By Jim Dower: Juan ‘Juanma’ Lopez (36-6, 32 KOs) and Yuriorkis Gamboa (29-2, 17 KOs) … read more
By Dan Ambrose: Former two division world champion Juan Manuel Lopez (35-5, 32 KOs) came out of retirement last Saturday night to beat former WBO super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. (24-7-1, 19 KOs) by an 11th round knockout at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
By Jim Dower: Former two division world champion Juan “Juanma” Lopez (35-5, 32 KOs) proved that he has a little left in the tank on Saturday night in defeating former World Boxing Organization 122lb champion Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. (24-7-1, 19 KOs) by an 11th round knockout in a fight on pay-per-view from the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There was an ugly brawl after the fight involving Lopez and Vasquez’s trainer that needed to be broken up.
By Eric Baldwin: Former two division world champion Juan Manuel Lopez (34-5, 31 KOs) weighed in on Friday for his fight against WBO super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. (24-6-1, 19 KOs) for their fight on pay-per-view this Saturday night at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The 33-year-old Lopez weighed in at 128.6lbs. His opponent 32-year-old Vasquez weighed in at 129lbs.
This is going to be a good fight to see which of the two fighters has anything left in the tank at this point in their careers. Judging by the many losses the two fighters have faced in the last tail end of their careers, I’d say that neither can do much. Vasquez Jr. has lost three out of his last four fights, and five out of his last eight fights.
A near brawl broke out today between former world champions Wilfredo “Papito” Vázquez, Jr. (24-6-1, 19 KOs) and Juan Manuel “JuanMa” López (34-5, 31 KOs) at today’s press conference, during the traditional face-off picture, in advance of this Saturday night’s grudge showdown, airing live on pay per view from Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Guerra En El Clemente: Vázquez Jr. v. López, presented by Black Tiger Promotions, is being distributed live by Integrated Sports Media in the United States and Puerto Rico, starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, on both cable and satellite pay per view on iN Demand, DISH, DIRECTV, Liberty Cable, Claro TV and Vubiquity. The event will also be available to watch across Canada on Fight Network, as well as via Fite TV app for iOS and Android devices or watch on the www.Fite.TV website. Suggested retail price is $29.95.
This Saturday night’s grudge match between Puerto Rican former world champions Wilfredo “Papito” Vázquez, Jr and Juan Manuel “JuanMa” López is no hype job. Plain and simple, they really dislike each other immensely and both have predicted knockouts in their 12-round Special Attraction showdown, contested at a 129-pound catch-weight, which will air live on pay per view from Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“There is super real animosity,” Vázquez confirmed. “I cannot stand him; he repulses me. He has always undervalued and disparaged me. He’s never given me my proper place. This is the first time in my career that I make a prediction: I will knock him out!”
Guerra En El Clemente: Vázquez Jr. v. López, presented by Black Tiger Promotions, is being distributed live by Integrated Sports Media in the United States and Puerto Rico, starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, on both cable and satellite pay per view on iN Demand, DISH, DIRECTV, Liberty Cable, Claro TV and Vubiquity. The event will also be available to watch across Canada on Fight Network, as well as via Fite TV app for iOS and Android devices or watch on the www.Fite.TV website. Suggested retail price is $29.95.
Former two-division world champion Juan Manuel “JuanMa” López plans to knockout bitter arch-rival Wilfredo”Papito” Vázquez, Jr., also a past world titlist, in their 12-round Special Attraction showdown Saturday, October 8, airing live on pay per view from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Guerra En El Clemente: Vázquez Jr. v. López, presented by Black Tiger Promotions, will be distributed by Integrated Sports Media live, starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, in the United States and Puerto Rico on both cable and satellite pay per view on iN Demand, DISH, DIRECTV and Vubiquity. The event will also be available to watch across Canada on Fight Network, as well as via Fite TV app for iOS and Android devices or watch on the www.Fite.TV website. Suggested retail price is $29.95.
The Vázquez, Jr. vs. López main event is presented in association with Matias Entertainment and sponsored by Best Alarms and Municipio de San Juan.
The 33-year-old López (34-5, 31 KOs), fighting out of Caguas, Puerto Rico, is a former World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight and featherweight world champion. From 2008 to 2010, “Juanma” was one of the top pound-4-pound fighters in the world, but he hasn’t fought in two years heading into his much anticipated confrontation with his fellow countryman Vázquez, Jr.
By Dan Ambrose: Juan Manuel Lopez and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. will be facing each other two months from now on October 8th in a scheduled 10 round bout in the featherweight division at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is an interesting fight between two former world champions that have seen better days in their careers.
The 33-year-old Lopez (34-5, 31 KOs) hasn’t fought in almost two years since his 2nd round knockout defeat to Jesus Cuellar in September 2014. For Lopez that was his second straight defeat and his third loss in his last four fights.
Lopez’s career started going downhill dramatically three years before that when he was beaten by Orlando Salido by an 8th round knockout in April 2011. Lopez lost to Salido in the rematch in getting stopped in the 10th round.
By Dan Ambrose: Boxing fans may have seen the end of Juan Manuel Lopez’s career last Thursday night with him getting stopped in the 2nd round #1 WBA Jesus Andres Cuellar (25-1, 19 KOs) in a fight for the nterim WBA World featherweight title at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. All the A-side fighters on this card won their fights, and there was zero drama. Each fight was so one-sided that it wasn’t even interesting.
Cuellar hurt Lopez with a left to the head after cornering him. Once he had Lopez hurt, Cuellar flurried on him until Lopez dropped face first on the canvas for a knockout. There was no doubt about it. The fight was halted and Lopez couldn’t complain this time like he’d complained after his losses to Orlando Salido.
By Dan Ambrose: 31-year-old former two division world champion Juan Manuel Lopez (34-4, 31 KOs) will be facing #1 WBA Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar (24-1, 18 KOs) in a crucial fight for Lopez for the interim WBA World featherweight title this Thursday, September 11th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
With Juanma Lopez having lost 2 out of his last three fights and not ranked currently in the top 15 by any of the boxing organizations, you can say that he doesn’t deserve to be fighting for the interim WBA title at featherweight unless the World Boxing Association has lowered it’s standards for the type of fighters that get shots at their interim belts.