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BOXING'S MOST ANTICIPATED TITLE
RUMBLE
WILL SOON BE RESCHEDULED
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (August 20, 2010) – Boxing's
most highly-anticipated fight of the Fall, the World Boxing Organization (WBO)
featherweight title fight between two-division world champions
JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ and RAFAEL MARQUEZ, scheduled for
September 18, at the MGM Grand and televised live on SHOWTIME Championship
Boxing, has been postponed due to a hand injury incurred by Marquez. Top Rank
and Gary Shaw Productions are working with the MGM Grand and SHOWTIME in
rescheduling the world title fight within four weeks of the
original date.
"I'm very disappointed but I know that these things happen in
boxing. I hope the fight gets rescheduled soon and look forward to fighting
Rafael Marquez," said Lopez
“I was told that Rafael injured the thumb on
his right hand when it got caught in the door of a vehicle,” said Gary Shaw,
Marquez’s co-promoter. “He then tried to work through the pain in training
camp but it only made the injury worse. On his doctor’s
orders, Rafael will abstain from any activity with hand for a few weeks to
allow it to heal properly.”
“Naturally we’re disappointed. Fortunately
Marquez’s injury isn’t too serious,” said Todd duBoef of Top Rank.
“We have already discussed the situation with the MGM Grand and
Showtime and they both are working with us to find a new mutually acceptable
date. JuanMa is very happy that he'll still be able to fight one of Mexico's
greatest champions as well as the toughest opponent he has ever faced.
We’re hopeful that we’ll have a new date to announce next week, along with
information about ticket refunds for patrons who cannot travel on the new
date.”
8-20-2010
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