Power-punching Subriel Matias showed why he’s become one of boxing’s most vaunted knockout artists as he stopped the previously unbeaten Jeremias Ponce after five rounds to win the vacant IBF 140-pound World Championship Saturday night live on SHOWTIME from The Armory in Minneapolis headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Jeremias Ponce (30-1, 20 KOs) says he felt he could have continued on Saturday night in his fifth round stoppage loss to Subriel Matias (19-1, 19 KOs) in their battle for the vacant IBF light welterweight title at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In an impressive display of raw punching power, the Gatti-eque Subriel Matias (19-1, 19 KOs) of Puerto Rico, blasted out Argentinian Jeremias Ponce (30-1, 20 KOs) in the fifth round, dropping him hard with a beautiful left to the body to win the vacant IBF 140-lb title on Saturday night in the main event in front of a gleeful crowd at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Subriel Matías (19-1, 19 KOs) proved to be too much for unbeaten Jeremías Ponce (30-1, 20 KOs), stopping him with a flurry of shots in the fifth round to capture the vacant IBF light welterweight crown on Saturday night at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This Saturday night from bitter cold Minnesota, Subriel Matias takes on Jeremias Ponce headlining a tripleheader. The main event should produce enough heat in the ring to warm the audience in attendance.