By Dan Ambrose: It looks like Bob Arum was able to get WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (10-0, 8 KO’s) on board to face one of his 2nd tier Top Rank stable fighters Robert Marroquin (22-1, 15 KO’s) on the undercard of the fight between WBC middleweight champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez on September 15th at the Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Guillermo Rigondeaux
Rigondeaux won’t get much from Marroquin bout on September 15th
By Dan Ambrose: WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (10-0, 8 KO’s) is penciled in to fight Top Rank 2nd tier prospect Robert Marroquin (22-1, 15 KO’s) on September 15th on the undercard of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez bout on HBO pay-per-view at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Is Donaire too valuable to Arum as a moneymaker to let him fight Rigondeaux?
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is in a bind. On one hand he’s got a fighter that many boxing fans feel is the best super bantamweight in the division in WBA champ Guillermo Rigondeaux, but he’s not a big money maker. And then on the other Arum has a fighter that is probably a couple of steps below Rigondeaux in talent in IBF/WBA super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire, but he’s a proven moneymaker due to the large amount of Filipino fans that he attracts when he fights.
Roach gushing over how good Rigondeaux is
By Chris Williams: IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonnito Donaire may not be interested in fighting WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux because he doesn’t feel that he’s an appealing fighter to get in the ring with. But the rest of the boxing world is quickly discovering the 31-year-old Cuban Rigondeaux and are becoming believers.
Rigondeaux says he’ll follow Donaire up in weight to continue chasing him
By Dan Ambrose: WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (10-0, 8 KO’s) plans on keeping the pressure on IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) to try and goad him into a fight. Hearing the news that Donaire may soon move up in weight to try his hand at fighting as a featherweight, Rigondeaux says he’ll follow right after Donaire after he captures all the titles at super bantamweight.
Rigondeaux vs. Marroquin on September 15th on Chavez Jr-Martinez undercard
By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank has moved to further beef up their September 15th fight card headlined by WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez by adding WBA World super bantamweight champion Gullermo Rigondeaux (10-0, 8 KO’s) in a title defense against one of Top Rank’s stable fighters, 2nd tier prospect Robert Marroquin (22-1, 15 KO’s) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rigondeaux expected to renew contract with Top Rank for two years
By Dan Ambrose: WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (10-0, 8 KO’s) is reportedly in negotiations with Top Rank to renew his contract with them that expired yesterday on July 16th, according to fightnews.com. The 31-year-old Rigondeaux could renew for two more years with Top Rank.
Will HBO continue to televise Donaire’s fights if he doesn’t take on Rigondeaux or Mares?
By Chris Williams: You could sort of understand why HBO would want to televise IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire’s fights when he was competing in the flyweight and super flyweight divisions, because due to his size and power, he was destroying most of the much smaller fighters he was facing in those divisions.
Rigondeaux’s promotional contract with Top Rank expires on July 15th
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux’s promotional contract with Top Rank expires as of July 15th, and it’s unclear whether Rigondeaux and his manager will be resigning with them. If not, there will no doubt be a lot of promoters that will want to land the 31-year-old Cuban.
Fans poll results: Rigondeaux chosen as #1 choice to fight Donaire next
By Chris Williams: Based on a poll conducted at RingTV asking which fighter boxing fans want to see face IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire next, WBA World super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux was selected by the fans as the #1 guy they want Donaire to fight next.