Welterweight: 2014, Jun 30- Jul 6
Undefeated Quebec prospect Mikael Zewski knocked out Prince Doku, Jr. (a very low-level boxer, not a Star Wars character) in 4 from Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday.
Last Fight: 5/3/2014- W* (MD12) vs. #4 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: 9/13/2014- vs. Unknown Opponent Mayweather has booked his next fight on September 13. Let’s hope he gives Maidana a rematch. 1) Marcos Maidana (9-56-56) Last Fight:5/3/2014- L* (MD12) vs. Champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Pacquiao and Thurman have both been discussed as next fights for Maidana, as has a well-deserved Mayweather rematch. 2) Manny Pacquiao (9-291-291) Last Fight: 4/12/2014- UD12 #1 Timothy Bradley Next Fight: 11/23/2014- vs. Unknown Opponent Pacquiao will be back on November 23 in Macau, with a 5th Marquez fight being the most likely scenario. There’s also some talk of matching him with Algieri, but I would hope he wouldn’t sink that low for a pay-per-view, especially… 3) Juan Manuel Marquez (9-138-138) Last Fight: 5/17/2014- UD12 #? JWW Mike Alvarado Next Fight: Unknown The otherwise likely scenario of Pacquiao-Marquez V is maybe a little less likely now, with Marquez having asked for $20 million, which was not well-received by the Pacquiao camp. 4) Timothy Bradley (9-38-108) Last Fight: 4/12/2014- L (UD12) vs. #3 Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: Unknown Bradley says he intends to return in October or November, and says he wants Mayweather. Good luck, especially coming off a loss. Bradley’s best options for a next fight, practically-speaking, are limited to re-hashes of previous fights like Marquez and Provodnikov, though Bob Arum is currently considering matching him with Cotto. I would think the logistics of that might be difficult to negotiate, given the weight difference. 5) Keith Thurman (29-29-69) Last Fight: 4/26/2014- RTD3 Julio Diaz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown There’s a rumor that has Thurman fighting Maidana on September 13. He’s also expressed interest in Tim Bradley, a politically difficult proposition, though some believe the departure of Richard Schaeffer from Golden Boy might make it more realistic. 6) Shawn Porter (29-30-30) Last Fight: 4/19/2014- KO4 #14 Paulie Malignaggi Next Fight: 8/16/2014- vs. #7 Kell Brook Porter-Brook is now made for August 16 in New York. 7) Kell Brook (2-166-166)
Last Fight:3/15/2014- TKO8 Alvaro Robles (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: 8/16/2014- vs. #6 Shawn Porter See Porter’s notes, above. 8) Devon Alexander (2-123-123) Last Fight: 6/21/2014- W* (UD10) vs. #12 Jesus Soto Karass (at 149) Next Fight: Unknown Alexander wants to fight Keith Thurman. 9) Jesus Soto Karass (2-2-75) Last Fight: 6/21/2014- L* (UD10) vs. #9 Devon Alexander (at 149) Next Fight: Unknown Soto Karass once again proved much better than the “gatekeeper” moniker he’s gotten from underinformed fans and media, giving Alexander all he could handle and giving himself an argument that he deserved the decision. 10) Randall Bailey (32-32-32) Last Fight: 11/23/2013- W (DQ8) vs. Humberto Toledo (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Bailey’s scheduled fight with prospect Freddy Lawson fell through apparently at or near the last minute, but I can’t find a peep about when or why online- at least not yet. 11) Josesito Lopez (32-106) Last Fight: 4/24/2014- TKO5 Aron Martinez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Lopez says he expects a big fight in September. 12) Robert Guerrero (2-101) Last Fight: 6/21/2014- W*(UD12) vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Crossfit may have gotten Guerrero in better shape, but it sure didn’t help his gameplan. He abandoned all skill advantages and barely squeaked by with a toss-up decision over a borderline top 50 fighter. Adrien Broner wants to fight him. 13) Andre Berto (29-84) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- L (TKO12) vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Next Fight: Unknown Berto is now recovered from surgery and is training for a July return. 14) Amir Khan (9-9) Last Fight: 5/3/2014- UD12 #17 Luis Collazo Next Fight: Unknown Despite the fairly impressive win over Collazo, Khan has ruled himself out of a possible Mayweather shot in September, due to Ramadan. But Mayweather sounds extremely interested in the possibility of fighting Khan at Wembley Stadium, perhaps in 2015. Khan is now angling for a shot at Pacquiao in November. 15) Paulie Malignaggi (9-30) Last Fight: 4/19/2014- L (KO4) vs. #6 Shawn Porter Next Fight: Unknown Malignaggi confirms he’s considering retirement. 16) Chris van Heerden (9-107) Last Fight: 4/16/2014- W (SD10) vs. Ray Narh (UNR) Next Fight: 7/25/2014- vs. Cecil McCalla (UNR) Van Heerden will finally get on US TV, taking on undefeated prospect Cecil McCalla on ShoBox July 25. 17) Luis Carlos Abregu (9-62) Last Fight: 4/4/2014- TKO8 Jean Carlos Prada (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Abregu offered Brandon Rios a fight, but Rios turned it down. He is also interested in Thurman, and is reportedly on the list of potential opponents for Pacquiao. Pac’s team is not interested, and I can see why. Abregu is hardly a household name outside Argentina, except among hardcore fans. 18) Jan Zaveck (22-238) Last Fight: 10/19/2013- UD8 Sebastien Allais (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 19) Leonard Bundu (16-18) Last Fight: 12/14/2013- TKO12 Lee Purdy (UNR) Next Fight: 8/1/2014- vs. Frankie Gavin (UNR) Bundu will fight unbeaten Brit Frankie Gavin in Wolverhampton, England on August 1 for Bundu’s European belt. 20) Yoshihiro Kamegai (2-2) Last Fight: 6/21/2014- L* (UD12) vs. #7 Robert Guerrero Next Fight: Unknown I personally think Kamegai won a toss-up fight with Guerrero, a credential that stands out like a sore thumb on a resume that had him barely ranked in the top 50 by boxrec at the time.
The same card also featured unbeaten Russian Konstantin Ponomarev, who stopped similarly low-level journeyman Joseph De Los Santos late in the first round of what turned out to be a junior middleweight fight.
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. (218-250-250)
Last Fight: 5/3/2014- W* (MD12) vs. #4 Marcos Maidana Next Fight: 9/13/2014- vs. Unknown Opponent Mayweather has booked his next fight on September 13. Let’s hope he gives Maidana a rematch. 1) Marcos Maidana (9-56-56) Last Fight:5/3/2014- L* (MD12) vs. Champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Next Fight: Unknown Pacquiao and Thurman have both been discussed as next fights for Maidana, as has a well-deserved Mayweather rematch. 2) Manny Pacquiao (9-291-291) Last Fight: 4/12/2014- UD12 #1 Timothy Bradley Next Fight: 11/23/2014- vs. Unknown Opponent Pacquiao will be back on November 23 in Macau, with a 5th Marquez fight being the most likely scenario. There’s also some talk of matching him with Algieri, but I would hope he wouldn’t sink that low for a pay-per-view, especially… 3) Juan Manuel Marquez (9-138-138) Last Fight: 5/17/2014- UD12 #? JWW Mike Alvarado Next Fight: Unknown The otherwise likely scenario of Pacquiao-Marquez V is maybe a little less likely now, with Marquez having asked for $20 million, which was not well-received by the Pacquiao camp. 4) Timothy Bradley (9-38-108) Last Fight: 4/12/2014- L (UD12) vs. #3 Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: Unknown Bradley says he intends to return in October or November, and says he wants Mayweather. Good luck, especially coming off a loss. Bradley’s best options for a next fight, practically-speaking, are limited to re-hashes of previous fights like Marquez and Provodnikov, though Bob Arum is currently considering matching him with Cotto. I would think the logistics of that might be difficult to negotiate, given the weight difference. 5) Keith Thurman (29-29-69) Last Fight: 4/26/2014- RTD3 Julio Diaz (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown There’s a rumor that has Thurman fighting Maidana on September 13. He’s also expressed interest in Tim Bradley, a politically difficult proposition, though some believe the departure of Richard Schaeffer from Golden Boy might make it more realistic. 6) Shawn Porter (29-30-30) Last Fight: 4/19/2014- KO4 #14 Paulie Malignaggi Next Fight: 8/16/2014- vs. #7 Kell Brook Porter-Brook is now made for August 16 in New York. 7) Kell Brook (2-166-166)
Last Fight:3/15/2014- TKO8 Alvaro Robles (UNR) (at JMW) Next Fight: 8/16/2014- vs. #6 Shawn Porter See Porter’s notes, above. 8) Devon Alexander (2-123-123) Last Fight: 6/21/2014- W* (UD10) vs. #12 Jesus Soto Karass (at 149) Next Fight: Unknown Alexander wants to fight Keith Thurman. 9) Jesus Soto Karass (2-2-75) Last Fight: 6/21/2014- L* (UD10) vs. #9 Devon Alexander (at 149) Next Fight: Unknown Soto Karass once again proved much better than the “gatekeeper” moniker he’s gotten from underinformed fans and media, giving Alexander all he could handle and giving himself an argument that he deserved the decision. 10) Randall Bailey (32-32-32) Last Fight: 11/23/2013- W (DQ8) vs. Humberto Toledo (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Bailey’s scheduled fight with prospect Freddy Lawson fell through apparently at or near the last minute, but I can’t find a peep about when or why online- at least not yet. 11) Josesito Lopez (32-106) Last Fight: 4/24/2014- TKO5 Aron Martinez (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Lopez says he expects a big fight in September. 12) Robert Guerrero (2-101) Last Fight: 6/21/2014- W*(UD12) vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Crossfit may have gotten Guerrero in better shape, but it sure didn’t help his gameplan. He abandoned all skill advantages and barely squeaked by with a toss-up decision over a borderline top 50 fighter. Adrien Broner wants to fight him. 13) Andre Berto (29-84) Last Fight: 7/27/2013- L (TKO12) vs. #11 Jesus Soto Karass Next Fight: Unknown Berto is now recovered from surgery and is training for a July return. 14) Amir Khan (9-9) Last Fight: 5/3/2014- UD12 #17 Luis Collazo Next Fight: Unknown Despite the fairly impressive win over Collazo, Khan has ruled himself out of a possible Mayweather shot in September, due to Ramadan. But Mayweather sounds extremely interested in the possibility of fighting Khan at Wembley Stadium, perhaps in 2015. Khan is now angling for a shot at Pacquiao in November. 15) Paulie Malignaggi (9-30) Last Fight: 4/19/2014- L (KO4) vs. #6 Shawn Porter Next Fight: Unknown Malignaggi confirms he’s considering retirement. 16) Chris van Heerden (9-107) Last Fight: 4/16/2014- W (SD10) vs. Ray Narh (UNR) Next Fight: 7/25/2014- vs. Cecil McCalla (UNR) Van Heerden will finally get on US TV, taking on undefeated prospect Cecil McCalla on ShoBox July 25. 17) Luis Carlos Abregu (9-62) Last Fight: 4/4/2014- TKO8 Jean Carlos Prada (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown Abregu offered Brandon Rios a fight, but Rios turned it down. He is also interested in Thurman, and is reportedly on the list of potential opponents for Pacquiao. Pac’s team is not interested, and I can see why. Abregu is hardly a household name outside Argentina, except among hardcore fans. 18) Jan Zaveck (22-238) Last Fight: 10/19/2013- UD8 Sebastien Allais (UNR) Next Fight: Unknown 19) Leonard Bundu (16-18) Last Fight: 12/14/2013- TKO12 Lee Purdy (UNR) Next Fight: 8/1/2014- vs. Frankie Gavin (UNR) Bundu will fight unbeaten Brit Frankie Gavin in Wolverhampton, England on August 1 for Bundu’s European belt. 20) Yoshihiro Kamegai (2-2) Last Fight: 6/21/2014- L* (UD12) vs. #7 Robert Guerrero Next Fight: Unknown I personally think Kamegai won a toss-up fight with Guerrero, a credential that stands out like a sore thumb on a resume that had him barely ranked in the top 50 by boxrec at the time.
The Week Ahead: Friday Teerachai Kratingdaenggym vs. Kanat Kartenbayev; Phichit, Thailand; TV Unknown T.K.’s real name is Tewa Kiram, and he’s an undefeated Thai prospect with some halfway decent wins on his record. This won’t be one of them, as Kartenbayev is a low-level journeyman with little or no chance.
Saturday Jeff Horn vs. Fernando Ferreira da Silva; Manukau, New Zealand; Sky Arena (NZ) Undefeated prospect Horn is only 7-0, but already owns a win over a borderline top 50 gatekeeper in Naoufel Ben Rabeh back in December. Ferreira da Silva is Brazilian, and the naturally smaller man. Horn shouldn’t have any problems if he holds to form.
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