Fans on social media are criticizing the selection of the Edgar Berlanga vs. Hamzah Sheeraz fight as the headliner for the Ring Magazine event on July 12th in New York City.
The July 12th New York City card has the following fights: Edgar Berlanga vs. Hamzah Sheeraz, Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda, Aberto Puello vs.
Puerto Rican puncher Subriel Matias got back to his habit of scoring a KO win last night in his homeland. A former IBF champ at 140 pounds, 32 year old Matias lost his belt to Liam Paro back in June of last year, the fight proving a disappointment for the Puerto Rican fans, with Matias’s fearsome power failing to show up.
Former IBF light welterweight champion Subriel Matias weighed in at 139.8 lbs, and his opponent, Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela, also weighed in at 139.8 lbs at Friday’s weigh-in for their 12-round headliner, live on DAZN on Saturday, March 1st, at the Coliseo Tomas Dones in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
The broadcast will begin at 7pm ET / 12am GMT (Sunday) with the ringwalks for Matias vs Valenzuela scheduled for 9pm ET / 2am GMT (Sunday) live on DAZN.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he’s reluctant to put the March 15th fight between WBO light welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez and former IBF champ Subriel Matias on PPV due to piracy issues.
Teofimo Lopez is finalizing a deal to defend his WBO light welterweight title against former IBF champ Subriel Matias on March 15th.
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.
Promoter Eddie Hearn hopes to get a big name for Liam Paro’s first defense of his newly won IBF light welterweight title after dethroning champion Subriel Matias last Saturday night in Puerto Rico.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearns has a new IBF light welterweight champion, Liam Paro, whom he’s eager to match against WBC champ Devin Haney in an Australian unification fight at 140.