It's amazing to think that of all the countries in the world Argentina is one of the dominant forces in world boxing. The country is current tied in 4th place for most amount of "champions" (they have 5 titles, the same as Germany and UK). The current champions are:
Sergio Martinez (Ring Middleweight)
Marcos Maidana (WBA "interim" Light Welterweight)
Jonathan Barros (WBA Featherweight)
Omar Andres Narvaez (WBO Super Flyweight)
Juan Carlos Reveco (WBA "interim" Flyweight)
Last night Reveco added his name to this list by defeating Jean Piero Perez with a vicious body shot (the write up of the fight can be read here) and tonight we will see Narvaez facing off against the pretty unknown William Urina. In all honesty a loss for Narvaez is almost unthinkable (he's a huge 1/33 favourite) though it's the 3rd fight for Narvaez this year showing that the veteran is staying active and keeping the ring rust off.
The future is a good one though at the moment Argentina seem to be one of the rising forces in the sport ob Boxing.
Showing posts with label World champions. Show all posts
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Saturday, 11 June 2011
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Brotherly love
Last weekend we saw Jorge Arce become the first man from Mexico to win “world titles” in 4 separate weight divisions when he upset the odds and stopped Wilfredo Vazquez Jr in the 12th round of a pulsating bout. This coming could see the Arce family celebrating once again as Jorge's younger brother Francisco Arce attempts to gain the interim WBA Bantamweight title from Hugo Ruiz. Could this month really be the month for the Arce family?
Jorge was a heavy betting outsider, in fact you could back him as highly as 9/1 whilst Vazquez had gotten as low as 1/12. The fight was one of the best fights of 2011 as the offensive minded Arce just refused to give up, he had looked tired in a number of rounds then mounted a surge in the final 2 rounds to grind down the younger and bigger champion.
Like Jorge, Francisco is going in to the bout as the under-dog (although no betting lines seem to be available), he's fighting a man who is 27-1 (25) and younger than himself as well as being bigger than himself. Francisco has never won a world title before and has always been in the shadows of his older brother, now is his time to shine and stand, for a little while, on a similar footing.
Jorge's place in Mexican boxing history is secured, he'll almost certainly be in the Hall of Fame despite not being the most talented fighter in recent years. Francisco will want to try and win and help forge his own legacy, the big question is can the Arce's join the Klitschko's (Vitali and Wladimir) and the Garcia twins (Raul and Ramon) in holding world titles at the same time as each other? Also can anyone remember a time when so many brothers held titles? It's not a new thing of course, we've seen the Galaxy twins, the Marquez brothers and numerous others do it, but 3 at once? That can't have been a common thing.
Jorge was a heavy betting outsider, in fact you could back him as highly as 9/1 whilst Vazquez had gotten as low as 1/12. The fight was one of the best fights of 2011 as the offensive minded Arce just refused to give up, he had looked tired in a number of rounds then mounted a surge in the final 2 rounds to grind down the younger and bigger champion.
Like Jorge, Francisco is going in to the bout as the under-dog (although no betting lines seem to be available), he's fighting a man who is 27-1 (25) and younger than himself as well as being bigger than himself. Francisco has never won a world title before and has always been in the shadows of his older brother, now is his time to shine and stand, for a little while, on a similar footing.
Jorge's place in Mexican boxing history is secured, he'll almost certainly be in the Hall of Fame despite not being the most talented fighter in recent years. Francisco will want to try and win and help forge his own legacy, the big question is can the Arce's join the Klitschko's (Vitali and Wladimir) and the Garcia twins (Raul and Ramon) in holding world titles at the same time as each other? Also can anyone remember a time when so many brothers held titles? It's not a new thing of course, we've seen the Galaxy twins, the Marquez brothers and numerous others do it, but 3 at once? That can't have been a common thing.
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