Slow week for title fights but next week will be huge. The calm before the storm. Barring anymore cancellations, there are 7 on tap next week. Here’s the lone title fight this weekend.
July 4 (Saturday) - Vienne, France
Panama’s Anselmo Moreno [25(8)-1(0)-1] vs. Iran’s Mahyar Monshipour [31(21)-3(2)-2]
Moreno‘s WBA Bantamweight (118 lbs.) title
Moreno will be defending his title for the 4th time after dethroning Wladimir Sidorenko last year. His last defense was a rematch against Sidorenko and pulled off a split decision win in Sidorenko’s home base of Germany. I always thought that a split decision win as a visitor is like a unanimous decision win in a neutral venue. That proves that Moreno can win anywhere. Monshipour is a French citizen born in Tehran. He is not a familiar name to casual boxing fans but hardcore fans cannot forget his war against Somsak Sithchatchawal in 2006 which ended up getting the consensus 2006 fight of the year. The tenth round was the round of the year. I remember my arms and face hurting just by watching that fight. Ironically, Monshipour lost his WBA super bantamweight title in that fight after ruling for almost 3 years and successfully defending it 5 times. He retired after that bout but came back last December with a firm objective of winning another world title in a different division. That explains the move to 118 lbs. from 122. He is 3(2)-0 since the comeback. He declared that he will retire for good if he does not win Moreno’s belt. It’s tough to bet against him specially if his work rate is the same as before. I’ll most likely root for him but with his age and Moreno’s abilities, smart money still goes to the Panamian. Prediction: Tough call but I still believe it’ll be Moreno only by decision because he doesn’t have knockout power. This is one prediction I don’t mind being wrong.
July 4 (Saturday) - Vienne, France
Panama’s Anselmo Moreno [25(8)-1(0)-1] vs. Iran’s Mahyar Monshipour [31(21)-3(2)-2]
Moreno‘s WBA Bantamweight (118 lbs.) title
Moreno will be defending his title for the 4th time after dethroning Wladimir Sidorenko last year. His last defense was a rematch against Sidorenko and pulled off a split decision win in Sidorenko’s home base of Germany. I always thought that a split decision win as a visitor is like a unanimous decision win in a neutral venue. That proves that Moreno can win anywhere. Monshipour is a French citizen born in Tehran. He is not a familiar name to casual boxing fans but hardcore fans cannot forget his war against Somsak Sithchatchawal in 2006 which ended up getting the consensus 2006 fight of the year. The tenth round was the round of the year. I remember my arms and face hurting just by watching that fight. Ironically, Monshipour lost his WBA super bantamweight title in that fight after ruling for almost 3 years and successfully defending it 5 times. He retired after that bout but came back last December with a firm objective of winning another world title in a different division. That explains the move to 118 lbs. from 122. He is 3(2)-0 since the comeback. He declared that he will retire for good if he does not win Moreno’s belt. It’s tough to bet against him specially if his work rate is the same as before. I’ll most likely root for him but with his age and Moreno’s abilities, smart money still goes to the Panamian. Prediction: Tough call but I still believe it’ll be Moreno only by decision because he doesn’t have knockout power. This is one prediction I don’t mind being wrong.
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