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Both IBF bantamweight titleholder Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko weighed in at 117.75 pounds for their anticipated Showtime-televised rematch in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 3.

The majority of those who participated in a Showtime media prediction poll on the Abner Mares-Joseph Agbeko rematch picked the young bantamweight titleholder to edge the veteran in a close fight. Everyone envisions an entertaining scrap.

Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko had their final words for each other and for the media at the final press conference for their anticipated rematch at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 3.

Bantamweights Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko joined other participants of the Dec. 3 card in Anaheim for a media day workout.

Vic Darchinyan wants to get beyond Anselmo Moreno for a shot at the Abner Mares-Joseph Agbeko winner. Darchinyan fights the WBA bantamweight beltholder in the co-feature to Mares-Agbeko II on Saturday.

Abner Mares looked ready for his Dec. 3 rematch with Joseph Agbeko at a recent media workout. The bantamweight titleholder wants to put his doubters and the controversy of the first bout to rest with a strong victory.

RingTV.com takes a comprehensive look at the anticipated Showtime-televised rematch between IBF bantamweight titleholder Abner Mares and former two-time beltholder Joseph Agbeko on Dec. 3 in Anaheim, Calif.

Bantamweight Abner Mares trains for his Dec. 3 IBF-mandated rematch against Joseph Agbeko.

Abner Mares: "The people that really know me that have followed my career since Day One, honestly they can say that I've grown."

Nonito Donaire may just be passing through at 118, plus Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko are both eager to make a statement in their rematch. "I want to knock him out," says Mares.

Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko say they are ready to prove who's the better bantamweight and erase the controversy of their first fight, won by Mares, when they meet again in Anaheim, Calif., on Dec. 3.

The Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito and Abner Mares-Joseph Agbeko rematches occur on the same night, Dec. 3, on different networks. Cotto-Margarito II will be on HBO Pay-Per-View; Mares-Agbeko II wll be on Showtime.

Listen to Ring Radio on RingTV.com right here. This week's guest is newly crowned IBF bantamweight titleholder Abner Mares.

Two-belt titleholder Nonito Donaire wants to defend his crowns against Omar Narvaez, and then pursue either the winner of Abner Mares-Agbeko II or seek challenges in the junior featherweight and featherweight divisions

Abner Mares' manager Frank Espinoza calls the IBF's decision to order an immediate rematch "the right thing" for Abner Mares, Joseph Agbeko and boxing.

Richard Schaefer is targeting Abner Mares-Joseph Agbeko II for Dec. 3 and says that Robert Guerrero's MRI revealed "no broken bones" in his shoulder.

Joseph Agbeko thought about retaliating against Abner Mares for his repeated low blows in his majority-decision loss on Saturday but never considered quitting. "I said, 'No way, I have to continue.'"

The IBF has ordered an immediate rematch between Abner Mares and the man he dethroned, Joseph Agbeko, having determined that referee Russell Mora's failure to call low blows affected the outcome of the fight

Nine out of 10 of those who have voted in the latest RingTV Poll say Joseph Agbeko should receive an immediate rematch with Abner Mares.

THE RING Advisory Panel and editorial board had their work cut out trying to determine how to handle the bantamweight ratings in light of the controversial fight between Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko on Saturday.

Having successfully gained an immediate rematch for Steve Cunningham against Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, Don King has cause for optimism in seeking the same after Abner Mares-Joseph Agbeko

Watch highlights of the Joseph Agbeko-Abner Mares post-fight press conference. Hear what Mares, Agbeko and representatives of Golden Boy had to say about a rematch to the controversial bout.

RingTV.com Co-Editor Doug Fischer gives his take on Abner Mares' controversial victory over Joseph Agbeko on Saturday in Las Vegas, which was marred by repeated low blows by the winner.