Soon to be 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) has opted for a very safe tune-up bout against super featherweight contender Likar Ramos(Below) (24-3, 18 KO’s) on July 16th at a still to be determined venue in Mexico. Marquez had been trying to get a fight against former IBF lightweight champion David Diaz. However, Diaz wasn’t happy with the money that was being offered to him to take the fight. Marquez could have then taken on a quality contender but he seemed unwilling to take the risk that he could possibly lose the tune-up bout, which would ruin any chances for Marquez to get a huge money fight against Manny Pacquiao on November 12th. Marquez is already signed on for a fight against Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, since Marquez hadn’t fought since beating Michael Katsidis last November in a 9th round stoppage, Marquez wanted to get at least one fight in before he takes on Pacquiao. Read more: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/06/juan-manuel-marquez-vs-likar-ramos-on-july-16th/#more-69149
