News - Juan Manuel Marquez

Manny Pacquiao was honored as the fighter of the decade by the Boxing Writer's Association of America on Monday, along with matching Muhammad Ali and Evander Holyfield by winning his third fighter of the year award. Pacquiao (50-3 with 2 draws and 38 KOs) capped off a remarkable decade by stopping welterweight Miguel Cotto in the final round in November to win a title in a record-setting seventh weight division. Pacquiao will return to the ring in March when he defends read more ...

Despite being in the middle of his intense preparation for his next bout against current WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), interim WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) is well aware of the comments that have been attributed to him that have caught the attention of the undefeated Venezuelan champion read more ...

BoxingScene.com was advised by Freddie Roach, trainer of WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan, that a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez is on the table. Contrary to widespread media reports, Roach says there is no set agreement to fight mandatory Marcos Maidana. In fact, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told BoxingScene on Monday that he simply postponed the WBA's mandated purse bid for another two weeks read more ...

WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez claims that he was in shock when he found out from Golden Boy Promotions that Manny Pacquiao passed on their trilogy fight and instead agreed to defend his WBO welterweight title against Joshua Clottey on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Texas. I'm not exactly sure why Marquez would be surprised. He was coming off a one-sided loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. read more ...

It's not a joke. WBO interim-lightweight champion Michael Katsidis has called out Anthony Mundine, the IBO middleweight champion. Katsidis is willing to move up by several weight divisions to meet Mundine in a huge all-Australian showdown. Katsidis would like set a weight of 154 read more ...

BoxingScene.com was advised by Sampson Lewkowicz, adviser/agent for interim-champion Michael Katsidis, that WBO president Paco Valcarcel will force the issue for a fight with full champion Juan Manuel Marquez. Contrary to reports in Mexico, Paco did not provide Marquez with an additional extension to make the mandatory defense against Katsidis read more ...

Freddie Roach, trainer of Manny Pacquiao, would prefer to see a trilogy bout between his fighter and Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez. They fought to a controversial draw in 2004 and Pacquiao won a controversial split-decision in 2008. Marquez was on the losing end of a lopsided twelve round decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last September. Roach says people will still watch read more ...

The latest ruling by the WBO may open the door for a possible fight between Ricky Hatton and Juan Manuel Marquez. The WBO's Paco Valcárcel issued a ruling that allows Marquez additional time to make his mandatory defense of the lightweight title against interim-champion Michael Katsidis. Marquez read more ...

Former world champon Ricky Hatton has resumed training. “The Hitman” has been out of the ring since being demolished by Manny Pacquiao in May. After taking a cruise over Christmas, Hatton is expected to make an official comeback announcement in February. Accoreding to the Manchester Evening News, talks have begun for a fight against Juan Manuel Marquez at the City of Manchester Stadium read more ...

BoxingScene.com has heard some serious talk going around the industry that Amir Khan will vacate the junior welterweight title if the WBA forces him to fight Marcos Maidana next. Back in June, Maidana stopped Victor Ortiz in June to pick up the WBA' interim-title at 140-pounds read more ...