Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Michael Katsidis
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Marquez vs. Katsidis This fight has been considered to be the best fight of the year. Marquez has slowed to the point that he almost seems to prefer getting into slugfests where he can still use his excellent counter-punching accuracy, while Katsidis has never been one to turn down a blood-drenched war.
in his first fight since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
in their 2009 bout
. After failing to interest Manny Pacquiao
in a third fight, Marquez agreed to a mandatory title defense against Michael Katsidis
(27-2, 22 KOs), who had revitalized his career with four straight victories following back-to-back losses to Joel Casamayor
and Juan Diaz.
There was speculation that the fight was going to be postponed because the brother of Katsidis was found dead on October 19, 2010 in his Brisbane, Australia home. Katsidis was out for a run when Smith received a call from Katsidis' mother. She had bad news. Katsidis' older brother, Stathi Katsidis, had been found dead of a possible drug overdose in his Brisbane home by girlfriend Melissa Jackson. Things are back to planned, and he would indeed challenge Marquez, despite the death of his older brother, Stathi Katsidis.
After Manny Pacquiao's beating of Antonio Margarito
there were lots of spectulated opponents. One that stood out was a rubber match between Marquez and Pacquiao (if he gets through Katsidis). Pacquiao plans to retire before the age of 35, he told a news conference in Manila. He said he was willing to fight Marquez again but that the match would probably not excite fans. "I would not watch Pacquiao vs. Marquez," he said. Though Marquez would have to go up to Welterweight (2 weight classses up) to challenge, Pacquiao would outweigh Marquez by no more than around 3 lbs on the night of the fight; Marquez rehydrated to 145 lbs vs. Katsidis, while Pacquiao rehydrated to 148 lbs vs. Margarito.
In the ninth round, Marquez landed 36 punches to nine for Katsidis, Kenny Bayless halted the bout after Katsidis was hurt by several combinations. After eight rounds, the three judges had the 37-year-old Marquez leading, 78-74, 76-75, 77-74.
Build up
Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez agreed to fight Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on Nov. 27. Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KOs) had decisively won a rematch with Juan Diaz on July 31Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz II
Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Juan Diaz was a boxing lightweight title superfight, in a rematch of the 2009 Fight of the Year. Marquez, went to Diaz's hometown of Houston to face him at the Toyota Center in February 2009 in what turned out to be an all-action slugfest, one that Marquez won via...
in his first fight since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. is an American professional boxer. He is a five-division world champion, where he has won seven world titles, as well as the lineal championship in three different weight classes...
in their 2009 bout
Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
"Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Márquez: Number One/Numero Uno" was a welterweight superfight which took place on September 19, 2009, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada between five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and three-division champion Juan Manuel Márquez...
. After failing to interest Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
in a third fight, Marquez agreed to a mandatory title defense against Michael Katsidis
Michael Katsidis
Michael Alan Katsidis is an Australian professional boxer of Greek descent. He is a former two-time WBO interim lightweight titleholder whose crowd-pleasing, all-action fighting style has often drawn comparisons with the late Arturo Gatti.-Amateur career:In an amateur career which began at the...
(27-2, 22 KOs), who had revitalized his career with four straight victories following back-to-back losses to Joel Casamayor
Joel Casamayor
Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face...
and Juan Diaz.
There was speculation that the fight was going to be postponed because the brother of Katsidis was found dead on October 19, 2010 in his Brisbane, Australia home. Katsidis was out for a run when Smith received a call from Katsidis' mother. She had bad news. Katsidis' older brother, Stathi Katsidis, had been found dead of a possible drug overdose in his Brisbane home by girlfriend Melissa Jackson. Things are back to planned, and he would indeed challenge Marquez, despite the death of his older brother, Stathi Katsidis.
After Manny Pacquiao's beating of Antonio Margarito
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito, billed as World Super Welterweight Championship, was a Super Welterweight fight for the WBC Super Welterweight championship. The bout was held on November 13, 2010, at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, United States...
there were lots of spectulated opponents. One that stood out was a rubber match between Marquez and Pacquiao (if he gets through Katsidis). Pacquiao plans to retire before the age of 35, he told a news conference in Manila. He said he was willing to fight Marquez again but that the match would probably not excite fans. "I would not watch Pacquiao vs. Marquez," he said. Though Marquez would have to go up to Welterweight (2 weight classses up) to challenge, Pacquiao would outweigh Marquez by no more than around 3 lbs on the night of the fight; Marquez rehydrated to 145 lbs vs. Katsidis, while Pacquiao rehydrated to 148 lbs vs. Margarito.
The fight
Dinamita successfully defended his WBA and WBO lightweight titles, stopping Katsidis at 2:14 of the ninth round. Katsidis knocked down Marquez with a left hook in the third, but Marquez rallied to take the lead before finishing off Katsidis in the ninth.In the ninth round, Marquez landed 36 punches to nine for Katsidis, Kenny Bayless halted the bout after Katsidis was hurt by several combinations. After eight rounds, the three judges had the 37-year-old Marquez leading, 78-74, 76-75, 77-74.
Fight earnings
- Juan Manuel Márquez $1,400,000 vs. Michael Katsidis $530,000
- Andre Berto $1,250,000 vs. Freddy Hernandez
Televised
- Lightweight Championship bout:
Juan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...
(c) vs.
Michael KatsidisMichael KatsidisMichael Alan Katsidis is an Australian professional boxer of Greek descent. He is a former two-time WBO interim lightweight titleholder whose crowd-pleasing, all-action fighting style has often drawn comparisons with the late Arturo Gatti.-Amateur career:In an amateur career which began at the...
- Márquez defeats Katsidis via TKO at 2:14 of round 9.
- Welterweight Championship bout:
Andre BertoAndre BertoAndre Michael Berto is a Haitian-American professional boxer. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. He lost his WBC welterweight title on April 16, 2011 to Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision...
(c) vs Freddy HernandezFreddy HernandezFreddy Hernandez Gomez is a Mexican boxer in the Welterweight division. He is the current WBC Latino Welterweight Champion.-Pro career:...
- Berto defeats Hernandez via TKO at 2:07 of round 1.
- Super Featherweight bout:
Celestino CaballeroCelestino CaballeroCelestino "Pelenchin" Caballero is a professional boxer from Panama. He is the former undisputed Super Bantamweight WBA & IBF and Super Champion for the WBA. On October 14th, 2011, Celestino became the new WBA Featherweight champion of the world after beating Jonathan Barros at Luna Park, Argentina...
vs. Jason LitzauJason LitzauJason John Litzau is an American professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division and former North American Boxing Federation Super Featherweight Champion.-Early life:...
- Litzau defeats Caballero via split decision (97-93,96-94, 94-96).
Untelevised
- Light Middleweight bout:
Erislandy Lara vs. Tim Connors
- Lara defeats Connors via TKO at 1:38 of round 1.
- Light Welterweight bout: Nate CampbellNate CampbellNathaniel Campbell , more commonly known as Nate Campbell, is an American retired professional boxer. He is a former unified WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight champion.-Amateur career:...
vs.
Walter Estrada
- Estrada defeats Campbell via split decision (77-74, 77-74, and 75-76).
- Light Middleweight bout: Keith ThurmanKeith ThurmanKeith Thurman is a professional boxer and is considered one of the best prospects in the Welterweight division.-Amateur career:...
vs. Favio Medina
- Thurman defeats Medina via TKO at 2:34 of round 4.
- Super Middleweight bout:
Bastie Samir vs. Billy Cunningham
- Samir defeats Cunningham via TKO at 1:56 of round 2.
- Welterweight bout: Michael FinneyMichael FinneyMichael Finney is a professional magician. He was born in 1954 in Woodland, California. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1978. He has appeared on numerous television specials and performs regularly throughout the U.S...
vs. Clayvonne Howard
- Finney defeats Howard via TKO at 1:26 of round 2.
External Links
- Marquez vs. Katsidis Official Fight Card from BoxRec