Middleweight: 2013, Sep 2-8
No fights to report in the division last week.
Next Fight: Unknown Martinez should be back in March or April of 2014. Golovkin has been mentioned, but that would be a bit too much for his first fight back, I would think. 1) Martin Murray (19-92-92) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- L* (UD12) vs. Champ Sergio Martinez (Robbery- D at worst) Next Fight: Unknown Apparently Hatton Promotions, who handle Murray, had an offer on the table to fight Quillin in England. Golden Boy blames the deal falling through on Hatton’s CEO- Richard Poxon, essentially crying incompetence. But with no word from Murray’s camp, it’s hard to say whether that’s a fight the should-be Champ wanted or not. 2) Gennady Golovkin (10-53-116) Last Fight: 6/29/2013- KO3 #5 Matthew Macklin
Next Fight: 11/2/2013- vs. #19 Curtis Stevens Apparently 2 gatekeeper-level knockouts, a gift decision over a journeyman, and a ton of undeserved hype will get you a shot at getting demolished by Golovkin. Curtis Stevens will get just that on November 2. 3) Darren Barker (3-3-99) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- W (SD12) vs. #3 Daniel Geale Next Fight: Unknown Geale wants a rematch, and Martin Murray is knocking, as well. But more than likely, a mandatory against Sturm is the next move, probably in December. 4) Felix Sturm (10-520-520) Last Fight: 7/6/2013- TKO4 Predrag Radosevic (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
See Barker’s notes, above. 5) Daniel Geale (3-220-220) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- L (SD12) vs. #15 Darren Barker
Next Fight: Unknown Geale wants a rematch, but will probably have to wait until at least 2014, since it appears likely Barker will make a mandatory defense in December against Sturm, instead. 6) Matthew Macklin (3-115-206) Last Fight: 6/29/2013- L (KO3) vs. #4 Gennady Golovkin
Next Fight: Unknown
Macklin has now suffered his 2nd knockout loss at the top level, but still has plenty of cred against anyone not in the top 5. 7) Peter Quillin (19-46-67) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- TKO7 Fernando Guerrero (UNR) Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Golden Boy expects to put Quillin on the Hopkins-Murat undercard in late October. Sergio Mora is apparently dying to be the opponent. 8) Dmitry Pirog (19-162-162) Last Fight: 5/1/2012- UD12 #20 Nobuhiro Ishida
Next Fight: Unknown
Pirog says his back injuries have fully healed, and will be meeting with his people in the US soon to determine his next fight. I’ll probably give him until the end of September to calendar that fight before removing him. 9) Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (10-26-149) Last Fight: 10/20/2012- L (UD12) vs. #20 Peter Quillin Next Fight: Unknown 10) Sergio Mora (10-10-10) Last Fight: 6/28/2013- UD10 #9 Grzegorz Proksa Next Fight: Unknown See Quillin’s notes, above. 11) Marco Antonio Rubio (25-136) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO2 Dionisio Miranda (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Rubio is theoretically set up for a alphabet title fight with Chavez, but Chavez has to beat Vera and decide to continue campaigning at 160, which seems increasingly unlikely. 12) Anthony Mundine (25-136) Last Fight: 1/30/2013- L (UD12) vs. #1 Daniel Geale
Next Fight: 10/23/2013- vs. #3 WW Shane Mosley (at JMW)
Mosley-Mundine is October 23 in Australia. 13) Osumanu Adama (25-128) Last Fight: 7/26/2013- RTD7 Doel Carasquillo (UNR) (as SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Adama has until September 7 to schedule a middleweight fight to avoid removal, having missed 160 in his last two fights. 14) Max Bursak (2-136) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- UD12 Prince Arron (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
15) Bryan Vera (2-46) Last Fight: 3/29/2013- TKO7* Donatas Bondorovas (UNR) Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (UNR) (at SMW) Vera’s fight with Chavez has been delayed again, this time to 9/28. 16) Grzegorz Proksa (2-125) Last Fight: 6/28/2013- L (UD10) vs. Sergio Mora (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Proksa is an enigma. He looked like the next big thing against Sylvester, but did practically nothing against Mora. 17) Curtis Stevens (2-5) Last Fight: 8/3/2013- KO1 Saul Roman (UNR) Next Fight: 11/2/2013- vs. #2 Gennady Golovkin Stevens needed a gift to beat journeyman Derrick Findley, and has never beat anything better than a gatekeeper at this weight. My opinion is that his fight with Golovkin will be akin to an execution. 18) Billi Godoy (2-3) Last Fight: 7/19/2013- UD12 Mateo Veron (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 19) Danny Jacobs (2-2) Last Fight: 8/19/2013- TKO3 Giovanni Lorenzo (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 20) Dmitry Chudinov (2-2) Last Fight: 8/24/2013- KO2 Jorge Navarro (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20) Champ: Sergio Martinez (177-177-177) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD12* #9 Martin Murray (Robbery- draw at best)
Next Fight: Unknown Martinez should be back in March or April of 2014. Golovkin has been mentioned, but that would be a bit too much for his first fight back, I would think. 1) Martin Murray (19-92-92) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- L* (UD12) vs. Champ Sergio Martinez (Robbery- D at worst) Next Fight: Unknown Apparently Hatton Promotions, who handle Murray, had an offer on the table to fight Quillin in England. Golden Boy blames the deal falling through on Hatton’s CEO- Richard Poxon, essentially crying incompetence. But with no word from Murray’s camp, it’s hard to say whether that’s a fight the should-be Champ wanted or not. 2) Gennady Golovkin (10-53-116) Last Fight: 6/29/2013- KO3 #5 Matthew Macklin
Next Fight: 11/2/2013- vs. #19 Curtis Stevens Apparently 2 gatekeeper-level knockouts, a gift decision over a journeyman, and a ton of undeserved hype will get you a shot at getting demolished by Golovkin. Curtis Stevens will get just that on November 2. 3) Darren Barker (3-3-99) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- W (SD12) vs. #3 Daniel Geale Next Fight: Unknown Geale wants a rematch, and Martin Murray is knocking, as well. But more than likely, a mandatory against Sturm is the next move, probably in December. 4) Felix Sturm (10-520-520) Last Fight: 7/6/2013- TKO4 Predrag Radosevic (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
See Barker’s notes, above. 5) Daniel Geale (3-220-220) Last Fight: 8/17/2013- L (SD12) vs. #15 Darren Barker
Next Fight: Unknown Geale wants a rematch, but will probably have to wait until at least 2014, since it appears likely Barker will make a mandatory defense in December against Sturm, instead. 6) Matthew Macklin (3-115-206) Last Fight: 6/29/2013- L (KO3) vs. #4 Gennady Golovkin
Next Fight: Unknown
Macklin has now suffered his 2nd knockout loss at the top level, but still has plenty of cred against anyone not in the top 5. 7) Peter Quillin (19-46-67) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- TKO7 Fernando Guerrero (UNR) Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Golden Boy expects to put Quillin on the Hopkins-Murat undercard in late October. Sergio Mora is apparently dying to be the opponent. 8) Dmitry Pirog (19-162-162) Last Fight: 5/1/2012- UD12 #20 Nobuhiro Ishida
Next Fight: Unknown
Pirog says his back injuries have fully healed, and will be meeting with his people in the US soon to determine his next fight. I’ll probably give him until the end of September to calendar that fight before removing him. 9) Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (10-26-149) Last Fight: 10/20/2012- L (UD12) vs. #20 Peter Quillin Next Fight: Unknown 10) Sergio Mora (10-10-10) Last Fight: 6/28/2013- UD10 #9 Grzegorz Proksa Next Fight: Unknown See Quillin’s notes, above. 11) Marco Antonio Rubio (25-136) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO2 Dionisio Miranda (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Rubio is theoretically set up for a alphabet title fight with Chavez, but Chavez has to beat Vera and decide to continue campaigning at 160, which seems increasingly unlikely. 12) Anthony Mundine (25-136) Last Fight: 1/30/2013- L (UD12) vs. #1 Daniel Geale
Next Fight: 10/23/2013- vs. #3 WW Shane Mosley (at JMW)
Mosley-Mundine is October 23 in Australia. 13) Osumanu Adama (25-128) Last Fight: 7/26/2013- RTD7 Doel Carasquillo (UNR) (as SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Adama has until September 7 to schedule a middleweight fight to avoid removal, having missed 160 in his last two fights. 14) Max Bursak (2-136) Last Fight: 7/13/2013- UD12 Prince Arron (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
15) Bryan Vera (2-46) Last Fight: 3/29/2013- TKO7* Donatas Bondorovas (UNR) Next Fight: 9/28/2013- vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (UNR) (at SMW) Vera’s fight with Chavez has been delayed again, this time to 9/28. 16) Grzegorz Proksa (2-125) Last Fight: 6/28/2013- L (UD10) vs. Sergio Mora (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Proksa is an enigma. He looked like the next big thing against Sylvester, but did practically nothing against Mora. 17) Curtis Stevens (2-5) Last Fight: 8/3/2013- KO1 Saul Roman (UNR) Next Fight: 11/2/2013- vs. #2 Gennady Golovkin Stevens needed a gift to beat journeyman Derrick Findley, and has never beat anything better than a gatekeeper at this weight. My opinion is that his fight with Golovkin will be akin to an execution. 18) Billi Godoy (2-3) Last Fight: 7/19/2013- UD12 Mateo Veron (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 19) Danny Jacobs (2-2) Last Fight: 8/19/2013- TKO3 Giovanni Lorenzo (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 20) Dmitry Chudinov (2-2) Last Fight: 8/24/2013- KO2 Jorge Navarro (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown
The Week Ahead: Undefeated Dane Patrick Nielsen battles one-loss Polish fringe prospect Patrick Majewski in Frederikshavn, Denmark on Saturday.
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