Matías vs. Valenzuela: IBF title eliminator, Hitchins shot on the line this Saturday in Dazn

The former Welter Welter champion of the IBF Light Subriel Matías (21-2, 2 kos) battles #4 classified Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela (30-3, 17 kos) in a eliminating headline for that belt in the main event of 12 rounds this Saturday, March 1, at the Tomas Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico Coliseo. The event will be shown live in Dazn at 7:00 pm et.

Way to Hitchins

The winner of Saturday’s fight between Matias #3, Matias and Valenzuela, will be the mandatory for the 140 -pound champion of FIA Richardson Hitchins. However, it is not clear how soon they can challenge him for their credit, since their promoter, Eddie Hearn, is interested in matching him against Teofimo López or George Kambosos Jr.

Matias, 32, is fighting for the second time since he lost his FIB Belt against Liam unemployed in a unanimous defeat of 12 rounds on June 15. That fight showed that Matias has to get into the mud with fighters that use roughness tactics, such as pushing, rabbit and wrestling blows, as we saw in this fight.

Subriel playing well turned out that he lost his IBF belt on unemployment in a fight that he could have won if he had used the same tricks. He kept looking at the referee to enforce the rules, but it wasn’t happening. It was a good lesson for Matias.

Underground fights:

– Alfredo Santiago vs. Javier Fortuna
– Nestor Bravo vs. Nasela incoming
– Pryce Taylor vs. Trevor Katara

In the combination of chests, the Light Welter weight Alfredo Santiago (16-2, 7 kos) faces the former super pen champion of the AMB Javier Fortuna (39-5-1, 28 kos) in a 10 round fight. Fortuna, 35, is a well -known veteran, who has had an ascending career since he lost his Amb belt in 2016. He has suffered losses since then to Robert Easter Jr, Joseph Díaz, Ryan García and Robbie Davies Jr. Fortuna lacks power and size to fight 147 at his age. He is just the opponent on side B for this fight.

“I am happy to be part of this title elimination fight. When I lost the title, I didn’t say any excuse, ”said Subriel Matias about his loss against Liam unemployment. “I promised myself that I would recover the title and bring it back to my hometown. I respect my opponent, but I understand the great rivalry between Puerto Rico and Mexico.

“People have seen me fall and get up again. If you have followed my life, you would know that being a fighter was not in the stars for me. I thought I would be dead or in jail for a long time. I had the opportunity to make my errors into rights. “

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– Dazn boxing (@daznboxing) February 28, 2025