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By Jake Donovan - Anyone obligated to fill column space with boxing related material will be quick to tell you that it's been a tough couple of weeks. It's not uncommon to encounter the summer doldrums at this time of year before picking up steam in September.
What is rare, however, is when the one significant fight available in a particular weekend goes largely ignore by the boxing community.
Such was the case this past weekend, when Mexico's own Hugo Cazares traveled to Puerto Rico for the fifth time in 2 ½ years, shrink-wrapping himself down to 108 lb. one last time for a superfight with undefeated 2000 PR Olympian Ivan Calderon.
At stake for Cazares was his 108 lb. crown and his well-earned title of baddest junior flyweight on the planet. For Calderon, it was all about respect. A mere 5'0" tall and with feathers for fists, critics were sour on the slick southpaw, not convinced that he was a great enough boxer to conquer such size disadvantages. [details]
What is rare, however, is when the one significant fight available in a particular weekend goes largely ignore by the boxing community.
Such was the case this past weekend, when Mexico's own Hugo Cazares traveled to Puerto Rico for the fifth time in 2 ½ years, shrink-wrapping himself down to 108 lb. one last time for a superfight with undefeated 2000 PR Olympian Ivan Calderon.
At stake for Cazares was his 108 lb. crown and his well-earned title of baddest junior flyweight on the planet. For Calderon, it was all about respect. A mere 5'0" tall and with feathers for fists, critics were sour on the slick southpaw, not convinced that he was a great enough boxer to conquer such size disadvantages. [details]
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