Junior Middleweight: 2012, Apr 23-29
#5 Erislandy Lara’s fight with Ronald Hearns ended up a middleweight tilt, so I have given that the full treatment there and won’t go into it here. The other Friday fight didn’t happen at all between Mateo Veron and Guido Pitto.
3) Cornelius Bundrage (5-90-90) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- UD12 #11 Sechew Powell Next Fight: Unknown K9 is interested in Kirkland and Sergio Martinez. 4) Miguel Cotto (21-99-99) Last Fight: 12/3/2011- RTD10 #20 Antonio Margarito Next Fight: 5/5/2012- vs. WW #1 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. After being heavily rumored for a unnecessary rematch with Pacquiao, Cotto has gone the other way, fighting Floyd at 154 instead. 5) Erislandy Lara (21-42-64) Last Fight: 4/20/2012- TKO1 Ronald Hearns (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown The WBC has ordered an eliminator between Lara and Vanes for a shot at Canelo. 6) James Kirkland (5-25-25) Last Fight: 3/24/2012- W*(DQ10) vs. #6 Carlos Molina (Robbery) Next Fight: Unknown Even after his unimpressive performance against Molina (or perhaps in part because of it), Lara still wants to fight him. 7) Paul Williams (10-10-64) Last Fight: 2/18/2012- UD12 #17 MW Nobuhiro Ishida Next Fight: Unknown After Williams beat Ishida, he said he does not want a Lara rematch, but instead wants one with Sergio. 8) Alfredo Angulo (10-135-135) 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. 9) Ryan Rhodes (10-131-131) Last Fight: 11/26/2011- W (PTS8) vs. Sergei Khomitski (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: 6/16/2012- vs. Sergei Rabchenko (UNR) After suffering a back injury, Rhodes has rescheduled his fight with Rabchenko for June 16 in Manchester. 10) Gabriel Rosado (10-14-64) Last Fight: 1/21/2012- TKO5 Jesus Soto Karass (UNR) Next Fight: 6/1/2013- vs. Joel Julio (UNR) Rosado will again fight on NBC Sports Network, fighting fringe contender Joel Julio in Bethlehem, PA. 11) Cory Spinks (10-13) Last Fight: 1/28/2012- UD12 #11 Sechew Powell Next Fight: Unknown I cannot confirm that the close unanimous decision verdict over Powell was accurate due to lack of video. So whether for skill or lack of sunlight, Spinks is very much back in the mix. 12) Austin Trout (10-64) Last Fight: 11/11/2011- TKO6 Frank LoPorto (UNR) Next Fight: 6/2/2012- vs. #13 Delvin Rodriguez Trout-Rodriguez is now official for June 2 on Showtime. 13) Delvin Rodriguez (10-41) Last Fight: 12/3/2011- UD10* #9 Pawel Wolak Next Fight: 6/2/2012- vs. #12 Austin Trout See Trout’s notes, above. 14) Brian Rose (20-21) Last Fight: 3/31/2012- UD12 Max Maxwell (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Rose expects to be back before Summer. 15) Vanes Martirosyan (20-47) Last Fight: 2/4/2012- TKO3 Troy Lowry (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown After being passed over for a JCC shot, an eliminator for a shot at Canelo has been ordered by the WBC, with the prospective opponent being Erislandy Lara. 16) Lukas Konecny (6-37) Last Fight: 4/5/2012- TKO7 Salim Larbi (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 17) Sechew Powell (6-110) Last Fight: 1/28/2012- L(UD12) vs. Cory Spinks (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 18) Antonio Margarito (6-24) Last Fight: 12/3/2011- L (RTD10) vs. #5 Miguel Cotto Next Fight: Unknown Margarito is looking to return either 6/2 or 9/15. Roberto Garcia recently called him out. 19) Prince Arron (6-9) Last Fight: 12/3/2011- L (SD12) vs. Brian Rose (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Arron has a new trainer and says he’s moving up to middleweight. 20) Anthony Mundine (6-6) Last Fight: 10/19/2011- UD12* Rigoberto Alvarez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown The much larger Danny Green is gunning for a rematch.
The weekend’s sole survivor at junior middleweight was Polish prospect Damian Jonak’s bout with Brazilian journeyman Anderson Clayton. Jonak was fairly dominant in winning a 10-round decision.
No changes.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20) Champ: None 1) Carlos Molina (5-42-57) Last Fight: 3/23/2012- L*(DQ10) vs. #3 James Kirkland (Robbery) Next Fight: Unknown Molina has said he’ll appeal his DQ against Kirkland. I wish him luck, but of course he doesn’t have to appeal to me. He’s #1. 2) Saul Alvarez (5-60-75) Last Fight: 11/26/2011- TKO5 Kermit Cintron (UNR) Next Fight: 5/5/2012- vs. Shane Mosley (UNR) Canelo will look to retire an over the hill Shane Mosley on the Mayweather-Cotto undercard on May 5, with the winner reportedly to get a shot at the main event’s winner. He’s already planning his return for September, too.
3) Cornelius Bundrage (5-90-90) Last Fight: 6/25/2011- UD12 #11 Sechew Powell Next Fight: Unknown K9 is interested in Kirkland and Sergio Martinez. 4) Miguel Cotto (21-99-99) Last Fight: 12/3/2011- RTD10 #20 Antonio Margarito Next Fight: 5/5/2012- vs. WW #1 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. After being heavily rumored for a unnecessary rematch with Pacquiao, Cotto has gone the other way, fighting Floyd at 154 instead. 5) Erislandy Lara (21-42-64) Last Fight: 4/20/2012- TKO1 Ronald Hearns (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: Unknown The WBC has ordered an eliminator between Lara and Vanes for a shot at Canelo. 6) James Kirkland (5-25-25) Last Fight: 3/24/2012- W*(DQ10) vs. #6 Carlos Molina (Robbery) Next Fight: Unknown Even after his unimpressive performance against Molina (or perhaps in part because of it), Lara still wants to fight him. 7) Paul Williams (10-10-64) Last Fight: 2/18/2012- UD12 #17 MW Nobuhiro Ishida Next Fight: Unknown After Williams beat Ishida, he said he does not want a Lara rematch, but instead wants one with Sergio. 8) Alfredo Angulo (10-135-135) 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. 9) Ryan Rhodes (10-131-131) Last Fight: 11/26/2011- W (PTS8) vs. Sergei Khomitski (UNR) (at MW) Next Fight: 6/16/2012- vs. Sergei Rabchenko (UNR) After suffering a back injury, Rhodes has rescheduled his fight with Rabchenko for June 16 in Manchester. 10) Gabriel Rosado (10-14-64) Last Fight: 1/21/2012- TKO5 Jesus Soto Karass (UNR) Next Fight: 6/1/2013- vs. Joel Julio (UNR) Rosado will again fight on NBC Sports Network, fighting fringe contender Joel Julio in Bethlehem, PA. 11) Cory Spinks (10-13) Last Fight: 1/28/2012- UD12 #11 Sechew Powell Next Fight: Unknown I cannot confirm that the close unanimous decision verdict over Powell was accurate due to lack of video. So whether for skill or lack of sunlight, Spinks is very much back in the mix. 12) Austin Trout (10-64) Last Fight: 11/11/2011- TKO6 Frank LoPorto (UNR) Next Fight: 6/2/2012- vs. #13 Delvin Rodriguez Trout-Rodriguez is now official for June 2 on Showtime. 13) Delvin Rodriguez (10-41) Last Fight: 12/3/2011- UD10* #9 Pawel Wolak Next Fight: 6/2/2012- vs. #12 Austin Trout See Trout’s notes, above. 14) Brian Rose (20-21) Last Fight: 3/31/2012- UD12 Max Maxwell (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Rose expects to be back before Summer. 15) Vanes Martirosyan (20-47) Last Fight: 2/4/2012- TKO3 Troy Lowry (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown After being passed over for a JCC shot, an eliminator for a shot at Canelo has been ordered by the WBC, with the prospective opponent being Erislandy Lara. 16) Lukas Konecny (6-37) Last Fight: 4/5/2012- TKO7 Salim Larbi (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 17) Sechew Powell (6-110) Last Fight: 1/28/2012- L(UD12) vs. Cory Spinks (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 18) Antonio Margarito (6-24) Last Fight: 12/3/2011- L (RTD10) vs. #5 Miguel Cotto Next Fight: Unknown Margarito is looking to return either 6/2 or 9/15. Roberto Garcia recently called him out. 19) Prince Arron (6-9) Last Fight: 12/3/2011- L (SD12) vs. Brian Rose (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Arron has a new trainer and says he’s moving up to middleweight. 20) Anthony Mundine (6-6) Last Fight: 10/19/2011- UD12* Rigoberto Alvarez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown The much larger Danny Green is gunning for a rematch.
The Week Ahead: Friday in Caseros, Argentina, 2-loss local prospect Javier Maciel (best known for giving Dmitry Pirog trouble) stays busy against mediocre veteran journeyman Carlos Vilches.
The following night in London, former British Champion Sam Webb takes on former British (and European) title challenger and current journeyman Matthew Hall for a mandatory shot at Brian Rose’s title.
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