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By Cliff Rold - It would have been hard to ask for more.
After the last few days of examining divisions which fell short in 2008, the page turns (okay, clicks) to a division that exceeded its promise. For much the 2000’s, the Jr. Bantamweights have been hailed as a superior division amongst hardcore followers but the lack of defining fights left out the key ingredient in achieving acclaim. A change began to occur in 2007 and the roof blew off the joint in 2008.
If there was a better weight division this year…forget the rest of the question. There wasn’t one. Through eleven months, with a lull in this December cold, more top ten clashes occurred at 115 than in any other weight class along with some of the year’s best stories. Fans saw the end of two unheralded careers and career best performances on the same night twice (Alexander Munoz defeating Katsushige Kawashima and Fernando Montiel stopping Martin Castillo), the second and third unifications in the division’s history, a few epic battles, and career redemption of the highest order. The last of these leads to the… [details]
After the last few days of examining divisions which fell short in 2008, the page turns (okay, clicks) to a division that exceeded its promise. For much the 2000’s, the Jr. Bantamweights have been hailed as a superior division amongst hardcore followers but the lack of defining fights left out the key ingredient in achieving acclaim. A change began to occur in 2007 and the roof blew off the joint in 2008.
If there was a better weight division this year…forget the rest of the question. There wasn’t one. Through eleven months, with a lull in this December cold, more top ten clashes occurred at 115 than in any other weight class along with some of the year’s best stories. Fans saw the end of two unheralded careers and career best performances on the same night twice (Alexander Munoz defeating Katsushige Kawashima and Fernando Montiel stopping Martin Castillo), the second and third unifications in the division’s history, a few epic battles, and career redemption of the highest order. The last of these leads to the… [details]
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