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The rematch between former world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga faced obstacles before the two fighters could even enter the ring. It faced a legal challenge from Mayorga’s longtime promoter Don King who sought an injunction to prevent the fight for taking place. The fight also faced competition in the form of the Leo Santa Cruz-Abner Mares bout, which took place on the same night, at the same time, and at a nearby venue from where Mosley and Mayorga were to do battle. Mosley and Mayorga however, would overcome the objection of King in the week leading up to the fight so the bout could take place as scheduled on Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. The first fight between the two in September 2008 was a highly competitive bout from start to finish. Mosley was victorious in that fight stopping Mayorga in dramatic fashion with just one second remaining in the fight. In the near seven years since that battle however, an argument could be made that both fi...

Former world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga officially weighed in for their rematch on Friday at Venice Beach in California.   The official weigh-in results are as follows. Main Event: Super-Middleweights – 12 Rds. Shane Mosley (47-9-1, with 39 Knockouts) – 159lbs.   vs.      Ricardo Mayorga (31-8-1, with 25 Knockouts) – 165lbs. * (*Mayorga was seven pounds over the original contracted weight of 158lbs. According to several media outlets including Fightnews.com Mayorga will forfeit   a $50,000 bonus he would have received for making the agreed contracted weight. It was questionable as to whether Mayorga, who weighed in at 173lbs. for his last fight against Andrik Saralegui last December and 172lbs for his bout with Allen Medina in September of last year would have been able to make the 158lb. contracted catch-weight since he has not fought below 160lbs.  since his fight with Miguel Cotto in March 2011.)  Th...

When former world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga entered the ring to do battle in September 2008 both fighters were looking to position themselves for a potential world title shot in either the Welterweight or Jr. Middleweight division. In what was a competitive and close fight from start to finish both fighters were able to have periods of effectiveness. It was Mosley however, who was able to score a dramatic knockout in the final second of the final round to win the fight. Mosley would go on to defeat Antonio Margarito for the WBA Welterweight world championship in January 2009. Mosley’s victories over Mayorga and Margarito solidified his status as a future Hall of Famer in the sport. Following his victory over Margarito however, Mosley would begin to see what some may argue was a gradual decline in his career. Mosley would go on to lose to the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Saul Alvarez, and Manny Pacquiao. In between those fights Mosley earned a draw against ...

It has been announced that the rematch between former world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday at the Forum in Inglewood, CA will take place as scheduled.   The announcement comes following an attempt to stop the fight from taking place by longtime Mayorga promoter Don King who sought an injunction. King claimed to have Mayorga under an exclusive promotional contract and could prevent him from fighting under a different promotional banner.    A court ruling on Tuesday in Miami, FL however, allowed the fight to go on stating that any future efforts of promoting Mayorga by King would not be negatively impacted by the scheduled rematch with Mosley.   Mosley, who is also promoting the card had stated in an interview with Fox Sports that the card would go on with or without Mayorga.   Mosley claimed to have a substitute opponent in place if Mayorga was pulled from the fight.   Mosley-Mayorga...