IBF light welterweight champion Subriel Matias defends his belt tonight against ambitious go-getter Liam Paro in the 12-round main event, live on DAZN from the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati, Puerto Rico. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Boxing News 24 will be giving live results and updates below.
Also on the card, flyweight prospect Yankiel Rivera faces Victor Sandoval, and lightweight Angel Fierro takes on Alfredo Santiago.
Matias vs. Paro Event Information
Location: Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati, Puerto Rico
Broadcast: DAZN
Start Time: 7:30 p.m. ET/12:30 A.M. in the UK.
Main Event Ring Walks: Approximately at 10:45 p.m. ET/3:45 A.M in the UK
The knockout artist Matias (20-1, 20 KOs) is a difficult fighter to go the distance with due to his power, high work rate, and pressure on his opponents. He’s lost only one fight during his nine-year professional career, and he avenged that defeat with a knockout.
Fight Action
Subriel Matias vs. Liam Paro
Yankiel Rivera vs. Victor Sandoval
Angel Fierro vs. Alfredo Santiago
Stephanie Pineiro vs. Diana Tapia
William Ortiz vs. Carlos Mitzael
The Australian Paro (24-0, 15 KOs) brings his power to this fight with Matias, and he can’t be counted out. Paro is coming off a sixth-round knockout over former highly hyped Montana Love last December.
That was a fight that Paro opened the eyes of many boxing fans who had never heard of or seen him fight before.
If the Southpaw Paro can do that tonight against Matias, he will put himself in a position for bigger fights, even if it’s not against one of the world champions. Paro could scare away some of the more popular light welterweights with a victory over Matias, but at least he can get some top names in the 140-lb division.
Matias has already created a reputation for being the boogeyman of the light welterweight division, and he’s in a position where, no matter how good he looks, he may continue to be avoided if he looks like 24K gold tonight.
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