Recently Sebastian Contursi, advisor to WBA junior welterweight champion Marcos Maidana, reached out to me to share some the latest developments with his fighter. One of the more imposing fighters in the sport, Maidana is coming off of a 4th round knockout over Petr Petrov that took place on September 23rd in his native Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maidana is a fan favorite because of his unrelenting style and brute power, having endeared himself to American audiences with a string of electrifying HBO performances against the likes of Victor Ortiz, Victor Cayo, Amir Khan, and most recently Erik Morales, who he had a hell of a time with inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as he bit down and pulled out a close unanimous decision.
Contursi revealed that he met up with Richard Schaefer, CEO of Maidana?s promoter Golden Boy Promotions, and that they agreed that February of next year seems like a good time for Maidana?s return to the States. But while a rematch with Morales, who recently captured the vacant WBC crown with a 10th round TKO over brave Pablo Cesar Cano, figures to be lively, it doesn?t seem like the fight will be coming off.
?Erik Morales talked a lot about Marcos not wanting to give him the rematch, which is not true unless he thinks he is the one who rules the sport,? Contursi said reflecting back to the two fighters? clash this past April. ?Maidana would fight Morales again as long as it is under logical terms. That includes the proper time to prepare and a purse according to the fight. Maidana had launched a challenge for a rematch to be held in December, however it seems that Morales changed his mind.?
