This week, former foes Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales are in Mexico City to present a new documentary on their famed trilogy bouts. The trailer was presented to the media and during the event Morales and Barrera had the opportunity to talk about Jaime Munguía, David Benavidez, and Canelo Alvarez.
Morales, who trained Munguía previously, said, “Jaime looked great against Ryder. It’s basically what we’ve been working on for the past four years. Ryder was a great opponent and Jaime was able to do what he does best and Roach’s game plan worked. He was very patient and it paid off.”
Barrera stated, “As Morales said, Munguía looked very good and showed that he is ready for the champion who is Canelo Alvarez. Munguía is the number one in the world by the WBO and Canelo must grant him an opportunity. He deserves it, but then you have Benavidez, who is the [WBC] mandatory challenger, so I think Canelo should face the long-time mandatory Benavidez and then Munguía in May and September accordingly.” Continue reading “Morales, Barrera: Canelo has to fight his mandatory”
Welterweight Michael “Slick” Anderson (24-3-1, 18 KOs) is slated to return to the ring on the March installment of the Brick City Fight Night series at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Despite being currently unranked by the sanctioning bodies, Anderson is confident that his seven-fight winning streak is catching their attention. He envisions his place among the best in the welterweight division, with names like Vergil Ortiz, Alexis Rocha, and Cody Crawley on his radar.
