Fight Juan Manuel Marquez W TKO 9 (12) Michael Katsidis

With all eyes on a spectacular night of fighting that saw Andre Berto and Juan Manuel Marquez dominate their respective opponents, speculation on who would be the next of the two men to face Manny Pacquiao dominated post fight conversation. Coming off a potential Fight Of The Year performance that saw the headliner stop Michael Katsidis in the ninth frame read more ...

WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 37 KOs) retained his title with a ninth round TKO over interim champ Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Katsidis sought to draw Marquez into a brawl and Marquez accommodated him. Katsidis dropped Marquez in round three with a left hook to the chin. Marquez, however, recovered and for the most part was read more ...

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - A decent crowd of Mexican fans came to see WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37KOs) weigh in for Saturday's HBO televised title defense. Marquez came in at 134-pounds. The challenger, WBO interim-champ Michael Katsidis 27-2, 22KOs), came in at 135-pounds on the limit read more ...

“It was one tough camp and a lot of people know that there has been a fair bit of speculation (if I would fight) after my brother’s death,” Katsidis told the media at a press conference following his arrival. “It was tough and as everyone knows, nothing is ever easy. We’ve endured to some tough times and we’re here to win.” read more ...

According to manager and trainer Nacho Beristain, WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez will remain at 135-pounds to make a mandatory defense of his titles against Michael Katsidis. Beristain told reporters in Mexico that his fighter wants to stay in the lightweight division to defend his titles. The date being mentioned in the Mexican press is November 27 on HBO read more ...