By Peter Wells: Despite what other writers are saying mainly Liam Santiago, Khan is willing to fight Marcos Maidana next year. The an article by the Telegraph, Amir Khan said that he is willing to fight, Marcos Maidana, Juan Manuel Marquez and Victor Ortiz. Personally I wouldn’t like to see Ricky fight again, being a big Hatton fan I’d prefer he not take the rick. Marquez isn’t a particularly good option for Khan, ever since Marquez lost to Mayweather, everybody thinks Marquez is washed up and a fighter like Khan could finish him off.
Marcos Rene Maidana
Marcos Maidana
Maidana stops Gonzalez
By Jim Dower: World Boxing Association light welterweight interim champion Marcos Rene Maidana (27-1, 26 KO’s) made short work of William Gonzalez (22-6-1, 7 KO’s) on Saturday night, stopping Gonzalez in the 3rd round of a scheduled 12 round bout at the Club Deportivo Libertad, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina. Maidana, 26, caught Gonzalez up against the ropes in the third round and landed a hard left to the midsection that sent Gonzalez down on his knees on the canvas.
Does the HBO light welterweight tournament need more participants?
By Chris Williams: With the recent rumors about HBO sports possibly putting together a four-man light welterweight tournament involving Amir Khan, Devon Alexander, Marcos Maidana and Victor Ortiz, I think the tournament won’t have the same effect as Showtime’s Super Six tournament because there simply isn’t enough participants in the tourney to make it interesting.
HBO Looking to put Together a Light Welterweight Tournament – News
By Lian Santiago: Sources from fighthype have announced that HBO are currently working on putting together a ‘super six’ type boxing tournament at light welterweight. The tournament would feature Victor Ortiz, Marcos Maidana, Devon Alexander and Amir Khan. Although nothing is official, the rumor is that representatives of all fighters have been informed. Although a tournament at 140 pounds is a great idea, it could be so much greater than this.
Would a ”Super Six type” tournament at light welterweight be good for boxing?
By Liam Santiago: The light welterweight division is arguably the hottest division in boxing right now. With names such as Amir Khan and Nate Campbell moving up from lightweight and young talent bursting onto the scene such as Devon Alexander, the division is jam packed with talent. Yet, how many of these big names are about to fight each other? A competition, similar to the ‘Super Six’, of the super middleweight division, would surely benefit boxing fans in a massive way.
Why Isn’t Anybody Talking about Marcos Maidana?
By Gabriel Calderon: On June 27th, 2009, Argentinean-born Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (26-1, 25 KO’s) walked in to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for his first fight on U.S. Soil to face rising star and 2008 ESPN prospect of the year “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (24-2-1, 19 KO’s). At stake, was the WBA Interim Junior Welterweight Title. Both men squared off in the center of the ring anticipating a competitive bout, but surely neither of them could of known that their showdown would be arguably the best 16 minutes of boxing in 2009.
Khan-Salita winner has 90 days to fight Maidana – News
By William Mackay: This isn’t probably the kind of news that World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (21-1, 15 KO’s) was hoping to hear, but it looks like the title fight between Khan and his number #1 mandatory challenger Dmitry Salita has only 90 days before they have to get back in the ring and defend their WBA title against the interim WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (26-1, 25 KO’s)’s), according to Dan Rafael.
Maidana could be facing Peterson, Holt, Alexander or Campbell on November 28th
By Jason Kim: There’s no shortage of potential opponents for interim World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (26-1, 25 KO’s) for his next bout on November 28th. As of now, former WBO light welterweight champion Kendall Holt (25-3, 13 KO’s) looks to be the leading candidate to get the much coveted fight against the 26-year-old Maidana.
Maidana vs. Holt on November 28th?
By Chris Williams: According to the latest boxing news, interim WBA light welterweight champion Marcos Maidana (26-1, 25 KO’s) could be facing former World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Kendall Holt (25-3, 13 KO’s) on November 28th, on HBO’s Boxing After Dark.
Should Malignaggi Fight Maidana Next?
By Jason Kim: Light welterweight contender Paulie Malignaggi (26-3, 5 KO’s) is riding high right about now because of the controversy surrounding his 12 round decision loss to Juan Diaz on August 22nd, in Diaz’s home town of Houston, Texas. Many people witnessed the fight and were angered when Diaz won a fight that appeared to belong to Malignaggi by at least two rounds.