Warriors: Marquez vs. Katsidis
DateNovember 27, 2010
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Mexico Juan Manuel Marquez Australia Michael Katsidis
Nickname Dinamita The Great
Hometown Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Pre-fight record 51–5–1 (37 KO) 27–2–0 (22 KO)
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg) 135 lb (61 kg)
Recognition WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight champion
The Ring No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
3-division world champion		 WBO interim lightweight champion
Result
Márquez defeats Katsidis via TKO of round 9.

Marquez vs. Katsidis was a boxing match that took place on November 27, 2010, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas.

Background

Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez agreed to fight Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the Las Vegas Strip on November 27. Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KOs) had decisively won a rematch with Juan Diaz on July 31 in his first fight since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their 2009 bout.[1][2] 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.[3]

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.[4] Katsidis was out for a run when Smith received a call from Katsidis' mother.[5] She had bad news. Katsidis' older brother, Stathi Katsidis, had been found dead of a possible drug overdose in his Brisbane home by his girlfriend, Melissa Jackson.[6] Things are back to the plan, 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 many speculated opponents. One that stood out was a rubber match between Marquez and Pacquiao (if he gets through Katsidis).[7] Pacquiao plans to retire before the age of 35, he told a news conference in Manila. He said he would fight Marquez again but that the match would probably not excite fans. "I would not watch Pacquiao vs. Marquez," he said.[8] Though Marquez would have to go up to Welterweight (2 weight classes up) to challenge,[9] 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,[10] stopping Katsidis at 2:14 in the ninth round. Katsidis knocked down Marquez with a left hook in the third round, but Marquez rallied to take the lead before finishing off Katsidis in the ninth round.[11] Marquez had slowed to the point that he almost seemed to prefer getting into slugfests where he could still use his excellent counter-punching accuracy, while Katsidis had never been one to turn down a blood-drenched war.[12]

In the ninth round, Marquez landed 36 punches to nine for Katsidis. Kenny Bayless halted the bout after several combinations hurt Katsidis. 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[13] vs. Michael Katsidis $530,000
  • Andre Berto $1,250,000[14] vs. Freddy Hernandez

Undercard

Televised

Untelevised

  • Light Middleweight bout: United States Erislandy Lara vs.United States Tim Connors
    • Lara defeats Connors via TKO at 1:38 of round 1.
  • Light Welterweight bout: United States Nate Campbell vs. Colombia Walter Estrada
    • Estrada defeats Campbell via split decision (77–74, 77–74, and 75–76).
  • Light Middleweight bout: United States Keith Thurman vs. United StatesFavio Medina
    • Thurman defeats Medina via TKO at 2:34 of round 4.
  • Super Middleweight bout: Ghana Bastie Samir vs. United States Billy Cunningham
    • Samir defeats Cunningham via TKO at 1:56 of round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: United States Michael Finney vs. United StatesClayvonne Howard
    • Finney defeats Howard via TKO at 1:26 of round 2.

References

  1. ↑ "Juan Manuel Marquez accepts terms, will fight Katsidis at MGM Grand". 2 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "Juan Manuel Marquez: Katsidis is Very, Very Dangerous".
  3. ↑ Rafael, Dan (2010-09-02). "Juan Manuel Marquez has fight date". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
  4. ↑ Rafael, Dan (2010-10-21). "Michael Katsidis says fight will go on". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  5. ↑ Rafael, Dan (2010-10-19). "Michael Katsidis' brother found dead". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  6. ↑ Rafael, Dan (2010-11-26). "Katsidis to fight with heavy heart". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  7. ↑ Bugmire, Lance (2010-11-27). "Will Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao go another round?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  8. ↑ Rafael, Dan (2010-11-22). "Manny Pacquiao eyes retirement". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  9. ↑ "Roach favors Marquez to fight Pacquiao at 147 pounds". ABS-CBN News. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  10. ↑ Pugmire, Lance (2010-11-27). "Marquez vs. Katsidis: round-by-round updates". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  11. ↑ Vester, Mark (2010-11-27). "Juan Manuel Marquez Stops Michael Katsidis in a War". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
  12. ↑ Christ, Scott (2010-11-04). "November Schedule Power Rankings: Pacquiao-Margarito Is Not the Best Fight of the Month". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  13. ↑ Burton, Ryan (2010-11-26). "Juan Manuel Marquez To Make $1.4 Million For Katsidis". Boxingscene. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  14. ↑ Howard, Danny (2010-10-08). "Andre Berto is the Million Dollar Man". FightHype. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
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