By Jake Donovan - Some divisions are just meant for everlasting glory. Others are forced to wait out the lulls before new talent is cycled in.
This weekend’s pay-per-view headliner won’t exactly cement a legacy or confirm superstardom, but at least provides the chance for Wilfredo Vazquez Jr to audition for the role of the next leader of a suddenly bone-dry super bantamweight division.
The second-generation prize fighter from Bayamon, Puerto Rico makes the first defense of his alphabet title on Saturday when he faces unbeaten challenger Zsolt Bedak, a former member of the Hungarian boxing squad in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
It won’t be carried by a major network, and isn’t even the lone independent pay-per-view telecast of the day. But the bout comes at a time when people have once again begun talking about the potential rebirth of the division, one that has become rich in crowd pleasing fights. [Click Here To Read More]
This weekend’s pay-per-view headliner won’t exactly cement a legacy or confirm superstardom, but at least provides the chance for Wilfredo Vazquez Jr to audition for the role of the next leader of a suddenly bone-dry super bantamweight division.
The second-generation prize fighter from Bayamon, Puerto Rico makes the first defense of his alphabet title on Saturday when he faces unbeaten challenger Zsolt Bedak, a former member of the Hungarian boxing squad in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
It won’t be carried by a major network, and isn’t even the lone independent pay-per-view telecast of the day. But the bout comes at a time when people have once again begun talking about the potential rebirth of the division, one that has become rich in crowd pleasing fights. [Click Here To Read More]
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