Marcos René Maidana

Marcos René Maidana
Maidana in 2009
Statistics
Real name	Marcos René Maidana
Nickname(s)	El Chino
Rated at	Light Welterweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Nationality	Argentine
Born	July 17, 1983 (1983-07-17) (age 28) Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	33
Wins	31
Wins by KO	28
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Marcos Maidana (born 17 July 1983 in Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine professional light-welterweight boxer from José Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires. He is the current World Boxing Association's Super Lightweight champion.^[2] His only professional losses have come against Andreas Kotelnik and Amir Khan both by Decision.

Professional career

Fight with Kotelnik

On February 2, 2009, Andreas Kotelnik beat Maidana via split decision. Despite dominating the majority of the fight and heavily damaging Kotelnik's face, Maidana suffered his first professional defeat, with the judges scoring the fight 115-114, 113-115, 115-113 in Kotelnik's favour. The controversial decision had a lot of people questioning the judges.^[3]

Fight with Victor Ortíz

Maidana's first fight in America was against Mexican-American Victor Ortíz, on June 27, 2009.^[4] Maidana was knocked down three times within the first two rounds, but rallied and came back to beat Ortiz for the interim WBA super lightweight title with a sixth-round TKO victory.^[5]

Fight with Victor Manuel Cayo

After his fight with Ortiz, it was rumoured that Maidana would face British boxer, and WBA super lightweight champion, Amir Khan, who won the title after defeating Andreas Kotelnik.^[6] However, Khan opted for Paulie Malignaggi as his next opponent. As a result, Maidana was scheduled to fight undefeated Victor Manuel Cayo, whose record included 16 KOs from 24 wins.^[7] On March 27, 2010, Maidana knocked out the undefeated Victor Cayo in the sixth round to retain his interim WBA super lightweight title.^[8]

Proposed fight with Timothy Bradley Jr.

On April 13, 2010, ESPN revealed that Maidana's June 19 title bout against undefeated WBO junior welterwight champion Timothy Bradley has been postponed due to a back injury suffered by Maidana. Bradley's co-promoter Gary Shaw revealed in the article that the "fight will be postponed for about a month".^[9]

On May 3, ESPN revealed Maidana had pulled out of the fight yet again, still citing his back as the problem. The fight had already been resheduled from June 19 to July 17, and Gary Shaw has said he hopes HBO will keep Bradley on July 17, even against a different opponent.^[10] Subsequently, Bradley went on to face, and beat, Luis Carlos Abregu on July 17.^[11]

On August 30 BoxingScene.com published an online interview with Maidana's former promoter Mario Margossian, in which Margossian stated that Maidana's failure to fight Bradley was not hampered by an alleged back injured, but was due to the fact "[Maidana] was afraid to be defeated by Bradley." The interview continued to document how Margossian felt Maidana had "betrayed" him in his decision not to take the fight against Bradley.^[12]

However, in an earlier online article, Maidana cites a managerial dispute with Margossian as the reason for the Bradley fight not happening. Maidana claimed that Margossian attempted to defraud him by signing Maidana to fight Bradley without Maidana's consent and without full disclosure of the financial terms offered by Golden Boy Promotions.^[13] In subsequent interviews, Maidana again stated that negotiations for the Bradley fight had taken place without his knowledge.^[14][15]

Fight with DeMarcus Corley

After failing to secure the fight with Bradley, Maidana's camp announced that he would face American and former-WBO junior welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley, on August 28, 2010 at the Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Speaking at the press conference on August 25, Maidana said he that he was "ready for a war" with the American.^[16]

On August 28, Maidana recorded a hard-fought victory over Corley. Despite knocking Corley down in the 7th round, Maidana had to go the distance for only the third time in his career, eventually securing victory via unanimous decision (117-110, 117-110, 115-112). \ ^[17][18]

Emerging rivalry with Amir Khan

Main article: Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana

Building on speculation that had begun to surface before his fight with Corley, several sources began naming Amir Khan as Maidana's next opponent with a tentative date - December 11 - set for the fight. Maidana had gone on record before his fight with Corley accusing both Khan and trainer Freddie Roach of "hypocrisy" and openly called out Khan in an interview:

“

The other day Freddie Roach said Amir Khan would easily ride Bradley, Alexander and myself in the same night. I say they can start trying me first and they will not have to worry about the other two as I'll go all night. Stop looking for possible opponents for Khan next December 11 in England. Stop looking for lightweight boxers and face the real Donald Duck. I'll go to Khan's home soil to take the other portion of the WBA title, which belongs to me.... They say they want me next when the cameras and mics are on. But when it comes to make the fight for real Roach begs Golden Boy Promotions to keep Khan away from me.[19]

”

Khan responded to Maidana via his official Twitter site expressing his hope that "Golden Boy can get the fight in the UK [on] December 11th".^[20] On September 15, ESPN revealed that both fighters had agreed to a dance off - that the two would face each other on December 11 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. ^[21]

Khan dominated the fight early and knocked down Maidana in the 1st round with a left hook to the liver, but had to withstand a furious barrage by Maidana in round 10, and continually back up during rounds 11 and 12. Maidana was unable to finish Khan however, who went on to win the fight by unanimous decision. ^[22][23] The fight was awarded the Boxing Writers Association of America Award for Fight of the Year.^[24]

Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana

Main article: Erik Morales vs. Marcos Maidana

In the first round against Erik Morales, Maidana came out with ferocity as expected and proceeded to batter his older opponent around the ring. He landed multiple power punches, including an uppercut that opened a huge swelling over Morales' left eye which worsened over the course of the fight, and when the Mexican walked back to his corner having taken a large amount of punishment in the opening three minutes most observers felt their predictions were being fulfilled. The one-sided nature of the bout continued for the next couple of rounds, but then at the end of the third round Morales begin to fight back and landed a hard combination to the head of Maidana and the tide began to turn.

From the fourth round onwards and although he was effectively fighting with one eye, Morales gave as good as he got and was landing the cleaner more effective shots, albeit occasionally being swarmed by the sheer number of punches being landed in return by the relentless Maidana. The fight became a see-saw affair and then, in the eighth round, Morales hit Maidana with a huge left hook that almost stopped the Argentinian. The next couple of rounds continued in this fashion, with Maidana using his strength and stamina to bully Morales and the Mexican using his sharper punching and ring intelligence to land effective counters and combinations. The fight was fast turning into a modern classic.

In the "championship rounds" (the eleventh and twelfth), Morales seemed to tire and Maidana took advantage, overwhelming him with his strength and punishing the ageing warrior continually to the head and body. Maidana finished the fight much the stronger of the two and his late surge gave him the win on the scorecards, 116-112 twice with the third judge scoring the fight a draw, 114-114.

Maidana vs. Petr Petrov

Maidana was scheduled to defend his title Aug. 27 against Robert Guerrero, but Guerrero suffered a shoulder injury less than two weeks before the fight. So Maidana's camp organized a fight with Petr Petrov of Russia Sept. 23.

Professional boxing record

31 Wins (27 knockouts, 3 decisions), 2 Losses (2 decisions), 0 Draws
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Petr Petrov	KO	4 (12)	2011-09-23	Sociedad Alemana, Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Defended WBA World Light Welterweight title.
Win	Erik Morales	MD	12	2011-04-09	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won interim WBA World Light Welterweight title.
Loss	Amir Khan	UD	12	2010-12-11	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBA Light Welterweight World Title on the line.
Win	DeMarcus Corley	UD	12	2010-08-28	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Defended Interim WBA Light Welterweight World Title on the line.
Win	Victor Manuel Cayo	KO	6 (12)	2010-03-27	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Defended Interim WBA Light Welterweight World Title on the line.
Win	William Gonzalez	KO	3 (12)	2009-11-21	Club Deportivo Libertad, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina	Defended Interim WBA Light Welterweight World Title on the line.
Win	Victor Ortiz	TKO	6 (12)	2009-06-27	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States	Won Interim WBA Light Welterweight World Title on the line.
Loss	Andriy Kotelnik	SD	12	2009-02-07	Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	WBA Light Welterweight World Title on the line.
Win	Silverio Ortiz	KO	2 (8)	2008-11-01	Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	Juan Carlos Rodriguez	KO	7 (10)	2008-08-29	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win	Esmeraldo Jose Da Silva	TKO	2 (10)	2008-07-11	Club Deportivo Libertad, Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win	Arturo Morua	TKO	3 (10)	2008-04-19	Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	Manuel Garnica	KO	8 (10)	2007-12-07	Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
Win	Jairo Moura dos Santos	TKO	2 (8)	2007-08-16	Centro de Convenciones Figali, Panama City, Panama
Win	Laszlo Komjathi	TKO	3 (8)	2007-06-30	Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Win	Miguel Callist	TKO	3 (12)	2006-12-22	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina	Won WBA Fedelatin Light Welterweight World Title. WBA Light Welterweight World Title Eliminator.
Win	Luis Gustavo Sosa	KO	1 (10)	2006-05-20	Centro Municipal Nº 29, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win	Omar Leon	KO	1 (6)	2006-04-22	Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Sergio Javier Benitez	KO	3 (10)	2006-02-11	Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win	Ruben Dario Oliva	KO	2 (10)	2005-11-26	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Marcelo Martin Miranda	TKO	3 (10)	2005-10-01	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Daniel Benito Carriqueo	UD	6	2005-08-06	Estadio Ruca Che, Neuquen, Neuquen, Argentina
Win	Sergio Javier Benitez	TKO	3 (6)	2005-06-18	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Omar Leon	TKO	4 (10)	2005-05-07	Estadio Virgen de Lujan, Centenario, Neuquen, Argentina
Win	Avelino Virgilio Silveira	KO	1 (6)	2005-03-26	Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia, Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	Adolfo Espinoza	TKO	1 (6)	2005-01-29	Club Atletico Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win	Francisco Humberto Sanabria	RTD	1 (4)	2004-12-18	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Ramon Alberto Marquez	TKO	1 (4)	2004-10-23	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	Cristian Pablo Gaston Ruiz	RTD	2 (6)	2004-09-04	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Win	German Omar Jesus Sanchez	TKO	1 (4)	2004-07-24	Club Sportivo America, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win	Adan Basilio Mironchik	KO	1 (4)	2004-06-12	Club de Regatas, Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina	Maidana's pofessional debut.

References

1. ^ "Professional boxing record of Marcos Maidana". BoxRec. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=257790&cat=boxer. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
2. ^ "World Boxing Association list of current champions". World Boxing Association Official Site. http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/campionshipChampions/index.shtml. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
3. ^ "Kotelnik Defeats Maidana In a War". Boxing News 24. http://www.boxingnews24.com/2009/02/kotelnik-defeats-maidana-in-a-war/. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
4. ^ http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=257790&cat=boxer
5. ^ http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=257790&cat=boxer
6. ^ "Amir Khan set for US fight debut against Marcos Maidana". BBC Sport - Boxing. 2010-01-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8469411.stm. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
7. ^ "Professional boxing record of Victor Manuel Cayo". BoxRec. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=357688&cat=boxer. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
8. ^ "ESPN - Marcos Maidana KOs Victor Cayo". ESPN Boxing. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=5035739. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
9. ^ "Injured Marcos Maidana postpones titled shot again Timothy Bradly Jr.". ESPN Boxing. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5081878. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
10. ^ "Bad back keeps Marco Maidana from fight against junior welterweight titleholder Timothy Bradley". ESPN Boxing. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5160063. Retrieved 4 May 2010. 
11. ^ "Timothy Bradley tames Luis Carlos Abregu". ESPN Boxing. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=5390615. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 
12. ^ "Margossian: Maidana Betrayed Me, WBA's Mendoza Helped". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=30477. Retrieved 30 August 2010. 
13. ^ "Open letter from Marcos Maidana". Fightnews.com. http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/open-letter-from-marcos-maidana-48915. Retrieved 7 June 2010. 
14. ^ "Maidana: "I Want You Tim Bradley, Now it's Personal!"". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29418. Retrieved 21 July 2010. 
15. ^ "Marcos Maidana Answers Both Amir Khan, Tim Bradley". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=29665. Retrieved 29 July 2010. 
16. ^ "Maidana-Corely Presser". Fightnews.com. http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/maidana-corley-presser-57620. Retrieved 26 August 2010. 
17. ^ "Maidana still champion: Has trouble, but beats Corley". Fightnews.com. http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/maidana-still-champion-58009. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
18. ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=257790&cat=boxer
19. ^ "Maidana: "Khan, Roach hugging Talking and Fight Me!"". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=30247. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
20. ^ "Khan Answers Maidana: Wants To Fight on December 11". BoxingScene.com. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=30294. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
21. ^ "Amir Khan, Marcos Maidana finally fight". ESPN Boxing. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5577437. Retrieved 16 September 2010. 
22. ^ http://www.boxingnews24.com/2010/12/khan-looks-shaky-in-beating-maidana/
23. ^ http://www.boxingnews24.com/2010/12/joe-cortez-to-referee-khan-vs-maidana-fight/
24. ^ Amir scoops American honour, Sky Sports

External links

• Professional boxing record for Marcos René Maidana from BoxRec

Achievements
Vacant Title last held by Randall Bailey	WBA Super Lightweight Champion Interim Title June 27, 2009 – December 11, 2010 Lost bid for undisputed WBA title	Vacant Title next held by Marcos René Maidana
Vacant	WBA Super Lightweight Champion Interim Title April 9, 2011 – July 23, 2011	Promoted
Preceded by Amir Khan as Champion	WBA Super Lightweight Champion Regular Title July 23, 2011 – present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Maidana, Marcos
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Date of birth	1983-07-17
Place of birth	Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
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