Junior Middleweight: 2011, Sep 5-11
Mexican gatekeeper Michel Rosales made good on his homecoming Saturday, winning a 10 round unanimous decision over veteran journeyman Julio Cesar Garcia in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
2) Cornelius Bundrage (12-57-57) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- UD12 #11 Sechew Powell Next Fight: Unknown DeAndre Latimore is K9’s mandatory, but K9 appears to prefer a voluntary next. He has called out Canelo, Mosley, and Molina, and his promoter Don King is apparently working on a fight with Ricardo Mayorga, though the IBF reportedly is not willing to sanction that fight for Bundrage’s title. 3) Erislandy Lara (9-9-31) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- L*(MD12) vs. #6 Paul Williams Next Fight: Unknown Lara wrote an open letter offering Williams a rematch, but no word from Paul yet. Lara has also sought fights with Dzinziruk and Bundrage, neither of whom appear to want the fight. He also wants Canelo, but believes that Golden Boy will protect their cash cow.
4) Alfredo Angulo (9-102-102) Last Fight: 8/20/2011- KO1 Joe Gomez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Angulo will probably fight Vanes Martirosyan in November or December. 5) Miguel Cotto (9-66-66) Last Fight: 3/12/2011- TKO12 Ricardo Mayorga (UNR) Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. Antonio Margarito (UNR) The Margarito fight will be at a 153-pound catchweight for some reason, and will take place at Madison Square Garden.
6) Carlos Molina (9-9-24) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- UD10 #7 Kermit Cintron Next Fight: Unknown Had absolutely no trouble with the highly-ranked Cintron, and now he or his promoter have challenged basically everybody: Lara, Cotto, Canelo, Trout, K9, Dzinziruk, Paul Williams, and Mike Jones. 7) Prince Arron (8-17-17) Last Fight: 5/13/2011- TKO12 #14 Sam Webb Next Fight: Unknown Arron’s dramatic upset victory earned him the British title and a place in the top 10. 8) Pawel Wolak (8-26-26) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- Draw (MD10) vs. Delvin Rodriguez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Wolak is training for an October 1 date, but has no official opponent yet. He’s hoping for K9 Bundrage, though. 9) Ryan Rhodes (8-98-98) Last Fight: 6/18/2011- L(UD12) vs. #8 Saul Alvarez Next Fight: Unknown Rhodes’ stock is significantly diminished after being dominated by Alvarez, but he still has a noticeably more complete resume than #9 Arron and thus only slides one position after the defeat. 10) Austin Trout (13-13-31) Last Fight: 6/11/2011- UD12 David Lopez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Appears all but set to fight MW #10 Anthony Mundine, but Mundine has yet to sign. Vanes Martirosyan is trying to cut in, as well.
11) Sechew Powell (13-77) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- L(UD12) vs. #3 Cornelius Bundrage Next Fight: Unknown Powell is sparring with Floyd Mayweather to prepare Floyd for the Victor Ortiz fight. 12) Gabriel Rosado (13-31) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- TKO5 Ayi Bruce (UNR) Next Fight: 9/9/2011- vs. Keenan Collins (UNR) Fresh out of jail, Rosado already has a date reserved on September 9 against journeyman Keenan Collins. 13) Delvin Rodriguez (8-8) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- Draw (MD10) vs. #7 Pawel Wolak Next Fight: Unknown Rodriguez outworked and busted up Pawel Wolak, but only managed a draw on the cards. His effort and the result have earned him a pretty solid debut in the rankings, though. 14) Manny Pacquiao (8-31) Last Fight: 5/7/2011- UD12 #15 Shane Mosley (at WW) Next Fight: 11/12/2011- vs. LW Champ Juan Manuel Marquez (at WW) Pacquiao had already nearly finished signing a fight with lightweight champion and rival Juan Manuel Marquez before the Mosley debacle even went down. Unfortunately the talk is that the fight will be at a 144-pound catchweight. This fight is a natural for 140 pounds, but Pacquiao wants to drag Marquez up because he has the proven ability to carry the weight better than the lightweight. It’s a damn shame, because this could have been a good challenge at the right weight. 15) Paul Williams (8-31) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- W*(MD12) vs. #17 Erislandy Lara Next Fight: Unknown Williams’ promoter wants to see him fight an orthodox fighter next, but it’s increasingly likely that won’t be until 2012. 16) Shane Mosley (4-31) Last Fight: 5/7/2011- L(UD12) vs. #12 Manny Pacquiao (at WW) Next Fight: Unknown Mosley’s trainer wants a Berto fight, and the fighter is sparring with up-and-coming lightweight Mercito Gesta. 17) Vanes Martirosyan (4-14) Last Fight: 6/4/2011- TKO7 Saul Roman (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Vanes’ proposed fight with Wolak is a no-go, and he now looks likely to fight Angulo in November or December. 18) Yuri Foreman (3-101) Last Fight: 3/12/2011- L (RTD6) vs. Pawel Wolak (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Foreman’s career currently hangs in the balance, and he reportedly is not sure whether or not to continue fighting. 19) Lukas Konecny (3-4) Last Fight: 5/27/2011- UD12 Hussein Bayram (UNR) Next Fight: 9/30/2011- vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk (UNR) Konecny will fight at home in the Czech Republic against Dzinziruk, who is only unranked because he has not fought under the 154 limit for over a year. Konecny will likely be a clear underdog in the fight, and rightly so. 20) Deandre Latimore (3-3) Last Fight: 4/16/2011- UD8 Dennis Sharpe (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown Latimore has been seriously inactive (especially against decent opposition) since losing a close decision to Sechew Powell last March. He technically hasn’t made the JMW limit since last July, but since he missed 154 by only 3/4 pound for his last fight, he gets an extra 6 months to schedule a fight at JMW and make the weight. The Week Ahead: #12 Gabriel Rosado stays busy against low-level journeyman Keenan Collins in Philly on Friday.
No changes to the rankings.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20) Champ: None 1) Saul Alvarez (12-27-42) Last Fight: 6/18/2011- UD12 #7 Ryan Rhodes Next Fight: 9/17/2011- vs. Alfonso Gomez (UNR) Canelo will return on 9/17, and his opponent has now been confirmed as Alfonso Gomez. This will likely be the co-feature for the Mayweather-Ortiz PPV. He will also likely fight on December 3, most likely on the Cotto-Margarito undercard.
2) Cornelius Bundrage (12-57-57) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- UD12 #11 Sechew Powell Next Fight: Unknown DeAndre Latimore is K9’s mandatory, but K9 appears to prefer a voluntary next. He has called out Canelo, Mosley, and Molina, and his promoter Don King is apparently working on a fight with Ricardo Mayorga, though the IBF reportedly is not willing to sanction that fight for Bundrage’s title. 3) Erislandy Lara (9-9-31) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- L*(MD12) vs. #6 Paul Williams Next Fight: Unknown Lara wrote an open letter offering Williams a rematch, but no word from Paul yet. Lara has also sought fights with Dzinziruk and Bundrage, neither of whom appear to want the fight. He also wants Canelo, but believes that Golden Boy will protect their cash cow.
4) Alfredo Angulo (9-102-102) Last Fight: 8/20/2011- KO1 Joe Gomez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Angulo will probably fight Vanes Martirosyan in November or December. 5) Miguel Cotto (9-66-66) Last Fight: 3/12/2011- TKO12 Ricardo Mayorga (UNR) Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. Antonio Margarito (UNR) The Margarito fight will be at a 153-pound catchweight for some reason, and will take place at Madison Square Garden.
6) Carlos Molina (9-9-24) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- UD10 #7 Kermit Cintron Next Fight: Unknown Had absolutely no trouble with the highly-ranked Cintron, and now he or his promoter have challenged basically everybody: Lara, Cotto, Canelo, Trout, K9, Dzinziruk, Paul Williams, and Mike Jones. 7) Prince Arron (8-17-17) Last Fight: 5/13/2011- TKO12 #14 Sam Webb Next Fight: Unknown Arron’s dramatic upset victory earned him the British title and a place in the top 10. 8) Pawel Wolak (8-26-26) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- Draw (MD10) vs. Delvin Rodriguez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Wolak is training for an October 1 date, but has no official opponent yet. He’s hoping for K9 Bundrage, though. 9) Ryan Rhodes (8-98-98) Last Fight: 6/18/2011- L(UD12) vs. #8 Saul Alvarez Next Fight: Unknown Rhodes’ stock is significantly diminished after being dominated by Alvarez, but he still has a noticeably more complete resume than #9 Arron and thus only slides one position after the defeat. 10) Austin Trout (13-13-31) Last Fight: 6/11/2011- UD12 David Lopez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Appears all but set to fight MW #10 Anthony Mundine, but Mundine has yet to sign. Vanes Martirosyan is trying to cut in, as well.
11) Sechew Powell (13-77) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- L(UD12) vs. #3 Cornelius Bundrage Next Fight: Unknown Powell is sparring with Floyd Mayweather to prepare Floyd for the Victor Ortiz fight. 12) Gabriel Rosado (13-31) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- TKO5 Ayi Bruce (UNR) Next Fight: 9/9/2011- vs. Keenan Collins (UNR) Fresh out of jail, Rosado already has a date reserved on September 9 against journeyman Keenan Collins. 13) Delvin Rodriguez (8-8) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- Draw (MD10) vs. #7 Pawel Wolak Next Fight: Unknown Rodriguez outworked and busted up Pawel Wolak, but only managed a draw on the cards. His effort and the result have earned him a pretty solid debut in the rankings, though. 14) Manny Pacquiao (8-31) Last Fight: 5/7/2011- UD12 #15 Shane Mosley (at WW) Next Fight: 11/12/2011- vs. LW Champ Juan Manuel Marquez (at WW) Pacquiao had already nearly finished signing a fight with lightweight champion and rival Juan Manuel Marquez before the Mosley debacle even went down. Unfortunately the talk is that the fight will be at a 144-pound catchweight. This fight is a natural for 140 pounds, but Pacquiao wants to drag Marquez up because he has the proven ability to carry the weight better than the lightweight. It’s a damn shame, because this could have been a good challenge at the right weight. 15) Paul Williams (8-31) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- W*(MD12) vs. #17 Erislandy Lara Next Fight: Unknown Williams’ promoter wants to see him fight an orthodox fighter next, but it’s increasingly likely that won’t be until 2012. 16) Shane Mosley (4-31) Last Fight: 5/7/2011- L(UD12) vs. #12 Manny Pacquiao (at WW) Next Fight: Unknown Mosley’s trainer wants a Berto fight, and the fighter is sparring with up-and-coming lightweight Mercito Gesta. 17) Vanes Martirosyan (4-14) Last Fight: 6/4/2011- TKO7 Saul Roman (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Vanes’ proposed fight with Wolak is a no-go, and he now looks likely to fight Angulo in November or December. 18) Yuri Foreman (3-101) Last Fight: 3/12/2011- L (RTD6) vs. Pawel Wolak (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Foreman’s career currently hangs in the balance, and he reportedly is not sure whether or not to continue fighting. 19) Lukas Konecny (3-4) Last Fight: 5/27/2011- UD12 Hussein Bayram (UNR) Next Fight: 9/30/2011- vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk (UNR) Konecny will fight at home in the Czech Republic against Dzinziruk, who is only unranked because he has not fought under the 154 limit for over a year. Konecny will likely be a clear underdog in the fight, and rightly so. 20) Deandre Latimore (3-3) Last Fight: 4/16/2011- UD8 Dennis Sharpe (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown Latimore has been seriously inactive (especially against decent opposition) since losing a close decision to Sechew Powell last March. He technically hasn’t made the JMW limit since last July, but since he missed 154 by only 3/4 pound for his last fight, he gets an extra 6 months to schedule a fight at JMW and make the weight. The Week Ahead: #12 Gabriel Rosado stays busy against low-level journeyman Keenan Collins in Philly on Friday.
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