In an effort to help those fighters who have been reported missing, FightHype.com is going out of our way to search high and low to find and reintroduce them to the fighting world. If you've seen any of these fighters or have any tips regarding their whereabouts, please contact us immediately at missingfighter@fighthype.com and let us know. Today's featured missing fighter is Ricardo Mayorga.
RICARDO MAYORGA
KNOWN ALIASES: El Matador
LAST SEEN: Being knocked comletely out of boxing in the 12th round against Shane Mosley. Subsequently, Mayorga was moments away from fighting his first mixed martial arts bout against veteran Din Thomas before Don King literally swooped in hours before the event with a court order that put a stop the fight and ultimately killed the pay-per-view.
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: Enjoys writing bad checks and scamming car dealerships.
Mayorga has been a character in and out of the sport of boxing, to say the least. He's made for some good fights and has always been a threat to anybody while he was active, but now, it's hard to say just how much he has left because nobody knows where he is. Mayorga was literally moments away from preceding James Toney as the first boxer to humiliate himself in MMA until Don King saved him from the embarrassment. Honestly, I don't even know why King bothered as Mayorga hasn't fought in two years and it doesn't look like the Hall of Fame promoter has anything lined up for him in the near future.
At 39, it's unlikely Mayorga has anything left to offer to the sport except serving as a divisional doormat for fighters at 154 pounds, which seemed to be the plan before he backed out, on a few days notice, from a sacrificial bout against Alfredo Angulo. Considering his legal troubles, big mouth, and just the inevitability that he'll need the money, I'm sure we'll see him again.
CAREER STATUS: Attached to Life Support!