Marquez vs. Katsidis This fight has been considered to be the best fight of the year. Marquez has slowed to the point that he almost seems to prefer getting into slugfests where he can still use his excellent counter-punching accuracy, while Katsidis has never been one to turn down a blood-drenched war.
Build up
Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has agreed to fight Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on Nov. 27. Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KOs) decisively won a rematch with Juan Diaz on July 31 in his first fight since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their 2009 bout. After failing to interest Manny Pacquiao in a third fight, Marquez agreed to a mandatory title defense against Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KOs), who has revitalized his career with four straight victories following back-to-back losses to Joel Casamayor and Juan Diaz
There was speculation that the fight was going to be postponed because the brother of Katsidis was found dead on October 19, 2010 in his Brisbane, Australia, home. Things are back to planned, and he would indeed challenge Marquez, despite the death of his older brother, Stathi Katsidis.
Televised
* Lightweight bout: Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Australia Michael Katsidis
* Welterweight bout: United States Andre Berto vs Mexico Freddy Hernandez
* Super Featherweight bout: Panama Celestino Caballero vs. United States Jason Litzau
