Joel Casamayor vs Juan Manuel Marquez - Results Thread

[TommyGunn]

Juan Manuel Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) made a successful move to the lightweight division with an impressive eleventh round KO of Joel Casamayor (36-4-1, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Early rounds were close, but by round five Marquez had begun to bust up the face of Casamayor, who was bleeding from the nose and from a cut over the right eye. Marquez punches were much sharper. Marquez floored Casamayor twice in the eleventh and referee Tony Weeks stopped it after the second knockdown. Time was 2:55.

[Joe_2608]

JMM by UD, maybe a late KO.

[RMAcero722]

Marquez decisively.

[NFFC]

Marquez by very wide UD or a late stoppage.

[the_godslayer]

Joel Casamayor: HoganPhotos.com



As the eyes of the world turn to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, four of boxing’s elite have officially ended their summers and begun their own training as Olympic Gold Medalist (’92) and current Ring Magazine lightweight world champion Joel Casamayor, former two-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, current junior middleweight world champion Sergio Mora and former two-division world champion Vernon Forrest get ready to compete on Saturday September 13.

Casamayor vs. Marquez – "The Challenge," will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be distributed live in the USA by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT.

Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor 36-3-1 (22) arrived in Phoenix, Arizona almost six weeks ago. This has become the usual training location for Casamayor, having selected the MD Systems Boxing Gym to prepare for his past four fights. His trainer, Roger Bloodworth and Joel have already gotten down to serious training with a regimen that includes spending the majority of his day in the gym and sparring three to four times a week with several different sparring partners.

Casamayor and Bloodworth are back together for Joel’s second consecutive fight since they reunited for Casamayor’s impressive performance on March 22, 2008 – a knockout of previously undefeated and then WBO world champion Australian Michael Katsidis. Bloodworth, who trained Casamayor when he defeated Lamont Pearson and Diego Corrales in 2006, not only serves as Casamayor’s trainer, but as his personal chef as well. Notorious for making weight with ease, Casamayor is able to solely focus on his training while still taking time to keep an eye on the Cuban national team at this year’s Olympic Games.

"Reporting to camp during the Olympics has motivated me to train as hard as possible," Casamayor said. "Training is going really well. When I step into the ring, I represent something that is larger than me…I learned that at the 1992 Olympics. I intend on continuing to do whatever it takes to ensure a win against Marquez."

Staying close to home for his preparation against Casamayor is Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez 48-4-1 (35) who trains in his hometown of Mexico City every weekday at Romanza Gym. He is joined there by Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain, his trainer of nearly 25 years, who has been with Marquez since well before he began his impressive career at the age of 19. In addition to his demanding training schedule at the gym, Marquez takes part in a daily massage and physical therapy in a hyperbaric chamber.

Every Friday evening, Marquez departs for Nevado de Toluca, a large volcano located 50 miles west of Mexico City. Tucked away in a no-frills cabin free from interruption from the outside world (as well as plumbing), Marquez rises each morning at the crack of dawn to run nine miles from an altitude of 10,000 feet above sea level to the volcano’s peak which sits at more than 15,000 feet. The remainder of his weekend is spent in the cabin which sits at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet relaxing with his team and often with his eldest son. Like Casamayor, Marquez has never had difficulty making weight prior to a bout and is therefore able to heavily focus on the task at hand: preparing to move up in weight and capture Casamayor’s Ring Magazine world lightweight title.

"This is the most important fight of my career and given the fact that I am giving Casamayor the advantage by moving up in weight, I’m training extremely hard to be ready and comfortable fighting at 135," said Marquez. "I am confident that the amount of effort I am putting into training at this weight will pay-off."

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[the_godslayer]

Casamayor-Marquez Update!



Training camps are in full swing for the four featured fighters on Golden Boy's September 13 pay-per-view card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Lightweight champion Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor (36-3-1, 22 KOs) arrived in Phoenix, AZ almost six weeks ago and is being trained by Roger Bloodworth. Staying close to home for his preparation against Casamayor is Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez (48-4-1, 35 KOs) who trains in his hometown of Mexico City every weekday at Romanza Gym. He is joined there by Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain, his trainer of nearly 25 years. In the co-feature, Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora (21-0-1, 5 KOs) is deep into training camp in his hometown of East Los Angeles for his rematch against Vernon "The Viper" Forrest (40-3, 29 KOs). Training Mora for the rematch are Dean Campos and John Montelongo. Forrest remains in his hometown of Atlanta, GA to train, but instead of spending each night in his own house, Forrest has chosen to live in a private camp home with his team. Buddy McGirt, one of the best trainers in the world, is training Forrest for his fifth consecutive fight.


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[the_godslayer]

Marquez-Casamayor, Mora-Forrest Training Camp Notes

Los Angeles – As the eyes of the world turn to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, four of boxing's elite have officially ended their summers and begun their own training as Olympic Gold Medalist ('92) and current Ring Magazine Lightweight World Champion Joel Casamayor, former two-division World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez, current Super Welterweight World Champion Sergio Mora and former two-division World Champion Vernon Forrest get ready to compete on Saturday, Sept. 13. Casamayor vs. Marquez – "The Challenge," will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
CAMP FACTS
Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor (36-3-1, 22 KOs) arrived in Phoenix, AZ almost six weeks ago. This has become the usual training location for Casamayor, having selected the MD Systems Boxing Gym to prepare for his past four fights. His trainer, Roger Bloodworth and Joel have already gotten down to serious training with a regimen that includes spending the majority of his day in the gym and sparring three to four times a week with several different sparring partners. Casamayor and Bloodworth are back together for Joel's second consecutive fight since they reunited for Casamayor's impressive performance on March 22, 2008 – a knock out of previously undefeated and then world champion Australian Michael Katsidis. Bloodworth, who trained Casamayor when he defeated Lamont Pearson and Diego Corrales in 2006, not only serves as Casaymayor's trainer, but as his personal chef as well. Notorious for making weight with ease, Casamayor is able to solely focus on his training while still taking time to keep an eye on the Cuban national team at this year's Olympic Games.
"Reporting to camp during the Olympics has motivated me to train as hard as possible," Casamayor said. "Training is going really well. When I step into the ring, I represent something that is larger than me…I learned that at the 1992 Olympics. I intend on continuing to do whatever it takes to ensure a win against Marquez."
Staying close to home for his preparation against Casamayor is Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez (48-4-1, 35 KOs) who trains in his hometown of Mexico City every weekday at Romanza Gym. He is joined there by Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain, his trainer of nearly 25 years, who has been with Marquez since well before he began his impressive career at the age of 19. In addition to his demanding training schedule at the gym, Marquez takes part in a daily massage and physical therapy in a hyperbaric chamber. Every Friday evening, Marquez departs for Nevado de Toluca, a large volcano located 50 miles west of Mexico City. Tucked away in a no-frills cabin free from interruption from the outside world (as well as plumbing), Marquez rises each morning at the crack of dawn to run nine miles from an altitude of 10,000 feet above sea level to the volcano's peak which sits at more than 15,000 feet. The remainder of his weekend is spent in the cabin which sits at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet relaxing with his team and often with his eldest son. Like Casamayor, Marquez has never had difficulty making weight prior to a bout and is therefore able to heavily focus on the task at hand: preparing to move up in weight and capture Casamayor's Ring Magazine World Lightweight title.
"This is the most important fight of my career and given the fact that I am giving Casamayor the advantage by moving up in weight, I'm training extremely hard to be ready and comfortable fighting at 135," said Marquez. "I am confident that the amount of effort I am putting into training at this weight will pay-off."
Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora (21-0-1, 5 KOs) is deep into training camp in his hometown of East Los Angeles. As the champion of the first season of NBC's "The Contender," Mora moved on to bigger and better professional fights, finally reaching his world title dream by defeating Forrest for the WBC World Super Welterweight crown in June 2008. Training Mora for the rematch are Dean Campos and John Montelongo, who have been with him since the age of 15. Mora's training regimen includes sparring three times a week, focusing on strength and conditioning and eating a balanced diet of certain fats, carbohydrates and proteins that his nutritionist Robert Ferguson has created for him in order to keep him performing his best during the training process.
"Training camp is going great and everything is on schedule as it should be," Mora said. "Having fought Vernon once, I know what to expect and I will come out on top again."
Former two-division World Champion Vernon "The Viper" Forrest (40-3, 29 KOs) remains in his hometown of Atlanta, GA to train, which he is doing with the self-promise of making his second shot at Mora count. Instead of spending each night in his own house, Forrest has chosen to live in a private camp home with his team. Additionally, he will be working on a special diet with nutritionist Dr. Clayton Gibson during his training. Forrest wakes up at 4:30 am every morning to run and build endurance before entering the gym for the remainder of the day. James Buddy McGirt, arguably one of the best trainers in the world, is training Forrest for his fifth consecutive fight. The duo started working together when Forrest beat former World Champion Ike Quartey in August 2006 and continued to do sofor Forrest's wins against Carlos Baldomir and Michele Piccirillo. Since the devastating upset against Mora last June, Forrest believes that the only acceptable outcome for him is a victory in the rematch. He is confident that this camp is already started him on that path..
"There is no doubt I am going to beat Mora," said Forrest. "I peaked early during my training for our last fight but I know what I need to do now to win. Camp is going better than ever and I am at 100 percent."
Casamayor vs. Marquez – "The Challenge", a 12-round bout for Casamayor's Ring Magazine World Lightweight Championship, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Romanza Boxing and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Cazadores Tequila and Southwest Airlines. Mora-Forrest II is the 12-round co-featured bout presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Tournament of Contenders, Gary Shaw Productions and Fight Knight, LLC. The double header will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and will be distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
The Casamayor vs. Marquez and Mora vs. Forrest II pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $44.95, will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to 71 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Casamayor vs. Marquez fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.


source - -- Marquez-Casamayor, Mora-Forrest Training Camp Notes

[NFFC]

Why was this thread closed?

[NFFC]

By Mark Vester
Juan Manuel Marquez is in the middle of his final preparations for his lightweight debut against Joel Casamayor on September 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Marquez took such a tough fight for his first fight at 135-pounds to set up a third meeting with Filipino rival Manny Pacquiao in 2009. Marquez says that the entire world knows that he already beat Pacquiao twice and was robbed on the scorecards.

Marquez's promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, will face Pacquiao at 147-pounds on December 6, also at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. De La Hoya calls it a fight to avenge all of the Mexican fighters that Pacquiao beat. Marquez doesn't put himself in the category of the fighters that De La Hoya plans to avenge. Marquez feels that he should of have been credited with two wins over the Filipino sensation.

"In reality, I should have two victories on my record over Pacquiao," Marquez told ESTO.
Marquez has a tough task ahead with Casamayor. He is not overlooking the fight and predicts a tough battle.

"I'm putting my career on the line in this fight. I have to win this fight because a loss would throw away everything I've done over the course of my career." Marquez said. "Casamayor is one of the better boxers around at the present time, but I believe that I have the weapons to beat him. I know that I am going against one of the best fighters in the world, a fighter who dominates with his defensive style of boxing and he is very elusive."

"His style doesn't worry me because it's not the first time I'm in front of an opponent with his characteristics. There were others who were evasive, like Molina and Gainer and other others, and they were not a big problem because I beat them. I am not going to fall for the plan of Casamayor and chase him all over the ring. I am going to cut off the ring every time and people are going to see a great fight."

[TommyGunn]

I cant wait for this one, JMM is taking to school.

I dont think Casa has the power to stop him and at this point of both guys careers i think JMM has more left in the tank.

Speed kills in this fight.