sounds like he's looking to get spoiled
We'd welcome that fight with Carlos Molester....Carlos Molina
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We'd welcome that fight with Carlos Molester....Carlos Molina
I think Molina could possibly derail the Charlo trains, but I don't think he can fukk with that nikka J-Rock. Would love to see him try it though.
THASTUNNA
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Rigondeaux to defend titles in Macau
Updated: May 29, 2014, 9:50 PM ET
By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com
Although Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is promoting a boxing card in Macau on Saturday headlined by the Simpiwe Vetyeka-Nonito Donaire featherweight world title fight, he is already making plans for his next show in China.
Unified junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux will defend his 122-pound world titles on the July 19 card against Sod Kokietgym at the Venetian Macao's Cotai Arena in Macau, Arum told ESPN.com.
The 33-year-old Rigondeaux (13-0, 8 KOs), a two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist who defected and now lives in Miami, will face fellow southpaw Kokietgym (63-2-1, 28 KOs), 36, of Thailand, Arum said.
The card, which Arum, has dubbed "Gold Rush," will be headlined by flyweight Zou Shiming (4-0, 1 KO), 33, the two-time Chinese Olympic gold medalist who is a major star in China and the driving force behind Arum's push into the Chinese market. All of Zou's fights have been in Macau.
Arum said that Zou will face an opponent to be determined in his first scheduled 10-round bout, in what is supposed to be his final fight before challenging for a world title in the fall. Southpaw super middleweight Gilberto Ramirez (28-0, 22 KOs), a 22-year-old rising Mexican prospect, also will be on the card against an opponent that has yet to be determined. Arum said that the Zou and Ramirez bouts will be televised in the United States on a few hours' tape delay on HBO2, the same setup Arum has had with the network for his other Macau cards, other than when Manny Pacquiao fought Brandon Rios there in November on pay-per-view.
Rigondeaux unified two titles in April 2013, winning a unanimous decision against 2012 fighter of the year Donaire, and then defended the belts in December with a shutout decision against former bantamweight titlist Joseph Agbeko.
However, neither fight was very entertaining, prompting HBO, which televised both bouts -- and Arum had to cajole the network into buying the Agbeko bout -- to decline to show future Rigondeaux fights. So Arum said that Rigondeaux-Kokietgym would air on same-day tape delay on UniMas' "Solo Boxeo Tecate" series, the Spanish-language boxing show that Top Rank has an exclusive deal to provide fights for.
The bout also is the final fight on Rigondeaux's three-fight promotional contract with Top Rank.
"This fight is the end of the contract. We owe him this fight and we will live up to the contract and then it's over," Arum said. "We're happy to make a new deal with him if he wants to renegotiate (his minimum purses). But HBO won't put him on, so the only market I have for him is in Asia.
"If he makes a big hit when he fights (in Macau) then we have to work out the money, and if we can't, we can't. If he feels there's a market for him across the street (at Showtime), let him go across the street."
Kokietgym's only two defeats came in junior featherweight world title fights against Mexico's Daniel Ponce De Leon, who outpointed him in 2005 and then knocked him out in the first round of their 2006 rematch. Those two fights were both in the United States, Kokietgym's only fights outside of Thailand. The fight with Rigondeaux will be his third.
Also slated to be on the card are former flyweight and junior flyweight titlist Brian Viloria (33-4, 19 KOs), 33, of Hawaii, and light heavyweight Egor Mekhontsev (3-0, 3 KOs) against an opponent to be determined. Mekhontsev, a 29-year-old Russian southpaw, won an Olympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games.
Updated: May 29, 2014, 9:50 PM ET
By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com
Although Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is promoting a boxing card in Macau on Saturday headlined by the Simpiwe Vetyeka-Nonito Donaire featherweight world title fight, he is already making plans for his next show in China.
Unified junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux will defend his 122-pound world titles on the July 19 card against Sod Kokietgym at the Venetian Macao's Cotai Arena in Macau, Arum told ESPN.com.
The 33-year-old Rigondeaux (13-0, 8 KOs), a two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist who defected and now lives in Miami, will face fellow southpaw Kokietgym (63-2-1, 28 KOs), 36, of Thailand, Arum said.
The card, which Arum, has dubbed "Gold Rush," will be headlined by flyweight Zou Shiming (4-0, 1 KO), 33, the two-time Chinese Olympic gold medalist who is a major star in China and the driving force behind Arum's push into the Chinese market. All of Zou's fights have been in Macau.
Arum said that Zou will face an opponent to be determined in his first scheduled 10-round bout, in what is supposed to be his final fight before challenging for a world title in the fall. Southpaw super middleweight Gilberto Ramirez (28-0, 22 KOs), a 22-year-old rising Mexican prospect, also will be on the card against an opponent that has yet to be determined. Arum said that the Zou and Ramirez bouts will be televised in the United States on a few hours' tape delay on HBO2, the same setup Arum has had with the network for his other Macau cards, other than when Manny Pacquiao fought Brandon Rios there in November on pay-per-view.
Rigondeaux unified two titles in April 2013, winning a unanimous decision against 2012 fighter of the year Donaire, and then defended the belts in December with a shutout decision against former bantamweight titlist Joseph Agbeko.
However, neither fight was very entertaining, prompting HBO, which televised both bouts -- and Arum had to cajole the network into buying the Agbeko bout -- to decline to show future Rigondeaux fights. So Arum said that Rigondeaux-Kokietgym would air on same-day tape delay on UniMas' "Solo Boxeo Tecate" series, the Spanish-language boxing show that Top Rank has an exclusive deal to provide fights for.
The bout also is the final fight on Rigondeaux's three-fight promotional contract with Top Rank.
"This fight is the end of the contract. We owe him this fight and we will live up to the contract and then it's over," Arum said. "We're happy to make a new deal with him if he wants to renegotiate (his minimum purses). But HBO won't put him on, so the only market I have for him is in Asia.
"If he makes a big hit when he fights (in Macau) then we have to work out the money, and if we can't, we can't. If he feels there's a market for him across the street (at Showtime), let him go across the street."
Kokietgym's only two defeats came in junior featherweight world title fights against Mexico's Daniel Ponce De Leon, who outpointed him in 2005 and then knocked him out in the first round of their 2006 rematch. Those two fights were both in the United States, Kokietgym's only fights outside of Thailand. The fight with Rigondeaux will be his third.
Also slated to be on the card are former flyweight and junior flyweight titlist Brian Viloria (33-4, 19 KOs), 33, of Hawaii, and light heavyweight Egor Mekhontsev (3-0, 3 KOs) against an opponent to be determined. Mekhontsev, a 29-year-old Russian southpaw, won an Olympic gold medal at the 2012 London Games.
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Willy Waffle
Willy Da Waffleman
damn shame we gotta wait this long to see rigo in action. rigo got a fukked up contract because technically his 18 month contract was supposed to be up in march of this year, but most likely this should be his last fight with top rank. i want rigo vs, santa cruz, gonzalez, mares, or even moreno.
Groves came in light and froch ripped as usual.
HBO won't be airing this fight? What kind of sense does that make.
ChocolateGiddyUp
Superstar
Arum didn't wanna pay JMM after the 4th fight N that's why it fell thru there was a big thing over it on here....now with Nacho sick N they still wanna low ball jmm I doubt they fight again
Canelo ain't goin for no 150 catch weight...I'd be surprised if he did 152...I got a feeling Arum goin give Oscar an 8ball N gain control of Canelo, the joo is then goin cash out Manny have the fight at 153-154...then after Canelo kills Manny Arum goin eat good off of them futures until Canelo contract runs up
Canelo ain't goin for no 150 catch weight...I'd be surprised if he did 152...I got a feeling Arum goin give Oscar an 8ball N gain control of Canelo, the joo is then goin cash out Manny have the fight at 153-154...then after Canelo kills Manny Arum goin eat good off of them futures until Canelo contract runs up
krackdagawd
Inspire.
Black_Jesus
Superstar
GREENandYELLOW
2x...and defending
The interesting thing is HBO says they won't put Rigo on the air and Arum doesn't want to pay him main event money....and it seems they all point to the Agbeko fight:
HBO Boxing After Dark
- Average Viewers: 518,000
- Matthew Macklin vs Lamar Russ: 401,000
- James Kirkland vs Glen Tapia: 718,000
- Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Joseph Agbeko: 550,000
- Average Viewers: 489,000
- Sakio Bika vs Anthony Dirrell: 446,000
- Erislandy Lara vs Austin Trout: 429,000
- Devon Alexander vs Shawn Porter: 515,000
- Zab Judah vs Paulie Malignaggi: 640,000
Now go back to Rigondeaux-Donaire, which brought in 1.1 million viewers.
I wouldn't expect Rigo-Donaire numbers every time...but at least it seems you would make Rigo a part of your telecast.