Watch Casamayor - Marquez fight on Saturday, September 13 at 9:00PM live at MGM Grand.
Arguably one greatest boxers Cuba has ever produced, Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor (36-3-1, 22 KO's) was one of the most feared fighters through the first ten years of his career. However, as fate would have it, the linear lightweight champion Casamayor was all but written off after what should have been a loss to Jose Armando Santa Cruz in November of 2007.
Four months later, he was back in the ring against then promising power puncher Michael Katsidis of Australia. Nearly ten rounds, three knockdowns and a rise from the mat himself later, Casamayor was triumphant and back on track for what may be the biggest fight of his career against one of Mexico's pride.
Juan Manuel Marquez (48-4-1, 35KO's) has delighted boxing fans for than a decade now. He is remembered for his dominating decision win over Marco Antonio Barrera in 2007 and his celebrated and somehow controversial series of fights with Manny Pacquiao, the last fight leaving Marquez with a healthy amount of frustration after losing his WBC super featherweight belt. This Saturday, he will have an outlet for those frustrations when he takes on Casamayor for the Ring Magazine lightweight title.
