Middleweight: 2014, Mar 24-30
Nothing big going on at 160 last week.
Next Fight: 6/7/2014- vs. # 8 JMW Miguel Cotto If there was any lingering doubt, Martinez-Cotto is now on for June 7 at Madison Square Garden. 1) Gennady Golovkin (15-82-145) Last Fight: 2/1/2014- TKO7 Osumanu Adama (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Golovkin was well on his way to signing for a fight with Andy Lee on April 26, but that fight and the date are off to allow GGG to mourn his father’s death. Now it looks like a Chavez fight might be in the offing for July 12. 2) Felix Sturm (15-549-549) Last Fight: 12/7/2013- TKO2 #3 Darren Barker
Next Fight: 5/31/2014- vs. Unknown Opponent
Soliman is the #1 contender for Sturm’s alphabet title, and Murray, Macklin, and Geale are all trying to get rematches with him, as well. There is a lot of buzz about a May 31 fight. Abraham was rumored, but he’s since gone elsewhere. 3) Daniel Geale (5-249-249) Last Fight: 2/19/2014- RTD6 Garth Wood (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Geale cut through Wood like an unsympathetic buzzsaw, and is hoping for a fight with Golovkin, who would also fit that description well. 4) Martin Murray (5-121-121) Last Fight: 12/14/2013- W* (PTS8) vs. Sergey Khomitsky (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: 4/23/2014- vs. Ishmail Tetteh (UNR) Murray will look to shake off some rust in Kempton Park, South Africa on April 23, fighting very low-level Ghanaian journeyman Ishmail Tetteh. 5) Matthew Macklin (10-144-235) Last Fight: 12/7/2013- UD10 Lamar Russ (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
After a legitimate but very unspectacular win over only moderately proven prospect Lamar Russ, Macklin has joined the chorus of quality middleweights looking for a rematch with Sturm. He’s also pushing for a fight with Andy Lee (possibly on April 26) and has expressed interest in Quillin. 6) Peter Quillin (10-75-96) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- TKO10 Gabriel Rosado (UNR) Next Fight: 4/19/2014- vs. Lukas Konecny (UNR) Quillin will fight former 154-pound fringe contender Lukas Konecny, who will be making his first appearance in a meaningful fight at 160 on the Hopkins-Shumenov undercard on April 19 in D.C. 7) Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (10-15-15) Last Fight: 2/15/2014- TKO4 Ricardo Ramallo (UNR) Next Fight: 4/16/2014- vs. Unknown Opponent N’Dam will fight in Santa Monica, California on April 16. 8) Sam Soliman (10-15-15) Last Fight: 12/11/2013- TKO9 Les Sherrington (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Soliman has been re-installed as the #1 contender to Sturm’s alphabet strap, and will likely get another shot soon. 9) Sergio Mora (10-39-39) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- KO5 Milton Nunez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mora is reportedly in the mix for a fight with Quillin. 10) Osumanu Adama (8-8-8) Last Fight: 2/1/2014- L (TKO7) vs. #1 Gennady Golovkin Next Fight: Unknown Not the most pleasant entry into the rankings we’ve ever seen, but his resume stacks up pretty well as long as he’s active and on weight. 11) Marco Antonio Rubio (8-165) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO2 Dionisio Miranda (UNR)
Next Fight: 4/5/2014- vs. Domenico Spada (UNR) Rubio-Spada is now set for April 5 in Mexico. It’s for an interim title, if such trifles mean anything to you. 12) Anthony Mundine (8-165) Last Fight: 1/29/2014- UD10 Gunnar Jackson (UNR)
Next Fight: 4/2/2014- vs. Joshua Clottey (UNR) (at JMW) Mundine confirms that he will be fighting, of all people, the long-forgotten Joshua Clottey on April 2, and then perhaps Erislandy Lara in July if that works out for him. 13) Jarrod Fletcher (8-8) Last Fight: 2/1/2014- W* (UD12) vs. #12 Max Bursak Next Fight: Unknown Fletcher is said to have received 7 serious fight offers after he was given the nod against Bursak. The team behind Dmitry Chudinov, who presumably made one of those offers, says a fight is being discussed, possibly for March or April. There is also some talk of a domestic showdown with Geale. 14) Max Bursak (8-165) Last Fight: 2/1/2014- L* (UD12) vs. Jarrod Fletcher (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown He didn’t get robbed, and it’s hard to feel sorry for him considering how dirty he fought, but I did think Bursak deserved better than a loss against Fletcher. 15) Bryan Vera (8-75) Last Fight: 3/1/2014- L (UD10) vs. Julio Cesar Chavez (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Vera will be removed next week if he doesn’t schedule a fight at 160, since he’s been occupied at 168 and even 175 for the past year. 16) Grzegorz Proksa (8-154) Last Fight: 6/28/2013- L (UD10) vs. Sergio Mora (UNR)
Next Fight: 4/19/2014- vs. Matthew Hall (UNR) Proksa will fight British journeyman Matthew Hall on April 19. 17) Caleb Truax (8-27) Last Fight: 1/3/2014- Draw (UD10) vs. Ossie Duran (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Truax’s status as a promising prospect has been derailed somewhat by the very tough Ossie Duran. 18) Curtis Stevens (8-34) Last Fight: 1/24/2014- TKO1 Patrick Majewski (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: 4/4/2014- vs. Tureano Johnson (UNR) Stevens will continue to stay active following his brutal loss to Golovkin, taking on undefeated prospect Tureano Johnson of the Bahamas April 4 on NBC Sports. 19) Andrey Meryasev (8-20) Last Fight: 11/4/2013- UD10 Sergio Sanders (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown I’ve still yet to see Meryasev in action, but his win over Sanders at this point in his career proves that he’s a real prospect. 20) Daniel Jacobs (8-31) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- TKO1 Milton Nunez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Easy work for Jacobs against Nunez. He’s looking for a title fight- probably against Quillin- at the earliest opportunity.
Dan’s Top 20 (Weeks in Current Position-Weeks in Top 10 if applicable-Weeks in Top 20) Champ: Sergio Martinez (206-206-206) Last Fight: 4/27/2013- UD12* #9 Martin Murray (Robbery- draw at best)
Next Fight: 6/7/2014- vs. # 8 JMW Miguel Cotto If there was any lingering doubt, Martinez-Cotto is now on for June 7 at Madison Square Garden. 1) Gennady Golovkin (15-82-145) Last Fight: 2/1/2014- TKO7 Osumanu Adama (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Golovkin was well on his way to signing for a fight with Andy Lee on April 26, but that fight and the date are off to allow GGG to mourn his father’s death. Now it looks like a Chavez fight might be in the offing for July 12. 2) Felix Sturm (15-549-549) Last Fight: 12/7/2013- TKO2 #3 Darren Barker
Next Fight: 5/31/2014- vs. Unknown Opponent
Soliman is the #1 contender for Sturm’s alphabet title, and Murray, Macklin, and Geale are all trying to get rematches with him, as well. There is a lot of buzz about a May 31 fight. Abraham was rumored, but he’s since gone elsewhere. 3) Daniel Geale (5-249-249) Last Fight: 2/19/2014- RTD6 Garth Wood (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown Geale cut through Wood like an unsympathetic buzzsaw, and is hoping for a fight with Golovkin, who would also fit that description well. 4) Martin Murray (5-121-121) Last Fight: 12/14/2013- W* (PTS8) vs. Sergey Khomitsky (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: 4/23/2014- vs. Ishmail Tetteh (UNR) Murray will look to shake off some rust in Kempton Park, South Africa on April 23, fighting very low-level Ghanaian journeyman Ishmail Tetteh. 5) Matthew Macklin (10-144-235) Last Fight: 12/7/2013- UD10 Lamar Russ (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown
After a legitimate but very unspectacular win over only moderately proven prospect Lamar Russ, Macklin has joined the chorus of quality middleweights looking for a rematch with Sturm. He’s also pushing for a fight with Andy Lee (possibly on April 26) and has expressed interest in Quillin. 6) Peter Quillin (10-75-96) Last Fight: 10/26/2013- TKO10 Gabriel Rosado (UNR) Next Fight: 4/19/2014- vs. Lukas Konecny (UNR) Quillin will fight former 154-pound fringe contender Lukas Konecny, who will be making his first appearance in a meaningful fight at 160 on the Hopkins-Shumenov undercard on April 19 in D.C. 7) Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (10-15-15) Last Fight: 2/15/2014- TKO4 Ricardo Ramallo (UNR) Next Fight: 4/16/2014- vs. Unknown Opponent N’Dam will fight in Santa Monica, California on April 16. 8) Sam Soliman (10-15-15) Last Fight: 12/11/2013- TKO9 Les Sherrington (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Soliman has been re-installed as the #1 contender to Sturm’s alphabet strap, and will likely get another shot soon. 9) Sergio Mora (10-39-39) Last Fight: 11/16/2013- KO5 Milton Nunez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Mora is reportedly in the mix for a fight with Quillin. 10) Osumanu Adama (8-8-8) Last Fight: 2/1/2014- L (TKO7) vs. #1 Gennady Golovkin Next Fight: Unknown Not the most pleasant entry into the rankings we’ve ever seen, but his resume stacks up pretty well as long as he’s active and on weight. 11) Marco Antonio Rubio (8-165) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- KO2 Dionisio Miranda (UNR)
Next Fight: 4/5/2014- vs. Domenico Spada (UNR) Rubio-Spada is now set for April 5 in Mexico. It’s for an interim title, if such trifles mean anything to you. 12) Anthony Mundine (8-165) Last Fight: 1/29/2014- UD10 Gunnar Jackson (UNR)
Next Fight: 4/2/2014- vs. Joshua Clottey (UNR) (at JMW) Mundine confirms that he will be fighting, of all people, the long-forgotten Joshua Clottey on April 2, and then perhaps Erislandy Lara in July if that works out for him. 13) Jarrod Fletcher (8-8) Last Fight: 2/1/2014- W* (UD12) vs. #12 Max Bursak Next Fight: Unknown Fletcher is said to have received 7 serious fight offers after he was given the nod against Bursak. The team behind Dmitry Chudinov, who presumably made one of those offers, says a fight is being discussed, possibly for March or April. There is also some talk of a domestic showdown with Geale. 14) Max Bursak (8-165) Last Fight: 2/1/2014- L* (UD12) vs. Jarrod Fletcher (UNR)
Next Fight: Unknown He didn’t get robbed, and it’s hard to feel sorry for him considering how dirty he fought, but I did think Bursak deserved better than a loss against Fletcher. 15) Bryan Vera (8-75) Last Fight: 3/1/2014- L (UD10) vs. Julio Cesar Chavez (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Vera will be removed next week if he doesn’t schedule a fight at 160, since he’s been occupied at 168 and even 175 for the past year. 16) Grzegorz Proksa (8-154) Last Fight: 6/28/2013- L (UD10) vs. Sergio Mora (UNR)
Next Fight: 4/19/2014- vs. Matthew Hall (UNR) Proksa will fight British journeyman Matthew Hall on April 19. 17) Caleb Truax (8-27) Last Fight: 1/3/2014- Draw (UD10) vs. Ossie Duran (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: Unknown Truax’s status as a promising prospect has been derailed somewhat by the very tough Ossie Duran. 18) Curtis Stevens (8-34) Last Fight: 1/24/2014- TKO1 Patrick Majewski (UNR) (at SMW) Next Fight: 4/4/2014- vs. Tureano Johnson (UNR) Stevens will continue to stay active following his brutal loss to Golovkin, taking on undefeated prospect Tureano Johnson of the Bahamas April 4 on NBC Sports. 19) Andrey Meryasev (8-20) Last Fight: 11/4/2013- UD10 Sergio Sanders (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown I’ve still yet to see Meryasev in action, but his win over Sanders at this point in his career proves that he’s a real prospect. 20) Daniel Jacobs (8-31) Last Fight: 3/15/2014- TKO1 Milton Nunez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Easy work for Jacobs against Nunez. He’s looking for a title fight- probably against Quillin- at the earliest opportunity.
The Week Ahead: A second straight week of no action at 160.
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