Junior Middleweight: 2011, Sep 26- Oct 2
No fights to report on from last week.
2) Cornelius Bundrage (15-60-60) 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 for January, though the IBF reportedly is not willing to sanction that fight for Bundrage’s title. 3) Erislandy Lara (12-12-34) 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 (12-105-105) Last Fight: 8/20/2011- KO1 Joe Gomez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown After Vanes Martirosyan turned down a big offer to fight him against his manager’s advice, Angulo now appears likely to fight Kirkland on May 5 in Mexico. 5) Miguel Cotto (12-69-69) Last Fight: 3/12/2011- TKO12 Ricardo Mayorga (UNR) Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #20 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 (12-12-27) 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 (11-20-20) 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 (11-29-29) 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 (11-101-101) 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 solid resume and remains in the top 10. 10) Austin Trout (16-16-34) 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 (16-80) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- L(UD12) vs. #3 Cornelius Bundrage Next Fight: Unknown The IBF has ordered an eliminator trilogy fight with Latimore, with the winner to face Bundrage for the belt. But Latimore says he’s not interested. Theoretically, that should mean that Powell will be able to fight K9 without the eliminator, or else he’ll fight someone else to earn the shot. 12) Gabriel Rosado (16-34) Last Fight: 9/9/2011- UD10 Keenan Collins (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Rosado had little trouble with the low-level challenge of Collins. 13) Delvin Rodriguez (11-11) 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 (11-34) 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 (11-34) 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) Vanes Martirosyan (2-17) Last Fight: 6/4/2011- TKO7 Saul Roman (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Vanes turned down an offer to fight Angulo, and his manager was so against that decision that the two have parted ways. 17) Yuri Foreman (2-104) 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. 18) Lukas Konecny (2-7) Last Fight: 5/27/2011- UD12 Hussein Bayram (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown With Dzinziruk sidelined with an injury, the WBO is set to order a fight between Konecny and Zaurbek Baysangurov. 19) Deandre Latimore (2-6) Last Fight: 4/16/2011- UD8 Dennis Sharpe (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown The IBF proposed an eliminator between Latimore and Sechew Powell, but the former says he has no interest in that fight. 20) Antonio Margarito (2-2) Last Fight: 11/13/2010- L(UD12) vs. #1 WW Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #5 Miguel Cotto Re-match with Miguel Cotto on the horizon.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20) Champ: None 1) Saul Alvarez (15-30-45) Last Fight: 9/17/2011- TKO6 Alfonso Gomez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Canelo’s trainer and promoter are going back and forth in the media over whether or not the JCC fight is likely to happen.
2) Cornelius Bundrage (15-60-60) 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 for January, though the IBF reportedly is not willing to sanction that fight for Bundrage’s title. 3) Erislandy Lara (12-12-34) 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 (12-105-105) Last Fight: 8/20/2011- KO1 Joe Gomez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown After Vanes Martirosyan turned down a big offer to fight him against his manager’s advice, Angulo now appears likely to fight Kirkland on May 5 in Mexico. 5) Miguel Cotto (12-69-69) Last Fight: 3/12/2011- TKO12 Ricardo Mayorga (UNR) Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #20 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 (12-12-27) 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 (11-20-20) 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 (11-29-29) 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 (11-101-101) 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 solid resume and remains in the top 10. 10) Austin Trout (16-16-34) 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 (16-80) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- L(UD12) vs. #3 Cornelius Bundrage Next Fight: Unknown The IBF has ordered an eliminator trilogy fight with Latimore, with the winner to face Bundrage for the belt. But Latimore says he’s not interested. Theoretically, that should mean that Powell will be able to fight K9 without the eliminator, or else he’ll fight someone else to earn the shot. 12) Gabriel Rosado (16-34) Last Fight: 9/9/2011- UD10 Keenan Collins (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Rosado had little trouble with the low-level challenge of Collins. 13) Delvin Rodriguez (11-11) 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 (11-34) 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 (11-34) 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) Vanes Martirosyan (2-17) Last Fight: 6/4/2011- TKO7 Saul Roman (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Vanes turned down an offer to fight Angulo, and his manager was so against that decision that the two have parted ways. 17) Yuri Foreman (2-104) 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. 18) Lukas Konecny (2-7) Last Fight: 5/27/2011- UD12 Hussein Bayram (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown With Dzinziruk sidelined with an injury, the WBO is set to order a fight between Konecny and Zaurbek Baysangurov. 19) Deandre Latimore (2-6) Last Fight: 4/16/2011- UD8 Dennis Sharpe (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown The IBF proposed an eliminator between Latimore and Sechew Powell, but the former says he has no interest in that fight. 20) Antonio Margarito (2-2) Last Fight: 11/13/2010- L(UD12) vs. #1 WW Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #5 Miguel Cotto Re-match with Miguel Cotto on the horizon.
The Week Ahead: No significant action in the division this week, again.
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