Jani
11-09-2009, 20:04
…today Shine Fight has officially announced that former WBC and WBA boxing champion Ricardo Mayorga (http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=16901&cat=boxer) has signed a multi-fight deal with the upstart promotion, marking yet another accomplished boxer’s transition into MMA. (This would have been a great spot for a joke at the expense of Ray Mercer, but some of us here at MMA Fix are still choking on our feet after his recent Timber! KO of Tim Sylvia)
Mayorga, who is expected to make his debut for Shine sometime early in 2010, will compete at lightweight. Regarding Mayorga’s prospects in MMA, Shine matchmaker Ron Foster told MMA Junkie:
“I’m going after some tough competition for Mayorga because I don’t want it to look like we’re trying to feed him guppies,” Foster said. “He says he wants to fight for real, so let’s let him fight. He said, ‘I’m from the streets. I’m a real fighter. I’m bored with boxing, and I want to fight.’”
Nice. A boxer slamming boxing in favor of MMA; how long will it take for Floyd Mayweather to chime in on this?
Mayorga’s last boxing match took place in September, 2008, when the Nicaraguan fighter was stopped by Shane Mosley in the 12th round, dropping his record to 28-7-1 ,with 22 KO,s
Mayorga is een van de grootste brawlers in boksen,en komt altijd om te knokken..
ben toch wel benieuwd naar zijn debuut
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YouTube - Ricardo Mayorga (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8I-ZppiaU&feature=related)
Mayorga, who is expected to make his debut for Shine sometime early in 2010, will compete at lightweight. Regarding Mayorga’s prospects in MMA, Shine matchmaker Ron Foster told MMA Junkie:
“I’m going after some tough competition for Mayorga because I don’t want it to look like we’re trying to feed him guppies,” Foster said. “He says he wants to fight for real, so let’s let him fight. He said, ‘I’m from the streets. I’m a real fighter. I’m bored with boxing, and I want to fight.’”
Nice. A boxer slamming boxing in favor of MMA; how long will it take for Floyd Mayweather to chime in on this?
Mayorga’s last boxing match took place in September, 2008, when the Nicaraguan fighter was stopped by Shane Mosley in the 12th round, dropping his record to 28-7-1 ,with 22 KO,s
Mayorga is een van de grootste brawlers in boksen,en komt altijd om te knokken..
ben toch wel benieuwd naar zijn debuut
highlight
YouTube - Ricardo Mayorga (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU8I-ZppiaU&feature=related)