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Marquez
vs. Juarez back on - November 3!
SHOWTIME To Televise 130-Pound World Championship Bout, Plus,
Featherweight Title Bout Between Guerrero and Honorio In First SHOWTIME
Televised Golden Boy Event Saturday, November 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 16, 2007) – Boxing fans were left disappointed last
week by the announcement that the WBC super featherweight title bout
between Juan Manuel Marquez and Rocky Juarez was called off due to a
Marquez injury, but thanks to some quick work by Golden Boy Promotions
and SHOWTIME, this championship bout has been quickly rescheduled –
along with the IBF featherweight title bout between Robert Guerrero and
Martin Honorio – for Saturday, Nov. 3.
“Marquez-Juarez is a fight the fans wanted to see, and we pulled out all
the stops to make it happen before the end of the year,” said Oscar de
la Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions. “But we couldn’t have done
this without Ken Hershman and SHOWTIME. We thank them for helping us put
this great fight back on and are excited to be promoting our first
SHOWTIME event.”
“Delivering real fights for real fight fans on the first Saturday of
every month is our trademark,” said Hershman, senior vice president and
general manager, Showtime Sports & Event Programming. “We are excited to
be working with Oscar and his company and we’re proud to deliver such a
compelling match-up on the network.”
Marquez, the WBC super featherweight champion, was forced to withdraw
from his original date with Juarez (this Saturday, Sept. 15) after
suffering an infection in his right hand. Doctors have assured the
champion that he will be healed and ready to go for the rescheduled date
of Nov. 3.
Marquez vs. Juarez, which headlines an exciting night of world-class
professional boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association
with Romanza Productions, will air live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez (47-3-1, 35 KOs) captured his second
world championship and launched himself back into the upper reaches of
the pound-for-pound list with a thrilling victory over the legendary
Marco Antonio Barrera on March 17 of this year. Marquez, one of the best
technicians of this era, is also known for his warrior heart, which led
him to get off the canvas three times in the first round and battle to a
12-round draw against Manny Pacquiao in their Fight of the Year
candidate in 2004. Houston’s Rocky Juarez (27-3, 19 KOs), a 2000 Olympic
Silver medalist for the United States, has also met with great success
in the pro ranks. Best remembered for his two bout series with Marco
Antonio Barrera, the aggressive Juarez has won two in a row in 2007 and
is eager to make it three by taking Marquez’ world title.
One of the most exciting young champions in the sport today, Robert “The
Ghost” Guerrero (20-1-1, 13 KOs) was considered to be a slick boxer
early in his pro career, but has since developed into a two-fisted
boxer-puncher who is deadly in all aspects of the sweet science. In his
last bout, the 24-year old from Gilroy, California won the vacant IBF
featherweight crown with an impressive ninth round TKO of veteran Spend
Abazi. In Martin Honorio (24-3-1, 12 KOs), Guerrero will be facing a
hungry contender who has waited a long time for his shot at the world
title. Unbeaten in his last seven fights, this Mexico City resident is
coming off solid back-to-back wins over Rogers Mtagwa and Joe Morales to
earn this title opportunity.
A venue for the Nov. 3 Marquez vs. Juarez fight will be announced
shortly. Source: Press Release |
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