Mayweather Vs. Marquez Rescheduled Bout

The most awaited bout for the welterweight title involving Floyd Mayweather Jr. And Juan Manuel Marquez has been officially rescheduled on the third Sunday of September this year, September 20 after the 17-Month retirement of Floyd Mayweather he is coming back to defend his title. Floyd has also suffered a rib injury while on training. The Mayweather v. Marquez fight was originally scheduled July 18. The Mayweather v. Marquez bout will be held at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be telecasted live on HBO pay-per-view. The former pound-for-pound king, who was lined up to struggle Marquez this month issued a statement Friday said he's been cleared by doctors following a rib injury and the fight will surely be on Sept. 20.

"I am relieved to be cleared to fight as I was already looking forward to getting back in the ring," said Mayweather. "Trust me, September 19 is a great weekend for boxing, and all of my fans, of which there are many Mexicans too, can certainly hold on to their hats and sombreros when I get back in to the ring and show them what they have been missing these past 18 months. I will destroy Marquez and reclaim my rightful place as boxing's pound-for-pound king all in one night. Don't miss it."

Marquez, who has additionally agreed to fight on the new schedule, is excited on appearing yet again on the tradition of El Grito de independence. "I am happy that Mayweather has been cleared to fight and we can get down to business on September 19," said Marquez. "This weekend is not just an important weekend for boxing, but even more so for all of the Mexican and Mexican-American people I will be fighting for who will have a great reason to celebrate my win over Mayweather, which will be for all of the people and for the entire country of Mexico that night. I am sure of victory and si se puede- yes we can and yes we will!"

Ticket sales purportedly had been protracted on behalf of the pay-per-view event, but they ought to cause a major boost for the reason that of the rescheduled match. This will be a worthy test of Mayweather's marketability. As we all know he has gone for retirement during his reign in the field of Boxing. Since he hung up the gloves, there came a lot of gigantic boxing stars and amongst them is Manny Pacquiao. "This regard fight did tremendously well on ticket sales. Several cost categories sold banned," Golden Boy first in command Richard Schaefer told the Associated Press. . "This particular fight did extremely well on ticket sales. Several price categories sold out," Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told the Associated Press. "When the fight was announced to be postponed, we were over $5.6 million in ticket sales and it was shaping up to be one of the largest non-heavyweight fights in the history of Las Vegas, not involving Oscar. We were ahead of what Pacquiao vs. Hatton did with the same amount of time to promote." Boxing fans are all excited and their opinions might vary on who's really boxing's No. 1 pound-for-pound champion. Mayweather or Pacquiao?

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By: Jaxster Chan

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