Welterweight: 2013, Oct 7-13
Two-loss Namibian fringe prospect Bethuel Ushona on Saturday won a clear-cut decision over former 140-pound titlist Kaizer Mabuza (now merely a gatekeeper at 147), dropping the South African once in the process. Ushona has now become a minor player in the division, settling in right around #30 in the unofficial rankings.
Last Fight: 9/14/2013- W* (MD12) vs. #2 JMW Saul Alvarez (at JMW) Next Fight: Unknown Floyd will likely be back on both May 3 and September 13, with Amir Khan being rumored as the May 3 opponent. 1) Juan Manuel Marquez (100-100-100)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- KO6 #2 Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #17 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 (100-253-253)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- L (KO6) vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. #4 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 (21-21-21)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- UD12 Pablo Cesar Cano (UNR) Next Fight: 10/23/2013- vs. #11 MW Anthony Mundine (at JMW) Mosley-Mundine now has a date of October 23. 4) Devon Alexander (17-85-85)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- RTD7 Lee Purdy (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Alexander’s team has set October 7 as a deadline for getting their proposed December 7 fight signed. That deadline has nearly passed, however, and there are rumors of a November 30 fight in St. Louis, or a December 7 matchup with Luis Collazo, instead. 5) Marcos Maidana (18-18-18)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO6 #4 Josesito Lopez Next Fight: 12/14/2013- vs. Adrien Broner (UNR) After much speculation, Maidana-Broner appears done for December 14 on Showtime PPV. 6) Jesus Soto Karass (11-11-37)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- TKO12 #7 Andre Berto Next Fight: 12/7/2013- vs. #12 Keith Thurman Soto Karass will fight Keith Thurman in Brooklyn on December 7. 7) Robert Guerrero (11-46-63) Last Fight: 5/4/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Guerrero turned down Keith Thurman for a proposed November fight, according to both fighters’ promoter. Dan Rafael reports that Guerrero might be waiting around to fight the winner of Maidana-Broner. 8) Kell Brook (21-128-128)
Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO8 Carson Jones (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Vyacheslav Senchenko (UNR) Brook fights Senchenko in late October. He’d better make 147 for the non-title fight if he wants to maintain his ranking here. 9) Randall Bailey (21-70-70) Last Fight: 10/20/2012- L (UD12) vs. #? Devon Alexander Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Bailey says he intends to tune-up on October 26 and is targeting Kevin Bizier after that. 10) Josesito Lopez (18-68-68) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #11 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: 11/?/2013- vs. Aaron Martinez (UNR) The Ring’s website has Lopez returning sometime November against fringe prospect Aaron Martinez. 11) Andre Berto (11-46)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- L (TKO12) vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Next Fight: Unknown Berto’s shoulder surgery will keep him out until sometime in 2014. 12) Keith Thurman (11-31)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO10 Diego Chaves (UNR) Next Fight: 12/7/2013- vs. #6 Jesus Soto Karass See Soto Karass’s notes, above. 13) Chris van Heerden (11-69)
Last Fight: 3/2/2013- 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. 14) Luis Carlos Abregu (11-24)
Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Antonin Decarie (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Abregu’s plans for an October fight have been scrapped, as he recently had 2013-ending hand surgery. 15) Jan Zaveck (11-200)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #15 JMW Keith Thurman Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. Sebastien Allais (UNR) Zaveck is back in action on the undercard of Stieglitz-Ekpo in Leipzig, against French journeyman Sebastien Allais. 16) Selcuk Aydin (11-234)
Last Fight: 9/27/2013- W (RTD4) vs. Demarcus Corley (UNR) (at JWW) Next Fight: Unknown 17) Timothy Bradley (11-70) 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. 18) Ruslan Provodnikov (11-30)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- L* (UD12) vs. #11? Timothy Bradley (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. JWW #3 Mike Alvarado (at JWW) Alvarado-Provodnikov is done for 10/19 in Denver, at 140, with HBO to televise. 19) Pablo Cesar Cano (4-4) Last Fight: 9/14/2013- W (SD10*) vs. Ashley Theophane (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Cano said after the 143-pound catchweight win against Theophane that he intends to seek title contention at 140 now. I must say I’m surprised by the move, considering he failed to make weight for one of his biggest fights at 147 against Malignaggi. 20) Leonard Bundu (4-16)
Last Fight: 4/6/2013- KO11 Rafal Jackiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: 12/14/2013- vs. Lee Purdy (UNR) Bundu will fight British gatekeeper Lee Purdy December 14 in London.
No changes this week.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20) Champ: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (180-212-212)
Last Fight: 9/14/2013- W* (MD12) vs. #2 JMW Saul Alvarez (at JMW) Next Fight: Unknown Floyd will likely be back on both May 3 and September 13, with Amir Khan being rumored as the May 3 opponent. 1) Juan Manuel Marquez (100-100-100)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- KO6 #2 Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: 10/12/2013- vs. #17 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 (100-253-253)
Last Fight: 12/8/2012- L (KO6) vs. #1 Juan Manuel Marquez Next Fight: 11/23/2013- vs. #4 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 (21-21-21)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- UD12 Pablo Cesar Cano (UNR) Next Fight: 10/23/2013- vs. #11 MW Anthony Mundine (at JMW) Mosley-Mundine now has a date of October 23. 4) Devon Alexander (17-85-85)
Last Fight: 5/18/2013- RTD7 Lee Purdy (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Alexander’s team has set October 7 as a deadline for getting their proposed December 7 fight signed. That deadline has nearly passed, however, and there are rumors of a November 30 fight in St. Louis, or a December 7 matchup with Luis Collazo, instead. 5) Marcos Maidana (18-18-18)
Last Fight: 6/8/2013- TKO6 #4 Josesito Lopez Next Fight: 12/14/2013- vs. Adrien Broner (UNR) After much speculation, Maidana-Broner appears done for December 14 on Showtime PPV. 6) Jesus Soto Karass (11-11-37)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- TKO12 #7 Andre Berto Next Fight: 12/7/2013- vs. #12 Keith Thurman Soto Karass will fight Keith Thurman in Brooklyn on December 7. 7) Robert Guerrero (11-46-63) Last Fight: 5/4/2013- L (UD12) vs. Champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Guerrero turned down Keith Thurman for a proposed November fight, according to both fighters’ promoter. Dan Rafael reports that Guerrero might be waiting around to fight the winner of Maidana-Broner. 8) Kell Brook (21-128-128)
Last Fight: 7/13/2013- TKO8 Carson Jones (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Vyacheslav Senchenko (UNR) Brook fights Senchenko in late October. He’d better make 147 for the non-title fight if he wants to maintain his ranking here. 9) Randall Bailey (21-70-70) Last Fight: 10/20/2012- L (UD12) vs. #? Devon Alexander Next Fight: 10/26/2013- vs. Unknown Opponent Bailey says he intends to tune-up on October 26 and is targeting Kevin Bizier after that. 10) Josesito Lopez (18-68-68) Last Fight: 6/8/2013- L (TKO6) vs. #11 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: 11/?/2013- vs. Aaron Martinez (UNR) The Ring’s website has Lopez returning sometime November against fringe prospect Aaron Martinez. 11) Andre Berto (11-46)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- L (TKO12) vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Next Fight: Unknown Berto’s shoulder surgery will keep him out until sometime in 2014. 12) Keith Thurman (11-31)
Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO10 Diego Chaves (UNR) Next Fight: 12/7/2013- vs. #6 Jesus Soto Karass See Soto Karass’s notes, above. 13) Chris van Heerden (11-69)
Last Fight: 3/2/2013- 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. 14) Luis Carlos Abregu (11-24)
Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD10 Antonin Decarie (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Abregu’s plans for an October fight have been scrapped, as he recently had 2013-ending hand surgery. 15) Jan Zaveck (11-200)
Last Fight: 3/9/2013- L (UD12) vs. #15 JMW Keith Thurman Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. Sebastien Allais (UNR) Zaveck is back in action on the undercard of Stieglitz-Ekpo in Leipzig, against French journeyman Sebastien Allais. 16) Selcuk Aydin (11-234)
Last Fight: 9/27/2013- W (RTD4) vs. Demarcus Corley (UNR) (at JWW) Next Fight: Unknown 17) Timothy Bradley (11-70) 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. 18) Ruslan Provodnikov (11-30)
Last Fight: 3/16/2013- L* (UD12) vs. #11? Timothy Bradley (should be draw) Next Fight: 10/19/2013- vs. JWW #3 Mike Alvarado (at JWW) Alvarado-Provodnikov is done for 10/19 in Denver, at 140, with HBO to televise. 19) Pablo Cesar Cano (4-4) Last Fight: 9/14/2013- W (SD10*) vs. Ashley Theophane (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Cano said after the 143-pound catchweight win against Theophane that he intends to seek title contention at 140 now. I must say I’m surprised by the move, considering he failed to make weight for one of his biggest fights at 147 against Malignaggi. 20) Leonard Bundu (4-16)
Last Fight: 4/6/2013- KO11 Rafal Jackiewicz (UNR) Next Fight: 12/14/2013- vs. Lee Purdy (UNR) Bundu will fight British gatekeeper Lee Purdy December 14 in London.
The Week Ahead: Undefeated prospect and fringe contender Jessie Vargas takes on decent journeyman “Sugar Ray” Narh on Friday in Vegas.
The big one is the following night in the same town, as #1 Juan Manuel Marquez battles #17 Timothy Bradley, who is probably a bit better than his ranking, having enjoyed a long reign at or near the top at 140. This will headline HBO’s PPV event that night.
On the non-televised undercard, undefeated prospect Brad Solomon duels with fairly high-level journeyman Kenny Abril.
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