by Cliff Rold - It will be fun while it lasts.
Any fight can go the distance. Some fights just look less likely than others. This is one of them. Coming in roughly two pound lighter than he did for a failed title challenge earlier this year, former Flyweight titlist Luis Concepcion may be approaching this as the last big chance he has.
He might be right.
While this is only sort of a title fight this weekend (David Sanchez is the interim WBA beltholder at 115 lbs.), the significance is clear. Win and Concepcion is in the title picture at a second weight class. The big hitting Panamanian must win.
So must Sanchez. The exciting young Mexican is starting to look like a player at a reloading Jr. Bantamweight class. Meandering along since Vic Darchinyan moved up to Bantamweight to end one of the division’s best eras, 115 lbs. is on the upswing.
The presence of ingénue Naoya Inoue, the undefeated Cuadras, and the solid (if forgettable in his last outing) McJoe Arroyo make this a class with possibilities. Win and Sanchez becomes a bigger factor in that potential. [Click Here To Read More]
Any fight can go the distance. Some fights just look less likely than others. This is one of them. Coming in roughly two pound lighter than he did for a failed title challenge earlier this year, former Flyweight titlist Luis Concepcion may be approaching this as the last big chance he has.
He might be right.
While this is only sort of a title fight this weekend (David Sanchez is the interim WBA beltholder at 115 lbs.), the significance is clear. Win and Concepcion is in the title picture at a second weight class. The big hitting Panamanian must win.
So must Sanchez. The exciting young Mexican is starting to look like a player at a reloading Jr. Bantamweight class. Meandering along since Vic Darchinyan moved up to Bantamweight to end one of the division’s best eras, 115 lbs. is on the upswing.
The presence of ingénue Naoya Inoue, the undefeated Cuadras, and the solid (if forgettable in his last outing) McJoe Arroyo make this a class with possibilities. Win and Sanchez becomes a bigger factor in that potential. [Click Here To Read More]