Subriel Matias says he’ll knock out Liam Paro within the rematch if he will get the chance to battle him once more after dropping his IBF gentle welterweight title in opposition to the Australian final Saturday evening.
If Matias does get an opportunity to battle Paro once more, it is going to be in his dwelling nation of Australia, and he might want to cope with his extreme holding.
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Hearn’s Plan for Matias
Promoter Eddie Hearn says he’ll rebuild Matias with one battle after which look to place him right into a world title battle. He didn’t say in opposition to who, however it’s both Paro if he nonetheless holds the IBF title or WBC champion Devin Haney.
Hearn didn’t sound too optimistic about Matias’s possibilities of preventing Paro once more. He stated Matias wants to maneuver as much as 147, however he’s uncertain.
Matias is in the identical boat as former WBC gentle welterweight champion Regis Prograis, who misplaced his title to Devin Haney final December and hasn’t fought since. Hearn nonetheless hasn’t discovered something for Prograis and the 12 months is half over.
Matias’ Battle with Paro’s Model
Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) had Matias’ quantity of their battle on the Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu in Manati, Puerto Rico. Liam used loads of combos, motion, straight arms, and strategic holding to determine Subriel’s hometown.
The referee docked a degree from Paro, 28, within the seventh spherical for touchdown a blatant rabbit punch, and he most likely ought to have taken further factors for the unlawful stiff arm and holding that the Australian was doing all through the battle.
Even with extra level deductions, Matias (20-2, 20 KOs) wouldn’t win as a result of he couldn’t get his photographs off in opposition to any such fighter.
Some guys would do properly in opposition to Paro along with his in shut preventing; somebody like Ryan Garcia would have a subject day in opposition to that type, however not Matias. He doesn’t know the right way to battle in shut and was letting Paro maintain with out making him pay for this tactic.
“I don’t really feel like I’m in any place to say what I need, but when Eddie Hearn says, ‘You bought to go to Australia and rematch Liam Paro,’ I’ll knockout Liam Paro and do one thing I wasn’t ready to do that night,” stated Subriel Matias on the post-fight press convention when requested if he desires a rematch with Liam Paro after dropping to him final Saturday evening in Puerto Rico.
Hearn’s Confidence in Matias
“Perhaps that’s one battle first after which the championship. However the plan will probably be to rebuild and attempt to change into a two-time champion,” stated Hearn.
