Jr welterweight Albert «Tornado» Mensah (20-3-1, 7 KOs) scored a ten round majority decision over former two-time interim lightweight world titlist Michael Katsidis «The Great» (28-6, 23 KOs) on Friday night at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. As usual, Katsidis applied non-stop pressure from the opening bell. Mensah threw less punches but did enough to win on two cards 98-92 and 96-94. The third card was 95-95 read more ...

In a clash for the vacant WBO interim lightweight belt, former WBO super featherweight titleholder Ricky Burns (33-2, 9 KOs) outpointed former two-time interim beltholder Michael Katsidis (28-5, 23 KOs) over twelve rounds on Saturday night at the Wembley Arena in London. Katsidis aggressively stalked Burns from the opening bell, while Burns used his mobility and sought to outbox Katsidis read more ...

Former two-time lightweight champion Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KOs) scored a third round KO over Michael Lozada (38-9-1, 30 KOs) in a jr welterweight bout on Saturday at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. In his first bout on Australian soil in five years Katsidis finished the show with a barrage of body punches. Time was 2:18. Katsidis now plans to campaign in the 140lb division read more ...

The weights are in for Saturday’s fight, as Mexico’s Michael Lozada will be stepping into the lions den when he takes on former two time WBO world champion Michael Katsidis at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia. Katsidis came in at 63.5-Kilograms [140-pounds], while Michael Lozada was 63-Kilograms [138.8] read more ...

In a clash for the vacant WBA and WBO interim lightweight lightweight titles, Robert «The Ghost» Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KOs) delivered a brilliant performance against Michael Katsidis (27-4, 22 KOs) in winning a twelve round unanimous decision. Guerrero dominated a brutal fight with his sharp, accurate punching. Katsidis was deducted two points for low blows in round eight read more ...

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 ...