Apparently it's back on. GBP have successfully petitioned the WBC to put up their Diamond belt for this fight. ------------------------------------------------------------- This content is protected According to former three division champion Erik "El Terrible" Morales, he received a call from Golden Boy Promotions who advised him that a deal was reached with WBO/WBA lighte champion Juan Manuel Marquez, and their fight would move forward on April 9 in Las Vegas with HBO involved. Morales said "some outstanding issues" with Marquez were fixed. "The fight will move forward," said Morales. Morales plans to start training in the mountains of Temoaya. WBC President Jose Sulaiman has confirmed that his organization approved Golden Boy's request to have Marquez and Morales battle for the lightweight version of the "diamond belt," which is valued at $50,000. "The only diamond belt is owned by world champion Manny Pacquiao. He won the only diamond belt that exists in the market," said Sulaiman. "The fight between Morales and Marquez would be the third fight for the title. It was previously at stake before but the fight ended in a draw [referring to the fight between Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal on Dec. 19]."
