SOUTRIEL Matias and Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela both made weight during Friday weighing for their Welter Ibf Light weight eliminator this Saturday, March 1 at the Coliseo Tomas Dones, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The event will be presented live on Dazn.
This is an essential fight for the former IBF champion of 140 LB Matias (21-2, 21 KB) if he wants to have the chance to resume his belt that he lost last year in a terrible performance against Liam Paro on June 15 in Manati, Puerto Rico. Matias could not use his normal brawler style to go to Paro because his movement and pushing.
Paro blueprint
Valenzuela (30-3-1, 17 kos) will surely follow the paro plan by moving and eating on the matias each time it gets closer. He has no other options, however, because he is not a punch large enough to defeat Matias during an exchange of fire. In comparison, it has power, but not at the level of subriel.
Official weights
Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela 139.8 against subriel Matías 139.8
Alfredo Santiago 139.75 against Javier Fortuna 144
It is difficult to know how good Valenzuela is good because he has never beat any notable anyone during his nine -year professional career in Mexico. He lost to William Zepeda earlier in his career, and was also beaten by Love of Montana. Valenzuela has won its last five fights since then, although against the lower level opposition.
The defeat against love occurred three years ago in 2022. Being beaten by this type shows that the level of Valenzuela is working. Regarding talent, he is more a marginal competitor rather than a fighter deserving his classification n ° 4 with the IBF. This is why it is important that Matias wins this fight and seems good.
If Matias wins, he will have to be really good to defeat the IBF champion, Richardson Hitchins, because he will have an important advantage over him. Hitchins can do everything Paro has done, but much cleaner. The slower Matias will have adjustments against Hitchins if it can get it back to drop out.
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Last update on 02/28/2025
