March 21st-A quiet day with notable low tier action in Mexico and Germany

3/21/2015

This coming weekend isn't a big one but there is a number of interesting bouts scheduled for it, despite none of the being ground breaking contests.

Of the bouts in question 3 take place in Mexico on the same show from Chiapas.

The main event here will see Emanuel Lopez (17-4-1, 6) battle against Carlos Padilla (15-1-1, 9) in a cynical match up for the WBA “interim” Super Featherweight title. The match up is appalling for a “title” bout but could be an interesting fight. Lopez is the slightly better known fighter having managed to record a draw with Cristobal Cruz a year ago though other than that he has little on his record. Padilla on the other hand is completely unknown, having only faced one fighter of any real significance.

Another frivolous WBA “interim” title bout will see the unbeaten Joselyn Arroyo Ruiz (17-0, 7) battle against Maribel Ramirez (9-7-2, 3) for the WBA interim female Flyweight title. This looks like a mismatch and Ramirez has gone 1-4-1 in her last 6, including a 4th round KO loss to Naoko Fujioka a couple of years ago. We know the WBA like their sanctioning fees but they really are devaluing their own titles with bouts like this.

Thankfully there is some common sense in place on this show with a brilliant match up between Nicaraguan visitor Carlos Buitrago (27-1-1-1, 16) and Mexico's very own Mario Rodriguez (19-9-4, 12). We like Buitrago, a lot, and he was unfortunate in both of his set backs, including a loss to Knockout CP Freshmart, and he should have enough to over-come the tough but limited Rodriguez. For those who recognise Rodriguez's name he is a former IBF Minimumweight champion who was beaten by Katsunari Takayama a couple of years ago. Coming into this bout Rodriguez is 4-3 in his last 7 and we'd not be shocked to see him drop another bout here.

On paper the most significant bout of the day is actually in Europe where another WBA title will be up for grabs as WBA "regular" Light Heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer (45-2, 33) defends his secondary title against Robin Krasniqi (43-3, 16). On paper this looks a good bout between honest professionals with a lot of experience. The reality however is that Krasniqi is a very limited challenger and Braehmer has seen much better days. That's not to say it's a bad bout but it's, once again, not a “world class” bout, despite what the WBA may be suggesting.

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Bermudez claims Super Flyweight title, Mario Rodriguez widely beaten

1/5/2014

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This past Saturday may not have seen any fights in Asia though it did see some results that may have interested a number of Asian fans and fighters.

The most notable bout of the day was in Buenos Aires, Argentina where Daniela Romina Bermudez (16-2-2, 5) claimed the WBO female Super Flyweight title. Bermudez stopped Peruvian opponent Linda Laura Lecca (8-2-1-3, 3) to claim the title and possibly paint a target on her back for a number of Japanese fighters.

Whilst we'd expect Bermudez to do all she can to avoid the fearsome Naoko Fujioka, the WBC champion, bouts with any of Naoko Yamaguchi, Tomoko Kawanishi or Aniya Seki would be intriguing bouts. Unfortunately we don't imagine any of those bouts to happen, despite the fact that Yamaguchi was, at one point, scheduled to fight Bermudez in 2013, as seen in the poster opposite.

Whilst the fight in Argentina was a world title fight, despite possible views on female boxing, a card in Mexico had an equally important contest on it. This bout, in Jalisco, saw Ganigan Lopez (24-5, 15), a former victim of Denver Cuello's, defeating former IBF Minimumweight champion Mario Rodriguez (16-9-4, 11). Rodriguez, who was beaten for his world title by Katsunari Takayama,

In all honesty Lopez dominated the fight and took a very clear decision over his compatriot as he claimed the vacant WBC International Light Flyweight title and opened the door to a world title fight with Adrian Hernandez.

Although this result may seem like one with little connection to Asia it's actually a very important result. With a number of Asian fighters world ranked by the WBC at Light Flyweight this could see their chance for a voluntary title fight pushed backwards. So this could effect the likes of Jonathan Taconing, Shin Ono and Naoya Inoue who are all highly ranked.

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March 21st-A quiet day with notable low tier action in Mexico and Germany

Bermudez claims Super Flyweight title, Mario Rodriguez widely beaten

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