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Even without the news of “THE fight” finally happening, the strawweight title fight between Hekkie Budler and Jesus Silvestre was always destined to get lost in the shuffle. Elsewhere in Europe, reigning super middleweight titlist Arthur Abraham and Paul Smith engage in a sequel to their memorable clash last fall.
More germane to this fight, the story of the night will be the evening’s main event at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Boxing’s fastest rising star, Gennady Golovkin puts his unbeaten record, 18-fight knockout streak and middleweight title on the line versus Martin Murray, in a bout that will air in over 100 countries, including in the U.S. live on HBO.
Budler-Silvestre is just enough outside of the scope to be off the radar, in that regard. Still, it’s a fate to which strawweights have become resigned, thus only serving as that much more of a motivating factor. Case in point, two of the past four Fight of the Year selections have taken place at this weight, including last year’s insane war between Francisco Rodriguez and Katsunari Takayama.
One day, the networks will catch on. Until then, top strawweights like Budler (27-1, 9KOs) will have to continue to find a way to punch a hole through the wall. [Click Here To Read More]
More germane to this fight, the story of the night will be the evening’s main event at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Boxing’s fastest rising star, Gennady Golovkin puts his unbeaten record, 18-fight knockout streak and middleweight title on the line versus Martin Murray, in a bout that will air in over 100 countries, including in the U.S. live on HBO.
Budler-Silvestre is just enough outside of the scope to be off the radar, in that regard. Still, it’s a fate to which strawweights have become resigned, thus only serving as that much more of a motivating factor. Case in point, two of the past four Fight of the Year selections have taken place at this weight, including last year’s insane war between Francisco Rodriguez and Katsunari Takayama.
One day, the networks will catch on. Until then, top strawweights like Budler (27-1, 9KOs) will have to continue to find a way to punch a hole through the wall. [Click Here To Read More]
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