Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis

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Warriors: Marquez vs. Katsidis
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis (poster3).jpg
Date November 27, 2010
Location MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Title(s) on the line WBA Super World lightweight title. WBO lightweight title.
Mexico Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Australia Michael Katsidis
Dinamita The Great
Tale of the tape
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico From Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
51–5–1 (37 KO) Pre-fight record 27–2–0 (22 KO)
5 ft, 7 in Height 5 ft, 7 in
Ring Magazine pound for pound No. 3 , WBA and WBO Lightweight Champion ("Undisputed") Recognition WBO Lightweight Interim Titlist
Result Márquez defeats Katsidis via TKO of round 9.

Marquez vs. Katsidis This fight has been considered to be the best fight of the year. Marquez has slowed to the point that he almost seems to prefer getting into slugfests where he can still use his excellent counter-punching accuracy, while Katsidis has never been one to turn down a blood-drenched war.[1]

Background

Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez agreed to fight Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the Las Vegas Strip on Nov. 27. Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KOs) had decisively won a rematch with Juan Diaz on July 31 in his first fight since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their 2009 bout.[2][3] After failing to interest Manny Pacquiao in a third fight, Marquez agreed to a mandatory title defense against Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KOs), who had revitalized his career with four straight victories following back-to-back losses to Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz.[4]

There was speculation that the fight was going to be postponed because the brother of Katsidis was found dead on October 19, 2010 in his Brisbane, Australia home.[5] Katsidis was out for a run when Smith received a call from Katsidis' mother.[6] She had bad news. Katsidis' older brother, Stathi Katsidis, had been found dead of a possible drug overdose in his Brisbane home by girlfriend Melissa Jackson.[7] Things are back to planned, and he would indeed challenge Marquez, despite the death of his older brother, Stathi Katsidis.

After Manny Pacquiao's beating of Antonio Margarito there were lots of spectulated opponents. One that stood out was a rubber match between Marquez and Pacquiao (if he gets through Katsidis).[8] Pacquiao plans to retire before the age of 35, he told a news conference in Manila. He said he was willing to fight Marquez again but that the match would probably not excite fans. "I would not watch Pacquiao vs. Marquez," he said.[9] Though Marquez would have to go up to Welterweight (2 weight classes up) to challenge,[10] Pacquiao would outweigh Marquez by no more than around 3 lbs on the night of the fight; Marquez rehydrated to 145 lbs vs. Katsidis, while Pacquiao rehydrated to 148 lbs vs. Margarito.

The fight

Dinamita successfully defended his WBA and WBO lightweight titles,[11] stopping Katsidis at 2:14 of the ninth round. Katsidis knocked down Marquez with a left hook in the third, but Marquez rallied to take the lead before finishing off Katsidis in the ninth.[12]

In the ninth round, Marquez landed 36 punches to nine for Katsidis, Kenny Bayless halted the bout after Katsidis was hurt by several combinations. After eight rounds, the three judges had the 37-year-old Marquez leading, 78-74, 76-75, 77-74.

Fight earnings

  • Juan Manuel Márquez $1,400,000[13] vs. Michael Katsidis $530,000
  • Andre Berto $1,250,000[14] vs. Freddy Hernandez

Undercard

Televised

Untelevised

  • Light Middleweight bout: Cuba Erislandy Lara vs.United States Tim Connors
    • Lara defeats Connors via TKO at 1:38 of round 1.
  • Light Welterweight bout: United States Nate Campbell vs. Colombia Walter Estrada
    • Estrada defeats Campbell via split decision (77-74, 77-74, and 75-76).
  • Light Middleweight bout: United States Keith Thurman vs. United StatesFavio Medina
    • Thurman defeats Medina via TKO at 2:34 of round 4.
  • Super Middleweight bout: Ghana Bastie Samir vs. United States Billy Cunningham
    • Samir defeats Cunningham via TKO at 1:56 of round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: United States Michael Finney vs. United StatesClayvonne Howard
    • Finney defeats Howard via TKO at 1:26 of round 2.

External links

Preceded by Juan Manuel Marquez's bouts
November 27, 2010		 Succeeded by
vs. Likar Ramos
Preceded by Michael Katsidis's bouts
November 27, 2010		 Succeeded by
vs. Robert Guerrero

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.badlefthook.com/2010/9/2/1664796/juan-manuel-marquez-accepts-terms
  3. ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=31889
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