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Subriel Matias vs Liam Paro – huge fight preview and predictions

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Matias and Paro face-to-face at Thursday

Subriel Matias defends his IBF super lightweight world title against Liam Paro on Saturday in Puerto Rico.  Photo: Melina Pizano/Matchroom
Subriel Matias defends his IBF super lightweight world title against Liam Paro on Saturday in Puerto Rico. Photo: Melina Pizano/Matchroom

This Saturday at Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati, Puerto Rico, the fight will be Matchroom, with headliner Subriel Matias defending his IBF super lightweight title for the second time against Australian Liam Paro.

DAZN telecast Matias vs Paro match live worldwide.

Matias (20-1, 20 KO) heard the final bell only once in his professional career and it was his only defeat in February 2020.

On this occasion, a seventh-round knockout in favor of Petros Ananyan proved crucial as the Russian won a ten-round decision by one point on two scorecards.

The 32-year-old gained revenge for that defeat by forcing Ananyan to withdraw after nine rounds in January 2022, allowing him to win the world title just over a year later.

Matias and Paro face to face at Thursday's press conference.  Photo: Melina Pizano/Matchroom
Matias and Paro face to face at Thursday’s press conference. Photo: Melina Pizano/Matchroom

Matias forced Jeremias Ponce to retire after five rounds, and last November he defended his title with another retirement victory, this time Shohjahon Ergashev wilted after six rounds.

It was the fifth consecutive victory for the retired Puerto Rican. Now he meets Paro from Brisbane (24-0, 15 KO), who scored an impressive victory last time.

The 28-year-old southpaw met Montana Love in December 2023 and started as the underdog, but dropped the American twice en route to a sixth-round knockout victory.

Iron comes face to face with James

Angel Fierro (22-1-2, 17 KO) defends the WBO NABO lightweight title on the undercard for the fifth time and has a chance to win in the fight against Alfredo Santiago (14-2, 6 KO), a Dominican who has lost the last two four, but that includes a points loss in 2019 to Devin Haney for the WBC world title.

Fierro face to face with Santiago Photo credit: Melina Pizano/Matchroom
Fierro face to face with Santiago Photo credit: Melina Pizano/Matchroom
Figueroa fights Sandoval

In the remaining ten rounds, prospect Yankiel Rivera Figueroa (5-0, 2 KO) can add the vacant WBO Intercontinental Americas medal to his WBC Intercontinental flyweight belt by defeating Victor Efrain Sandoval (37-4, 23 KO).

Undercard remaining

Welterweight prospect Stephanie Pineiro Aquino (6-0, 2 KO) should easily win on points against Diana Tapia Castro (7-1, 2 KO), and in the bantamweight division Jeyvier Cintron (11-1, 5 KO) may bounce back from his defeat in the fight for the WBO flyweight title in Japan last time after stopping Carlos Mujica (8-5, 2 KO).

The last ten rounds of the fight will take place in the super bantamweight division, and Kevin Gonzalez (26-1-1, 13 KO) can secure points against Kenny Demecillo (17-7-2, 10 KO).

In the only six-round fight of the undefeated Puerto Rican in the super lightweight category, William A. Ortiz-Rivera (5-0, 4 KO) may need to go the distance to defeat his compatriot Carlos Mitzael Jiminez Vazquez (6-2, 3 KO).

There is also one four-round fight in which Nelson Buxo Lozada (2-0, 2 KO) can defeat Alex Pallette (1-0, 1 KO) in a featherweight fight.

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Jake Paul’s body language speaks volumes when he comes face to face with Conor McGregor

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Jake Paul seemed noticeably disinterested as he and his older brother Logan were on the same bus as their fierce rival, former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor.

The three were connected on Monday before Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington. The 78-year-old is scheduled to be sworn in today as the 47th president of the United States, eight years after he first took the oath of office.

Due to the presence of many stars at this historic event, emotions are still growing. However, fans were stunned when McGregor was seen posing next to the Paul brothers and riding in the same vehicle. Both Jake and his older brother Logan were accompanied to the ceremony by their mother, Pam Stepnick.

In a post sent to X – formerly known as Twitter – ‘The Problem Child’ shocked the combat sports community after posting a photo of the Irishman sitting behind him and his brother. Jake captioned the photo: “Inauguration going great.” One user responded to the snapshot: “I never thought I’d see a photo like this, with all the beef over the years,” while another wrote: “I can’t believe what I’m seeing.”

Despite the ongoing feud between brothers Paul and McGregor, it seems like “The Problem Child” wasn’t too concerned about being in the same distance as the UFC legend.

The photo surfaced shortly after Jake decided to take a swipe at McGregor online and posted: “Now it all makes sense why Conor Mcgregor and his management team were desperately trying to get MVP to negotiate a fight between us. As we’ve told them privately and now I’m saying it publicly… the only way we’re willing to compare me to Conor in a professional boxing/MMA fight is if Dana White/UFC are directly at the table or make it clear that everything ok with the discussions. Conor needs Logan if he wants.

Despite Paul’s choice of words, it seems the Irishman is more focused on his older brother Logan. Last month, it was reported that McGregor was negotiating to fight Paul’s older sibling. On the way to I have made preliminary arrangements with the Ambani family to face Logan Paul at a boxing event in India. I have agreed, and then I will try to return to the octagon.”

Even though “The Maverick” recently joined WWE, the tempting offer of going toe-to-toe with McGregor might just lure him back to the boxing ring. The 29-year-old directly approached Ari Emanuel, the head of Endeavor, owner of the UFC and WWE, for a chance to face “The Notorious”. In a video uploaded to YouTube, “The Maverick” and Emanuel can be seen warmly hugging and shaking hands before saying, “Ari, I need one favor from you,” to which the Endeavor boss replied, “Yes.” Paul made the following request: “I want you to give me the green featherlight to fight Conor.” There was a shared laugh and they both said “seriously.”

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“Anthony Joshua is finished and I would love to withdraw him,” says his rival

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Whyte wants to run it back with Joshua Photo Credit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing

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Anthony Taylor collapsed minutes after Darren Till KO and viewers were left terrified

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There were disturbing scenes during the last Misfits Boxing gala in Manchester on Saturday evening when Anthony Taylor collapsed after being stopped by fellow MMA fighter Darren Till.

The American took up the fight shortly after Tommy Fury withdrew, but he was no match for Till, who dominated from the very beginning.

In his first boxing fight, the Liverpudlian looked outstanding from the bell, displaying impressive hand speed and having no trouble countering Taylor’s aggressive approach.

Threatening to KO from the start, Till secured a stoppage in the sixth round.

But what happened next shocked those who watched the event. Taylor, who entered the fight with a 7-4 boxing record, broke down in post-fight interviews. He was later taken away from the Co-Op Arena in a wheelchair.

Many assumed that Taylor was then taken to the hospital for tests. However, according to Ariel Helwani, after being given oxygen and found to be stable, he was allowed to return to his accommodation.

Misfits co-founder Mams Taylor later confirmed that Taylor had regained consciousness. He also said Taylor did not need a hospital visit because he was “conscious and well” when he entered the locker room.

He later posted a video on social media in which he spoke clearly and promised to bounce back from the shocking defeat. “It’s OK, I took the L (loss) like a motherfucker,” he said.

“I’ll be back. I’m fine. Thank you all for your love and support, thank you to everyone who makes fun of me too. I don’t give a damn. I deserve it. But at the end of the day, I’ll fucking come back.”

“Pretty Boy,” who has a professional MMA record of 7-5 but has not fought since August 2019, also took aim at Fury. WX wrote, “Now we know why Tommy Fury backed out,” along with two laughing emojis.

The Misfits Boxing 20 main event was only organized after the Manchester fighter withdrew. The younger brother of former heavyweight champion Tyson stated that he was not content with Till’s claim that he would resort to “MMA tactics” if he lost the fight.

Do later denied that he wasn’t stern when giving the warning, saying it was simply a marketing tactic. It wasn’t until December 29 that it was confirmed that Taylor had stepped in as a replacement.

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