Welterweight: 2013, Jul 22-28
No fights of note to report from last week in the division.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20)
Champ: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (169-201-201)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- UD12 #6 Robert Guerrero Next Fight: 9/14/2013- vs. #2 JMW Saul Alvarez (at JMW) Shane Mosley was the legit champ after beating Margarito, and thus Mayweather has been the legit champ since beating him in 2010. 1) Juan Manuel Marquez (89-89-89)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- KO6 #2 Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #18 Timothy Bradley With Mayweather apparently wanting to stay busy, a hard-earned rematch with the Champ might not be out of the question over the next year or two. For now, it’s all about Tim Bradley. 2) Manny Pacquiao (89-242-242)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- L (KO6) vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. #? JWW Brandon Rios (UNR) Pac Man needs to prove he can still get it done when he tries to rebound from a devastating knockout against former top lightweight Brandon Rios in China. 3) Shane Mosley (10-10-10)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- UD12 Pablo Cesar Cano (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown A junior middleweight contest against Anthony Mundine in Australia sounds very likely for the Fall. 4) Devon Alexander (6-74-74)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- RTD7 Lee Purdy (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown It looks likely that Alexander will fight Khan on December 7, but no contract yet. 5) Marcos Maidana (7-7-7)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO6 #4 Josesito Lopez Next Fight: Unknown Maidana is the subject of speculation regarding a possible fight with Adrien Broner in November. 6) Robert Guerrero (10-35-52)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Guerrero appears to be the top candidate for a fall fight with Victor Ortiz. 7) Andre Berto (10-35-35)
Last Fight: 11/24/2012- L (UD12) vs. #13? Robert Guerrero Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Berto will look to get back on track against tough measuring stick Jesus Soto Karass. 8) Kell Brook (10-117-117)
Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO8 Carson Jones (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: Unknown Brook’s promoter plans to get him a significant fight in September. 9) Randall Bailey (10-59-59) Last Fight: 10/20/2012- L (UD12) vs. #? Devon Alexander Next Fight: Unknown I haven’t heard any buzz about an upcoming Bailey fight since he was comfortably outpointed by Alexander in October. 10) Josesito Lopez (7-57-57)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #11 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: Unknown Lopez will likely return on September 6 in Carson, California. 11) Jesus Soto Karass (5-26)
Last Fight: 2/26/2013- MD10 #5 Selcuk Aydin (at 149) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. #7 Andre Berto Soto Karass will (and practically does) fight anyone and everyone. Next up: Andre Berto. 12) Chris van Heerden (5-58)
Last Fight: 3/2/2012- UD12 Matthew Hatton (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Van Heerden recently moved his home base to Southern California from his native South Africa in search of better sparring and bigger fights. He is likley to work with Brandon Rios in the coming months, and hopes to make his US debut in October. 13) Luis Carlos Abregu (5-13)
Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Antonin Decarie (UNR) Next Fight: 8/2/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Abregu will kick off the telecast of Chavez-Vera on September 7, with undefeated prospect Brad Solomon being a possible opponent. It appears he’ll be fighting in Oklahoma in early August, as well. 14) Alfonso Gomez (5-52)
Last Fight: 7/28/2012- L* (UD10) vs. Shawn Porter (UNR) (Robbery) Next Fight: Unknown Gomez now sounds like the frontrunner for an early-September fight with Victor Ortiz. He’s scheduled for removal for inactivity next week, however. I’ll have to wait to see where the situation sits next week before I will commit to a course of action, though. 15) Keith Thurman (5-20) Last Fight: 3/9/2013- UD12 #? Jan Zaveck Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Diego Chaves (UNR) Thurman is now ranked in two divisions. 16) Jan Zaveck (5-189)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #15 JMW Keith Thurman Next Fight: Unknown 17) Selcuk Aydin (5-223)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- UD10 Giuseppe Lauri (UNR) (at JWW) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Aaron Herrera (UNR) (at JWW) Aydin appears to be looking for a new lease on his career at 140. 18) Timothy Bradley (5-59)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- W* (UD12) vs. Ruslan Provodnikov (UNR) (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Bradley will look for redemption after very nearly losing to an inconsistent prospect. It’ll be a tall order. 19) Ruslan Provodnikov (5-19)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- L* (UD12) vs. #11? Timothy Bradley (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. JWW#? Mike Alvarado (at JWW) Alvarado-Provodnikov is done for 10/19 in Denver, at 140, with HBO to televise. 20) Leonard Bundu (5-5)
Last Fight: 4/6/2013- KO11 Rafal Jackiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- UD12 #6 Robert Guerrero Next Fight: 9/14/2013- vs. #2 JMW Saul Alvarez (at JMW) Shane Mosley was the legit champ after beating Margarito, and thus Mayweather has been the legit champ since beating him in 2010. 1) Juan Manuel Marquez (89-89-89)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- KO6 #2 Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #18 Timothy Bradley With Mayweather apparently wanting to stay busy, a hard-earned rematch with the Champ might not be out of the question over the next year or two. For now, it’s all about Tim Bradley. 2) Manny Pacquiao (89-242-242)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- L (KO6) vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. #? JWW Brandon Rios (UNR) Pac Man needs to prove he can still get it done when he tries to rebound from a devastating knockout against former top lightweight Brandon Rios in China. 3) Shane Mosley (10-10-10)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- UD12 Pablo Cesar Cano (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown A junior middleweight contest against Anthony Mundine in Australia sounds very likely for the Fall. 4) Devon Alexander (6-74-74)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- RTD7 Lee Purdy (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown It looks likely that Alexander will fight Khan on December 7, but no contract yet. 5) Marcos Maidana (7-7-7)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO6 #4 Josesito Lopez Next Fight: Unknown Maidana is the subject of speculation regarding a possible fight with Adrien Broner in November. 6) Robert Guerrero (10-35-52)
Last Fight: 5/4/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Guerrero appears to be the top candidate for a fall fight with Victor Ortiz. 7) Andre Berto (10-35-35)
Last Fight: 11/24/2012- L (UD12) vs. #13? Robert Guerrero Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Berto will look to get back on track against tough measuring stick Jesus Soto Karass. 8) Kell Brook (10-117-117)
Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO8 Carson Jones (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: Unknown Brook’s promoter plans to get him a significant fight in September. 9) Randall Bailey (10-59-59) Last Fight: 10/20/2012- L (UD12) vs. #? Devon Alexander Next Fight: Unknown I haven’t heard any buzz about an upcoming Bailey fight since he was comfortably outpointed by Alexander in October. 10) Josesito Lopez (7-57-57)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #11 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: Unknown Lopez will likely return on September 6 in Carson, California. 11) Jesus Soto Karass (5-26)
Last Fight: 2/26/2013- MD10 #5 Selcuk Aydin (at 149) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. #7 Andre Berto Soto Karass will (and practically does) fight anyone and everyone. Next up: Andre Berto. 12) Chris van Heerden (5-58)
Last Fight: 3/2/2012- UD12 Matthew Hatton (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Van Heerden recently moved his home base to Southern California from his native South Africa in search of better sparring and bigger fights. He is likley to work with Brandon Rios in the coming months, and hopes to make his US debut in October. 13) Luis Carlos Abregu (5-13)
Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Antonin Decarie (UNR) Next Fight: 8/2/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Abregu will kick off the telecast of Chavez-Vera on September 7, with undefeated prospect Brad Solomon being a possible opponent. It appears he’ll be fighting in Oklahoma in early August, as well. 14) Alfonso Gomez (5-52)
Last Fight: 7/28/2012- L* (UD10) vs. Shawn Porter (UNR) (Robbery) Next Fight: Unknown Gomez now sounds like the frontrunner for an early-September fight with Victor Ortiz. He’s scheduled for removal for inactivity next week, however. I’ll have to wait to see where the situation sits next week before I will commit to a course of action, though. 15) Keith Thurman (5-20) Last Fight: 3/9/2013- UD12 #? Jan Zaveck Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Diego Chaves (UNR) Thurman is now ranked in two divisions. 16) Jan Zaveck (5-189)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #15 JMW Keith Thurman Next Fight: Unknown 17) Selcuk Aydin (5-223)
Last Fight: 3/22/2013- UD10 Giuseppe Lauri (UNR) (at JWW) Next Fight: 7/27/2013- vs. Aaron Herrera (UNR) (at JWW) Aydin appears to be looking for a new lease on his career at 140. 18) Timothy Bradley (5-59)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- W* (UD12) vs. Ruslan Provodnikov (UNR) (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Bradley will look for redemption after very nearly losing to an inconsistent prospect. It’ll be a tall order. 19) Ruslan Provodnikov (5-19)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- L* (UD12) vs. #11? Timothy Bradley (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. JWW#? Mike Alvarado (at JWW) Alvarado-Provodnikov is done for 10/19 in Denver, at 140, with HBO to televise. 20) Leonard Bundu (5-5)
Last Fight: 4/6/2013- KO11 Rafal Jackiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
The Week Ahead: #17 Selcuk Aydin will be in action Saturday in Cuxhaven, Germany against journeyman Aaron Herrera, in what appears to be a junior welterweight fight.
In San Antonio later that night, #7 Andre Berto headlines against #11 Jesus Soto Karass in a fight that obviously has top 10 implications. Showtime will televise.
On the undercard, #15 Keith Thurman faces a stiff test in undefeated Argentine prospect Diego Chaves.
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