Marcos Maidana
Marcos René Maidana ( born July 17, 1983 in Margarita, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine professional boxer, former world champion of the WBA Light Welterweight World Champion and current WBA Welterweight. With a knockout ratio of nearly 82 %, he is also one of the strongest boxers beating his weight class.
Amateur career
Marcos Maidana in 2002 and 2003 Argentine champion and qualified for the 12th World Championship 2003 in Bangkok, where he ( to 64 kg) was launched in the light welterweight. There he defeated in the preliminary rounds the Italians Brunet Zamora and the Serbs Bogdan Mitic, reaching the quarter-finals, where he, however, the later bronze medalist Tofik Achmenow from Azerbaijan defeated with 28:36 on points.
In 2004 he participated in the U.S. Olympic qualification in Tijuana and Rio de Janeiro. He defeated it Shammalye Lightbourne of Bahamas, Kevin Bizier from Canada and Austin Joseph of the Virgin Islands, losing to Juan de Dios Navarro from Mexico ( 41:50 ) and rock Allen from the USA ( 19:29 ). After he had thus not for the Olympic summer games can qualify, he joined in June the same year to the professional.
Professional career
He won his first 25 fights in a row, including 24 by knockout, 10 of which are already in the first round. In his eighth fight on May 7, 2005, compared Omar León he had in round 1 though for the first time in his professional career to the floor, but Leon then reflected twice, after which he prematurely by TKO won. Another fight against Omar León six months later he won after only 21 seconds of the first round by knockout.
On 7 February 2009, he punched in the Stadthalle Rostock for the first time for the world championship title of WBA Light Welterweight, but was defeated surprising and controversial Ukrainian titleholder Andreas Kotelnik, who was ravaged, just on points. But already in his next fight on June 27, 2009, he secured the world title interimen the WBA by TKO in round 6 against the eventual WBC champion Victor Ortiz. In the spectacular fight Maidana had three times to the ground, but his hand was Ortiz reflected twice; finally finished the ringside doctor the fight in favor of Maidana because he due to a laceration above his right eye and a swelling under the left eye under Ortiz said a further boxes.
His interimen title he still defended by Ko in round 3 against William Gonzalez from Panama, by Ko in round 6 against the undefeated Victor Manuel Cayo of the Dominican Republic and by a unanimous points victory over former WBO world champion DeMarcus Corley.
On 11 December 2010 he punched in Las Vegas against Amir Khan to the regular world title WBA. The fight was extremely spectacular and was described by boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya as one of the best fights of the decade. The Boxing Writers Association of America chose the duel to the " Fight of the Year ". Khan succeeded in the first round by several body hit a low blow, he was hit himself hard in round 10 and reeled into the ring ropes. Maidana was punished by a blow to the elbow or by deduction of points, which ultimately Khan earned the victory on points.
On 9 April 2011, however, he was able to once again fight for the world title interimen the WBA, as he defeated in Las Vegas Érik Morales on points. After Amir Khan was appointed by his victory against Zab Judah on July 23, 2011 for the WBA Super World Champion and thereby resigned his regular world title, Maidana was appointed to the regular WBA champion.
On August 27, he should have to earn his first title defense against the 28 -year-old American Robert Guerrero ( 29-1-1 ), but had this fight due to a shoulder injury to former two-time IBF world champion in the lightweight and former IBF world champion be canceled in the super featherweight division.
On September 23, 2011, he defended the title against hard-hitting Russians instead, Peter Petrov, winning by TKO in the fourth round. On February 25, 2012, he boxed in St. Louis against Devon Alexander and lost on points. His WBA title was not on the game as the fight took place in the welterweight division.
He then moved to welterweight and put it all on his world title down. On September 15, 2012, he defeated the Mexicans Jesús Soto Karass early in the eighth round, and thus became an International Master of the WBA. On 8 June 2013, also won early against Josesito López ( 30-5 ).
On December 14, 2013, he defeated the WBA champion Adrien Broner ( 27-0 ) by unanimous decision and had his opponent twice on the ground.