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Margarito wants them all, even at 154
SAT May 21 - "If Antonio Margarito can't get the big fights at 147- De La Hoya, Judah, Mosley and if Fernando Vargas doesn't have an opponent at 154, Tony can definitely take that fight vs ''El Feroz''.
''If Vargas is up to that challenge that is.''
''Margarito has shown that at Welterweight he is the REAL champion, because he is willing to fight them all, while all these other guys just talk and never follow it up. Mayorga said he would fight him and nothing happened, same with Forrest, and now De La Hoya and Mosley are the latest ones not wanting fight Antonio.''
''Judah also said that he would fight Tony at the media conference after the Trinidad - Winky card, but until he steps it up and signs on, it's just like the rest of them. All talk.'' Said Margarito's manager Sergio Diaz.
Cazares in Hopkins vs Taylor card a strong possibility
Sergio Diaz, who also manages the new WBO Light flyweight champion Hugo Cazares thhas also stated that the newly crowned WBO Light flyweigt champion is a very strong possibility of being the opener for the HBO PPV Hopkins vs Taylor fight card on July 16 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV.
Cazares is coming off a 10 round stoppage over Nelson Dieppa in April of this year. Dieppa had reign as champion since April of 2001. No opponent has been named for Cazares yet.
Santos, Green Remain Unbeaten on ShoBox
SAT May 21 - In exactly the type of exciting, non-stop-action brawl that typifies what 'ShoBox: The New Generation' is all about, unbeaten lightweight Americo Santos did just enough to record a disputed 10-round split decision over previously undefeated Isaac Mendoza Friday on SHOWTIME. In the co-feature, undefeated super middleweight Allan Green scored a seventh-round technical decision over Rocky Smith. The doubleheader, which took place at Buffalo Run Casino, was co-promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and Tony Holden Productions and aired at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). The telecast was the 62nd in the popular 'ShoBox' series, which debuted on SHOWTIME in July 2001.
Santos (21-0, 17 KOs), of Garland, Texas, triumphed in a crowd-pleasing slugfest in which there were no knockdowns by the scores of 98-92, 96-94 and 94-96. The offensive-minded Santos is a tremendous action fighter with an unapologetic style: he throws menacing punches in bunches from start to finish.
But he does not change or vary his attack, holds his hands too low and gets hit a lot. The lanky, charismatic Santos is still young, however, he turns 22 on June 1, and Friday was the first time he went 10 hard rounds. He is definitely a youngster to keep an eye on, especially if he learns to play some defense and continues to improve. A terrific left hooker, he certainly is fun to watch.
Mendoza (13-1, 5 KOs), of Tulsa, Okla., had every reason to be discouraged after taking a beating to the body throughout. But he determinedly hung in, counter-punched effectively and picked his spots very well. The crowd favorite, Mendoza landed numerous clean shots, rocked Santos a few times and was the stronger boxer at the finish. But he did not hit quite hard enough to significantly slow Santos down.. Still, most felt Mendoza deserved better on the scorecards. The card in which he lost by six points seemed way out of line.
Green (16-0, 11 KOs), of Tulsa, was ahead by the scores of 70-62, 70-63 and 69-64 when the bout was stopped because of cuts after an accidental headbutt at 1:41 of the seventh. Green looked like a master boxer against the shorter, slower Smith and fought an intelligent, calculated fight while dominating from long range.
Smith (11-3, 9 KOs), of Honolulu, Hawaii, could not continue after suffering a nasty cut on his forehead. Smith, who also was cut badly over the right eye from an unintentional butt in the sixth, could not get inside against Green and had difficulty dealing with Green's speed.
Nick Charles called Friday's action from ringside, with Steve Farhood serving as expert analyst. The executive producer of the telecast was Gordon Hall, with Richard Gaughan producing.
The next 'ShoBox' telecast is Friday, June 3, on SHOWTIME. In the scheduled main event, Scott 'The Real McCoy' Harrison (23-2-2, 13 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight title against three-time world title challenger Michael Brodie (35-2-1, 23 KOs). In the scheduled co-feature from M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England, undefeated super middleweight Yusaf Mack (19-0, 12 KOs) will take on an opponent to be announced. The Sports Network doubleheader will start at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) and will kick off a tremendous weekend of world-class fistic action on SHOWTIME. On Saturday, June 4, in a highly anticipated match-up that has the makings of a classic, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Junior Welterweight Champion Kostya Tszyu will defend against undefeated IBF No. 1 contender Ricky Hatton on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from M.E.N. Arena
For information on 'ShoBox: The New Generation' and SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts, including complete fighter bios, records, related stories and more, please go the SHOWTIME website at http://www.sho.com/boxing.
