Hometown crowds and upsets are always a volatile mix to put together, especially when the hometown boy get upsetted. Add a bit of alcohol, machismo and a beloved figure like Juan Ma Lopez and you are sure to get close to a near riot. It almost happened on April 16th as Orlando Salido scored a [...]
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Salido Upsets Juan Manuel Lopez In Puerto Rico
Orlando Salido shocked Puerto Ricans in attendance and the boxing world by upsetting former IBF Featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Puerto Rico. Salido claimed his new belt via a controversial TKO stoppage of Lopez at 1:39 of the eight round. The first four rounds were competitive as Lopez and [...]
Lopez & Salido Both Make Weight In Puerto Rico
Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Lopez and Orlando Salido, hit the scales today in Puerto Rico for their upcoming title bout this Saturday, April 16 at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Full Weights: Juan Manuel Lopez (125 lbs) vs Orlando Salido (126 lbs) Martin Honorio (131 lbs.) vs Luis Cruz (129.8 [...]
“Juanma” Lopez vs. Salido Official For April 16
Top Rank officials today announced undefeated Juan Manuel “Juanma’’ Lopez next bout. It will come by way of IBF featherweight title holder Orlando Salido. The bout will take place on April 16 on Showtime. In an excellent co-feature from Ruben Rodriguez Coliseo in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, undefeated Luis Cruz (17-0, 14 KOs), of Philadelphia by [...]
Shoulder injury stops Marquez, Johnson stops Green
In what was a back and forth war, Juan Manuel Lopez successfully defended his WBO featherweight title scoring against former two-division world champion Rafael Marquez on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas via TKO in round 8. Marquez was unable to continue in between rounds due to a sustained shoulder [...]
Marquez, Lopez and others all on weight
Current WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez and his opponent Rafael Marquez both were on weight at 125.5 for their fight this Saturday night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. Super Six newcomer Glen Johnson weighed 167 for the Super Six clash with Allan Green, who scaled in at 168. Below are the weights [...]
Marquez and Lopez speak to media before this Saturday’s anticipated match
Puerto Rican superstar and WBO featherweight world champ Juan Manuel Lopez and Mexican legend and future Hall of Famer Rafael Marquez participated in an open workout at Fortune Gym in Hollywood on Monday, just five days before their rivalry fight on Saturday, Nov. 6, LIVE on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) [...]
Showtime Boxing Schedule
SHOWTIME Sports will close out 2010 with an impressive boxing schedule featuring five world title fights in 43 days from four different countries. The impressive run is capped by a can’t-miss and potentially historic Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins Dec. 18 showdown that was originally scheduled for pay-per-view but is now an early holiday present to fight [...]
Lopez and Marquez hype up their Nov bout
Mexican legend and future hall of famer Rafael Marquez and Puerto Rican superstar and WBO featherweight world champ Juan Manuel Lopez are set to do battle this November 6th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. The two held a international media call to hype up their WBO title fight. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ: “I’m [...]
Lopez arrives in Vegas
Undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez arrived in Las Vegas Sunday night to finish up his training camp for his upcoming world featherweight title fight against two-division world champion Rafael Marquez. The highly anticipated bout will take place Saturday, November 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be televised [...]
Rafael Marquez and co. confident a KO will happen in 5
The month of November for the world of boxing will be a exciting one as it will feature boxing greats like Manny Pacquiao fighting on the 13th of November against Antonio Margarito, followed by the rematch to one of the most exciting fights of 2009, as Paul Williams will face Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City. [...]
Allan Green vs. Glen Johnson added to Lopez/Marquez card
Bob Arum said Top Rank’s fight card featuring Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rafael Marquez “got bigger and more complete” with the addition of the big Super Six fight matching Alan Green vs Glen Johnson on November 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. “I want to thank Lou DiBella and Showtime for [...]
Checking in with Juan Ma Lopez
Today in Caguas, Puerto Rico, two-time world champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez, looked fit and ready for his upcoming fight against Rafael Marquez that will take place on Saturday, November 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and that will promoted by Top Rank and televised by Showtime. Lopez (29-0, 26 KO’s) had a [...]
De Marco added to Lopez vs. Marquez undercard
WBC #1 ranked lightweight Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18KOs) has been added to the undercard of the November 6th card between Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rafael Marquez in Las Vegas, NV. “After my last bout, as usual I went back to Los Mochis and spent some time with my family, I have been training for about [...]
McWilliams Arroyo to be featured on the undercard of Lopez vs. Marquez
Super flyweight fighter McWilliams Arroyo has been green lighted and will be featured on the under card of Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Rafael Marquez on November 6th, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arroyo’s manager informed media outlets today that his fighter would be fighting bu that a opponent has not been selected. Arroyo suffered the first [...]
Glen Johnson added to Super Six Tournament
Veteran contender Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson has been tapped to replace the injured Mikkel Kessler in the Super Six World Boxing Classic and is preparing to meet Allan Green in a Group Stage 3 bout on Saturday, Nov. 6, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), it was officially announced [...]
Marquez gears up for Juan Manuel Lopez once more
Two-division world champion RAFAEL MARQUEZ took his training up a notch last week as he prepares for his world title battle against undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez on Saturday, November 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The rumble between the pride of México and Puerto Rico, respectively, [...]
Marquez vs. Lopez officially post poned
The bout between Rafael Marquez and Juan Manuel Lopez is officially postponed, according to both fighters promoters. The culprit, a hand injury sustained by Rafael Marquez pushing the fight back with in four weeks of the original date. The injury to Marquez’s hand was caused when it got caught in the door of a vehicle. [...]
Rafaael Marquez vs. Juan Ma Lopez Presser photos
FightHubTV.com was on hand yesterday as Top Rank and Gary Shaw Productions called a press conference announcing the bout between Mexico’s Rafael Marquez and Current WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez. The bout is scheduled to take place September 18th from the MGM Grand live on Showtime. We have tons of photos over at our [...]