Boxing: Mayorga 'in rebellion' if he misses next hearing

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Former champion Ricardo Mayorga missed a rape case hearing because he is training for a bout in New York, and a new hearing was set for Oct. 6.

Mayorga was to appear Wednesday for an initial hearing following a complaint by a 22-year-old woman. Judge Martha Lorena Martinez said Thursday if the boxer does not appear at the rescheduled hearing he would be declared "in rebellion" and an arrest warrant would be issued.

Mayorga's mother, Miriam Perez, told the court her son was in the United States training for his Oct. 2 middleweight bout against Felix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden.