2024-05-08 11:28:14
Canelo vs. Munguia, Inoue vs. Nery and more of this week’s most interesting boxing fights
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On May 5 and 6, 2 high-profile boxing cards will take place in Las Vegas and Tokyo. We present the most interesting fights that are definitely worth watching
1. Mario Barrios vs. Fabian Maidana
Interim welterweight champion Mario Barrios will defend his WBC title against Argentine fighter Fabian Maidana on May 5 at a tournament in Las Vegas. This will be a confrontation between boxers of completely different classes.
The Latino is just making his way to high-profile and star-studded fights. He never fought with representatives of the top five of the rating and beat only middle men like Carlos Cordoba and Ramses Agathona.
But Mario, unlike Fabio, is a high-caliber fighter. He has 3 wins and 2 losses in his last 5 fights. But at the same time, the level of opposition was as stellar as possible.
Barrios lost to Gervonta Davis and Keith Thurman. However, the last victory was also achieved over the famous boxer Yordenis Ugas, who had previously fought with Errol Spence and Manny Pacquiao.
Mario looks like the clear favorite. The question is how seriously he will take this fight and whether he will underestimate his opponent, because 2024 has already presented fans with more than one sensation.
2. Jason Moloney vs. Yoshiki Takei
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WBO bantamweight world champion Jason Moloney will face No. 5 ranked Yoshiki Takei on May 6 in Tokyo. The local fighter had not previously suffered a single defeat in his professional career.
Takei had won all of his previous 8 fights by knockout. He is approaching this fight after a brilliant knockout victory at a home tournament in Japan over Alberto Diaz in the second round.
However, this time, a much more experienced and heavier opponent will stand opposite him. Jason had 29 fights in the professional ring and was a winner in 27 of them.
After losing to Naoya Inoue, the current title holder has won 6 wins in a row. He won the vacant belt last summer. Then Moloney beat Vicente Astrolabio throughout all 12 rounds.
The same thing happened during his title defense against his last opponent Sol Sanchez in January of this year. Perhaps the upcoming fight will be much more difficult for Moloney than the previous two, because Takei is capable of extinguishing the light in the eyes of absolutely any opponent with his powerful blow.
3. Takuma Inoue vs. Sho Ishida
One of the brightest Japanese boxers, Takuma Inoue, will meet at a tournament in Tokyo on May 6 against his compatriot Sho Ishida. Their confrontation will take place within the bantamweight division for the WBA championship belt.
The title currently belongs to Takuma, who is the younger brother of fellow Japanese star boxer Naoya Inoue. However, despite family ties, their styles are very different.
Takuma had 19 fights in the professional ring, winning 18 of them. He is very fast, technical and resilient. But the lack of a delivered knockout blow is a clear problem.
Only in four fights in the professional ring did he finish his opponents. But his opponent Ishida knocked out 50% of his opponents. It will definitely not be an easy walk for the current champion.
Bo ranks first in the WBA bantamweight division rankings and comes into this confrontation on a streak of five fights won in a row. Ishida knocked out his last opponent. And he intends to do the same in the fight with the stellar Takuma Inoue.
4. Naoya Inoue vs. Luis Nery
Naoya Inoue recently repeated the achievement of Terence Crawford, becoming the absolute world champion in two divisions. On May 6, at a tournament in Tokyo, he will have to defend all his titles in the second bantamweight division.
Unsurprisingly, Inoue is considered the big favorite against former WBC world champion Louis Nery. Unlike his opponent, Naoya never lost to anyone in the professional ring.
And he literally ran over all his previous opponents. Particular attention should be paid to the striking power of the Japanese. 23 wins by knockout in 26 fights in the professional ring is a lot.
Not every star heavyweight can boast such a percentage of early wins. His counterpart Louis Nery has 4 wins in his last 5 fights, while the level of opposition was not the highest.
It is difficult to imagine how the Mexican will be able to defeat such a well-rounded boxer as Inoue. Probably only a miracle will help in the fight against the absolute champion Neri.
5. Canelo vs. Jaime Munguia
Another fight for the title of absolute world boxing champion will take place at a tournament in Las Vegas on May 5. This time, within the second middle division, Saul Alvarez and Jaime Munguia will meet in the main event of the evening.
At the moment, all 4 belts belong to Canelo. The Mexican star had 64 fights in the professional ring. Alvarez has 60 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Recently, he lost only to Dmitry Bivol in May 2022 on points, but that was a battle in the light heavyweight division, and not in the usual category for Saul.
After failure in the fight with the Russian, Alvarez won 3 victories in a row over Gennady Golovkin, John Ryder and Jermell Charlo – he defeated all three on points. Many experts criticized Saul for avoiding fights with direct competitors, and now the moment has come to meet one of them.
Jaime Munguia is a 27-year-old Mexican boxer who has not had a single defeat in the professional ring. He ranks first in the second middle division according to the WBO and is approaching the title fight with Canelo on a streak of 43 wins in a row.
In the last fight, Jaime managed to do what Alvarez failed to do – knock out John Ryder. Then the Briton fell to blows from the undefeated Munguia in the ninth round.
But what surprise will Jaime be able to present to his eminent compatriot, who fought with the main boxing stars of the 21st century? For each of them, a head-to-head confrontation will be a real test of strength.
However, when it comes to a fight for the title of absolute world champion, it cannot be any other way.
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