| The most awaited bout for the welterweight title | | | | an important weekend for boxing, but even more so |
| involving Floyd Mayweather Jr. And Juan Manuel | | | | for all of the Mexican and Mexican-American people I |
| Marquez has been officially rescheduled on the third | | | | will be fighting for who will have a great reason to |
| Sunday of September this year, September 20 after | | | | celebrate my win over Mayweather, which will be for |
| the 17-Month retirement of Floyd Mayweather he is | | | | all of the people and for the entire country of Mexico |
| coming back to defend his title. Floyd has also | | | | that night. I am sure of victory and si se puede- yes |
| suffered a rib injury while on training. The | | | | we can and yes we will!” |
| Mayweather v. Marquez fight was originally scheduled | | | | Ticket sales purportedly had been protracted on |
| July 18. The Mayweather v. Marquez bout will be held | | | | behalf of the pay-per-view event, but they ought to |
| at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be telecasted | | | | cause a major boost for the reason that of the |
| live on HBO pay-per-view. The former | | | | rescheduled match. This will be a worthy test of |
| pound-for-pound king, who was lined up to struggle | | | | Mayweather’s marketability. As we all know he |
| Marquez this month issued a statement Friday said | | | | has gone for retirement during his reign in the field of |
| he's been cleared by doctors following a rib injury and | | | | Boxing. Since he hung up the gloves, there came a lot |
| the fight will surely be on Sept. 20. | | | | of gigantic boxing stars and amongst them is Manny |
| "I am relieved to be cleared to fight as I was already | | | | Pacquiao. "This regard fight did tremendously well on |
| looking forward to getting back in the ring," said | | | | ticket sales. Several cost categories sold banned," |
| Mayweather. "Trust me, September 19 is a great | | | | Golden Boy first in command Richard Schaefer told |
| weekend for boxing, and all of my fans, of which | | | | the Associated Press. . "This particular fight did |
| there are many Mexicans too, can certainly hold on | | | | extremely well on ticket sales. Several price |
| to their hats and sombreros when I get back in to | | | | categories sold out," Golden Boy CEO Richard |
| the ring and show them what they have been | | | | Schaefer told the Associated Press. "When the fight |
| missing these past 18 months. I will destroy Marquez | | | | was announced to be postponed, we were over $5.6 |
| and reclaim my rightful place as boxing's | | | | million in ticket sales and it was shaping up to be one |
| pound-for-pound king all in one night. Don't miss it." | | | | of the largest non-heavyweight fights in the history |
| | | | of Las Vegas, not involving Oscar. We were ahead |
| Marquez, who has additionally agreed to fight on the | | | | of what Pacquiao vs. Hatton did with the same |
| new schedule, is excited on appearing yet again on | | | | amount of time to promote." |
| the tradition of El Grito de independence. “I am | | | | Boxing fans are all excited and their opinions might |
| happy that Mayweather has been cleared to fight | | | | vary on who's really boxing's No. 1 pound-for-pound |
| and we can get down to business on September | | | | champion. Mayweather or Pacquiao? |
| 19,” said Marquez. “This weekend is not just | | | | |