Marcos Maidana Vs Josesito Lopez - Fight Preview

By @BoxingNews987

June 8th 2013 is the date for WAR! Hard hitting Argentinean Marcos "Rene"Maidana will face tough Californian Josesito Lopez. Both fighters have promised a War for this Saturday night, so us boxing fans are In for a massive treat.

Maidana known for his ferocious punching power is a tough customer for anyone in the 147lb division. Maidana has faced quality opposition throughout his whole career, with wins over former WBC Welterweight world champion Victor Ortiz, Mexican Great Erik Morales and tough veteran and former world champion Demarcus Corley. What made Maidana a household name in Boxing was his all out war with 2x light welterweight champion Amir Khan. After going down in the first round due to two well placed body shots, Maidana rose from the canvas and hurt Khan numerous times before losing the fight on a close points decision. 

What next for Mayweather?

By Adam Canavan @Adam_Canavan

Right now Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in the hotbed of boxing talent in the 140-154lb weight range. So, after a dominant display against welterweight contender Robert 'The Ghost' Guerrero (117-111 on all three of the Judge's scorecards), the world is well and truly his oyster.

So who who will Boxing's P4P king face next? Well firstly there are a few that can be ruled out straight away: Sergio Martinez is not a option after the injuries he sustained after a tough fight with British Middleweight Martin Murray will keep him out of the ring for the rest of the year, Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez will be fighting each other in the same month as Mayweather's next fight, possibly even the same day, and Manny Pacquiao is otherwise occupied with Brandon Rios in November, which means the biggest possible fight of this generation, once again, can not and will not happen. But now lets look at the possible opponents for Floyd.

Canelo getting paid almost 10 times more than Lopez...

Lopez (left) & Alvarez (right) face-to-face at public press conference.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission have announced that WBC world light-middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will receive $2,000,000 for his fight on September 15th. His opponent Josesito Lopez will receive only $212,500 when the two meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Now, I'm not saying that it's unfair that Alvarez is receiving more than Lopez, as he is obviously the much bigger star, but considering Marcos Maidana is just an undercard fighter and he is receiving $250,000, I think Lopez deserves a little more than what he is getting.

As this show will be going head-to-head with the fantastic show put on by Top Rank (Julio Cesat Chavez Jr Vs Sergio Martinez), Golden Boy have jam-packed the show with a top class undercard that has cost them a lot in purse bids.

Below is what the undercard fighters will be receiving:

Jhonny Gonzalez ($40,000) Vs Daniel Ponce De Leon ($100,000).

Marcos Maidana ($250,000) Vs Jesus Soto Karrass ($80,000)

Leo Santa Cruz ($85,000) Vs Eric Morel ($35,000).

 

By Jack Price (@PriceyJ97)

Alvarez-Lopez 7-Day Weigh-in Results.



This Saturday (September 15th) Josesito Lopez takes on Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for the WBC light-middleweight championship of the world. Lopez will be moving up in weight for the second fight in a row but it seems like he will have no problem making the weight.

Both men had to weigh-in on Saturday (September 8th) for the 7-day weigh-in. The fighters had to make sure that they were within five percent of the 154lb light-middleweight limit. This means they had to weigh 162lb or less. We were all thinking that 'Canelo' would be the only one that may have had trouble making the weight as he is the naturally bigger man and a big light-middleweight. However, Lopez actually weighed in slightly heavier than 'Canelo'. The official weights were: Alvarez - 159.8lb & Lopez - 160lb.

So to sum it all up, there should be no problems with the weight for either fighter and I don't actually think there will be any size advantage in this fight. If you look at Lopez, he is probably a natural welterweight or light-middleweight. He has been fighting at light-welterweight for most of his career but showed in the Ortiz fight that he can handle stepping up in weight. One thing we know with this fight is that weight and size will not be an issue.

 

By Jack Price (@PriceyJ97)

Josesito Lopez sticking to a strict diet for Canelo fight...

Lopez at the weigh-in for his career boosting fight with Victor Ortiz.

WBC silver welterweight champion Josesito Lopez will be moving up in weight for the second time in two fights for his fight with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on September 15th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. To ensure that he puts on the weight in the correct way, he is sticking to a very strict diet.

As he is physically the smaller man, he has to gain a lot of weight whilst keeping his speed, accuracy, strength and fitness. Now obviously, putting the weight on whilst training hard everyday is a tough task, but Lopez believes that he is going about it the right way.

"I've had a camp of nearly nine weeks. A segment of its first portion consisted of a high protein diet, eating six times a day, every three hours, to maintain my weight, strength and speed," explained Lopez.

"Its a bit difficult to keep the weight whilst your training twice a day, six days a week, but I've retained it while remaining fast strong and healthy. I ate chicken every day, fish, roasted meat... And of course rice and beans."

Maidana calls out Saul Alvarez!

Maidana after his victory over Victor Ortiz.

Now that Victor Ortiz has suffered an upset loss to Josesito Lopez, Saul Alvarez needs yet another opponent for September 15th, and Argentinian former world champ Marcos Maidana is more than willing to step up and take the challenge.

Maidana left Ortiz battered and bruised.

He was actually at the Staples Centre on Saturday night when Lopez defeated Ortiz. He revealed that it brought back memories from when he defeated Ortiz in a similar fashion. But, he doesn't want to live on the past, he wants to look to the future.

"It was a great card. Great wins from Lucas Mattyhsse and Josesito Lopez. Now it's my turn and I want it to be against [Saul] Canelo Alvarez. That's the opponent I want," told Maidana.

If the fight was arranged, there would be just one small problem. Maidana would have to move up two weight divisions and fight a guy that is a very big light-middleweight. 'El Chino' has fought most of his career at light-welterweight (and sometimes even lighter) so it would be tough for him to put on the weight and still stay in shape.

"All I say is they are looking for a fight for Canelo and I want Canelo. I told that to Oscar De La Hoya in person last night. I know some might say that he's too big for me and I say I like the challenge because Canelo likes to fight and so do I. Styles make fights and it would be a war. A war that I can win."

The 28-year old is coming off of a points loss to American welterweight Devon Alexander and he feels that he needs to prove to himself and the world that he's still got what it takes to compete at the top level.

"I feel like I need vindication from the loss against Devon Alexander. And vindication can only be achieved by getting great victories against great opponents. Regardless of the weight, I know I can knock Canelo out. I like the toughest challenges," explained Maidana.

In all honesty, I can't see this fight happening. Maidana would just be too small and I don't think that Alvarez would feel that he had proved anything from getting a victory against Maidana. The Argentinian is a very good fighter but would just not be strong enough or powerful enough at light-middleweight. I'm not sure that Golden Boy would want this fight to happen either. They are also looking to prove that their young star is one of the best in the world, and you won't do that with this fight.

Lopez stops Ortiz... Breaks him down!

Lopez lands a devastating blow on Ortiz. 

It has happened once again. Victor Ortiz has cost himself another loss in a fight that should have been an easy win. In case you haven't heard... 'Vicious' Victor Ortiz quit on his stool in his fight last night (June 23rd) with Josesito Lopez, complaining of a broken jaw.

Right from the off, it was a closer and more exciting fight than many people expected it to be. A lot of boxing fans, including myself thought it would be an easy fight for Ortiz and just sort of a 'ticking-over' bout in preparation for his scheduled superfight with WBC light-middleweight champ Saul Alvarez.

Ortiz complaining of broken jaw.

Lopez won the first round and although he was moving up in weight, he looked slightly stronger than Ortiz. But then the momentum switched. Ortiz dominated the next few rounds and in the fifth Lopez went down from an illegal blow to the back of the head and took a very long time to recover. It looked as though the 29-year old was finished. He came back strong for the last minute of the round but none of his punches seemed to be hurting Ortiz. The next round had less action but Ortiz still clearly won the round. But then things changed again. Lopez got himself back into the fight and started to push Ortiz back. It started to look like the Ortiz who gave up against Maidana back in 2009. And then, once again, Victor Ortiz proved his doubters right. He pulled out at the end of the 9th round, complaining of a broken jaw.

To be honest with you, I'm not convinced that this is true. It might have been broken but until it's proved, I'm not going to believe it. He didn't look in any pain at all in the 9th round. He looked as if he was ready to give up but he did not show any signs of serious pain. I think that his will was broken yet again.

I do actually like Ortiz, but I do think that this is the end of his career as a top level fighter. He's shown us on numerous occasions that he just doesn't have the mental strength that you need at the highest level of the sport. Because of this fight, he's not only lost value but he's also tarnished his reputation and lost a lot of popularity with the fans.

Let's look at the positive side of this fight. A new star has emerged. And his name is Josesito Lopez! The guy has beaten one of the top stars in the sport and looked fantastic whilst doing it. He managed to come back from almost being knocked out and stop a much higher level of opponent late on in the fight. The 29-year old has an exciting fighting style that a lot of people will want to see again, so you can expect to see him in action a lot more times in the future.

Another person that has been affected by this is Saul Alvarez. I think it's safe to say that Ortiz Vs Alvarez will not be taking place on September 15th. Ortiz is now the third failed opponent in a row for Alvarez so it now looks as though he will be facing Erislandy Lara in September.

Ortiz forgetting Berto... Only interested in Lopez, Alvarez and Mayweather

If former world title holder Victor Ortiz fulfils to the best of his potential, he could have a very good year ahead of him. The 25-year old could potentially have three top class fights before the year ends.

First, on the 23rd June, he will face Josesito Lopez in a non-title bout. Lopez was brought in as a late replacement for Andre Berto, who Ortiz now claims is no longer in his list of potential opponents, as the former world champ failed a drug test. This is not the most valuable fight Ortiz has ever had and it is definitely not the best fight he is going to have this year.

Things got even better for 'Vicious' recently. His promotional company, Golden Boy, have recently announced that the fans will get one of the best fights of the year on September 15th... Victor Ortiz against WBC light-middleweight champ Saul Alvarez. Personally, I think it is the best fight to be announced in recent years. Both fighters are young, hungry and desperate to prove themselves. It will also be the toughest test of 21-year old Alvarez's already spectacular career.

"You know, I actually don't have anything to prove to Berto, besides putting him to sleep on a second occasion," said Ortiz. "The only reason I ever agreed to fight him to begin with because there was a promise and a clause that if I beat Berto again, I would fight Mayweather. So I was all for it 110%."

There you go. Ortiz is 100% focused on his next two opponents, but there is also one other men that he desperately wants too fight. And that man is Floyd Mayweather Jr. 'Money' sucker punched and then knocked out Ortiz in their first fight, leaving 'Vicious' annoyed and desperate to get revenge.

"I strongly believe I have unfinished business with Floyd. I'm sure Floyd knows it too, he just tries to say he doesn't. At the end of the day though, the Floyd thing and everything is not what I'm working for right now. Josesito Lopez on June 23rd is and that's what it's going to be until June 23rd."

If everything goes well for Ortiz and he doesn't lose his head like he did in his fight with Mayweather, it could be a really good year for him.

Lopez set to replace Berto on June 23rd...

Californian light-welterweight Josesito Lopez looks as though he is going to be the fighter who replaces Andre Berto in a fight with Victor Ortiz on June 23rd. As you all know, Berto tested positive for drugs meaning that he is not allowed to box so Ortiz is in need of a new opponent.

Lopez (29-4, 17 KO's) was set to face Kendall Holt on June 22nd but the fight was called off due to a disagreement about the venue. So as both men are looking for an opponent and their fights were scheduled for almost exactly the same it looks as though this is the fight that we are going to see at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.

27-year old Lopez is not the first choice of opponent that the fans would chose but he is highly ranked at his weight and will provide a relatively tough challenge for Victor Ortiz. Lopez's last fight was against Jesse Vargas where he lost on points over ten rounds.

Ortiz has said that he will fight anyone between 140lb and 150lb and it looks as though this fight will take place in the welterweight division (147) so Lopez will be required to move up in weight. The fight will likely be confirmed later today or tomorrow.

Marcos Maidana letting hands go in preparation for Lopez

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Josesito Lopez on fighting Marcos Maidana

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Marcos Maidana Vs Josesito Lopez - Post-Fight Report

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