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez will happen. Katsidis has reportedly left training camp to return to his family. Although the fight hasn’t been officially put off, it’s [...]

By Jim Dower: 37-year-old WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) showed serious signs of age in his last fight against Juan Diaz on July 31st at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. And while Marquez got the win by a 12 round decision, he took punishment from Diaz [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten lightweight contender John Murray (29-0, 17 KO’s) is really looking past this Saturday’s fight against Ukrainian Andriy Kudryavtsev (34-7, 15 KO’s) at the Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Lancashire. Murray, 25, is hoping to fight the November 27th clash between WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez and WBO lightweight interim champion Michael [...]

LOS ANGELES, September 22 – Boxing fans will have plenty to be thankful for Saturday, Nov. 27 when Golden Boy Promotions celebrates Thanksgiving Day weekend with a 12-round championship battle between two of boxing’s most exciting warriors — Ring Magazine, World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) Lightweight World Champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) could be facing undefeated Turkish knockout artist Selcuk Aydin (20-0, 15 KO’s) on the undercard of the lightweight title fight between Juan Maniel marquez and Michael Katsidis on November 27th, at the MGM Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Jim Dower: Golden Boy Promotions Ceo Richard Schaefer is saying that WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) has accepted terms to fight WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) on November 27th, in a fight that will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will almost surely be [...]

By Jim Dower: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is shooting for November 27th as the date when WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) will be defending his titles against WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) in a fight that will likely be shown on HBO. Marquez, 37, was [...]

By William Mackay: It’s looking now like WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) will be sticking with his own division for awhile to defend his titles against World Boxing Organization lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KO’s) next instead of moving up in weight to take on World Boxing Association light [...]

By Eric Thomas: With his win 12-round split decision victory last Saturday night over Vicente Escobedo (21-2, 13 KO’s) on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, Australian knockout artist Michael Katsidis (26-2, 21 KO’s) captures the World Boxing Organization interim lightweight title and forces an uncomfortable situation for the 36-year-old [...]