Junior Middleweight: 2011, Nov 28- Dec 4
#1 Saul Alvarez was too much for declining fringe contender Kermit Cintron Saturday in Mexico City. Alvarez was landing thudding shots consistently, while Cintron tried and failed to outbox Canelo until he decided to make a stand in the 5th round. His best moments were at the beginning of that round, when he began to sit down on his punches. But this was his last stand. He was badly damaged from round 4, and knew he didn’t have much left. Canelo turned the tables and started thumping a flagging Cintron until the ref quite appropriately stopped the fight with 7 seconds left.
2) Cornelius Bundrage (24-69-69) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- UD12 #11 Sechew Powell Next Fight: Unknown The latest news is that K9 may fight Latimore on New Year’s Eve. He’s also interested in Kirkland. 3) James Kirkland (4-4-4) Last Fight: 11/5/2011- TKO6 #4 Alfredo Angulo Next Fight: Unknown In the immediate aftermath of his huge upset win over Angulo, Bundrage, Lara, and Ishida have both expressed interest in fighting him, but Kirkland appears to want Carlos Molina.
4) Erislandy Lara (4-21-43) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- L*(MD12) vs. #6 Paul Williams Next Fight: Unknown With most of the big names at 154 apparently not all that excited about fighting him, Lara recently challenged Dmitry Pirog at middleweight. He’s also interested in Austin Trout, Sergio Martinez, and James Kirkland. 5) Miguel Cotto (21-78-78) Last Fight: 3/12/2011- TKO12 Ricardo Mayorga (UNR) Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #20 Antonio Margarito The Margarito fight will be at a 153-pound catchweight for some reason, and will take place at Madison Square Garden.
6) Carlos Molina (21-21-36) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- UD10 #7 Kermit Cintron Next Fight: Unknown Kirkland wants him. 7) Alfredo Angulo (4-114-114) Last Fight: 11/5/2011- L (TKO6) vs. James Kirkland (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Angulo had no shortage of guts, but appeared a bit physically overmatched against a beastly incarnation of Kirkland. 8) Prince Arron (4-29-29) Last Fight: 5/13/2011- TKO12 #14 Sam Webb Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. Brian Rose (UNR) Arron takes on one-loss and still relatively untested prospect Brian Rose in Wigan, England in early December. 9) Pawel Wolak (4-38-38) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- Draw (MD10) vs. Delvin Rodriguez (UNR) Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #14 Delvin Rodriguez Wolak will fight Rodriguez on the Cotto-Margarito undercard in a rematch of their fight of the year candidate from July. 10) Ryan Rhodes (4-110-110) Last Fight: 11/26/2011- W (PTS8) vs. Sergei Khomitski (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown Rhodes wants a shot at Bundrage. 11) Austin Trout (4-43) Last Fight: 11/11/2011- TKO6 Frank LoPorto (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Trout outclassed and stopped iron-chinned journeyman LoPorto.
12) Sechew Powell (4-89) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- L(UD12) vs. #3 Cornelius Bundrage Next Fight: Unknown Date- vs. Cory Spinks (UNR) After Latimore turned down an eliminator for a Bundrage shot, Powell will instead be taking on Cory Spinks for that honor, it would appear. The fight was originally rumored for Mares-Agbeko, but looks likely for the Erdei-Cloud New Year’s Eve card, instead. 13) Gabriel Rosado (4-43) Last Fight: 9/9/2011- UD10 Keenan Collins (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Rosado had little trouble with the low-level challenge of Collins. 14) Delvin Rodriguez (4-20) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- Draw (MD10) vs. #7 Pawel Wolak Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #9 Pawel Wolak See Wolak’s notes, above. 15) Paul Williams (3-43) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- W*(MD12) vs. #17 Erislandy Lara (Robbery) 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 (3-26) Last Fight: 10/29/2011- UD10 Richard Gutierrez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Martirosyan could have made a major career move by fighting Angulo this week, but instead opted to tread water against Gutierrez. 17) Yuri Foreman (3-113) 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 (3-16) Last Fight: 5/27/2011- UD12 Hussein Bayram (UNR) Next Fight: 2/?/2012- vs. Zaurbek Baysangurov (UNR) Konecny has agreed to fight Baysangurov in February. The fight will either be in Moscow, Grozny, or Kiev. 19) Deandre Latimore (3-15) Last Fight: 4/16/2011- UD8 Dennis Sharpe (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown Latimore may be fighting Bundrage on New Year’s Eve on a Showtime broadcast. 20) Antonio Margarito (3-3) Last Fight: 11/13/2010- L (UD12) vs. #1 WW Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #5 Miguel Cotto Big-time rematch with Cotto on the horizon.
Javier Maciel, the 2 loss Argentine prospect and normally a pure boxer, knocked low-level Uruguayan journeyman Nestor Faccio out in just over half a round.
#10 Ryan Rhodes’ fight with Sergei Khomitski was contested at middleweight and is discussed in that update.
No changes.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20) Champ: None 1) Saul Alvarez (24-39-54) Last Fight: 11/26/2011- TKO5 Kermit Cintron (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Canelo wants to fight Mayweather in May.
2) Cornelius Bundrage (24-69-69) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- UD12 #11 Sechew Powell Next Fight: Unknown The latest news is that K9 may fight Latimore on New Year’s Eve. He’s also interested in Kirkland. 3) James Kirkland (4-4-4) Last Fight: 11/5/2011- TKO6 #4 Alfredo Angulo Next Fight: Unknown In the immediate aftermath of his huge upset win over Angulo, Bundrage, Lara, and Ishida have both expressed interest in fighting him, but Kirkland appears to want Carlos Molina.
4) Erislandy Lara (4-21-43) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- L*(MD12) vs. #6 Paul Williams Next Fight: Unknown With most of the big names at 154 apparently not all that excited about fighting him, Lara recently challenged Dmitry Pirog at middleweight. He’s also interested in Austin Trout, Sergio Martinez, and James Kirkland. 5) Miguel Cotto (21-78-78) Last Fight: 3/12/2011- TKO12 Ricardo Mayorga (UNR) Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #20 Antonio Margarito The Margarito fight will be at a 153-pound catchweight for some reason, and will take place at Madison Square Garden.
6) Carlos Molina (21-21-36) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- UD10 #7 Kermit Cintron Next Fight: Unknown Kirkland wants him. 7) Alfredo Angulo (4-114-114) Last Fight: 11/5/2011- L (TKO6) vs. James Kirkland (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Angulo had no shortage of guts, but appeared a bit physically overmatched against a beastly incarnation of Kirkland. 8) Prince Arron (4-29-29) Last Fight: 5/13/2011- TKO12 #14 Sam Webb Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. Brian Rose (UNR) Arron takes on one-loss and still relatively untested prospect Brian Rose in Wigan, England in early December. 9) Pawel Wolak (4-38-38) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- Draw (MD10) vs. Delvin Rodriguez (UNR) Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #14 Delvin Rodriguez Wolak will fight Rodriguez on the Cotto-Margarito undercard in a rematch of their fight of the year candidate from July. 10) Ryan Rhodes (4-110-110) Last Fight: 11/26/2011- W (PTS8) vs. Sergei Khomitski (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown Rhodes wants a shot at Bundrage. 11) Austin Trout (4-43) Last Fight: 11/11/2011- TKO6 Frank LoPorto (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Trout outclassed and stopped iron-chinned journeyman LoPorto.
12) Sechew Powell (4-89) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- L(UD12) vs. #3 Cornelius Bundrage Next Fight: Unknown Date- vs. Cory Spinks (UNR) After Latimore turned down an eliminator for a Bundrage shot, Powell will instead be taking on Cory Spinks for that honor, it would appear. The fight was originally rumored for Mares-Agbeko, but looks likely for the Erdei-Cloud New Year’s Eve card, instead. 13) Gabriel Rosado (4-43) Last Fight: 9/9/2011- UD10 Keenan Collins (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Rosado had little trouble with the low-level challenge of Collins. 14) Delvin Rodriguez (4-20) Last Fight: 7/15/2011- Draw (MD10) vs. #7 Pawel Wolak Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #9 Pawel Wolak See Wolak’s notes, above. 15) Paul Williams (3-43) Last Fight: 7/9/2011- W*(MD12) vs. #17 Erislandy Lara (Robbery) 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 (3-26) Last Fight: 10/29/2011- UD10 Richard Gutierrez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Martirosyan could have made a major career move by fighting Angulo this week, but instead opted to tread water against Gutierrez. 17) Yuri Foreman (3-113) 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 (3-16) Last Fight: 5/27/2011- UD12 Hussein Bayram (UNR) Next Fight: 2/?/2012- vs. Zaurbek Baysangurov (UNR) Konecny has agreed to fight Baysangurov in February. The fight will either be in Moscow, Grozny, or Kiev. 19) Deandre Latimore (3-15) Last Fight: 4/16/2011- UD8 Dennis Sharpe (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown Latimore may be fighting Bundrage on New Year’s Eve on a Showtime broadcast. 20) Antonio Margarito (3-3) Last Fight: 11/13/2010- L (UD12) vs. #1 WW Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 12/3/2011- vs. #5 Miguel Cotto Big-time rematch with Cotto on the horizon.
The Week Ahead: Three fights on Saturday worth mentioning this week, with 5 top-20 fighters involved.
The biggest occurs at Madison Square Garden in New York. #5 Miguel Cotto looks for revenge of his now controversial stoppage loss to current #20 Antonio Margarito. The two clearly hate each other.
On the undercard, we get a rematch of a fight of the year candidate from the summer, as #9 Pawel Wolak and #14 Delvin Rodriguez look to settle the score.
And a few hours before these, #8 Prince Arron takes on one-loss but pretty untested British prospect Brian Rose in Wigan, England.
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