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By Cliff Rold - In a weekend where the PBC makes its ESPN debut and HBO Latino gives us a solid Jr. Welterweight clash, the best fight of the week on paper goes to a network that has been a source of gems for the last two years.
On tape delay (Saturday, 12 AM EST), BeIn Sports Espanol will broadcast the best Jr. Flyweight title fight since the 2010 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year, Giovani Segura’s first win over Ivan Calderon. On one side of the ring, an underrated two-division Filipino titlist who may soon be heading to his third weight division; on the other, a former unified 105 lb. beltholder who won the 2014 BoxingScene and ESPN Fight of the Year.
Donnie Nietes vs. Francisco Rodriguez Jr.
It looks like a damn good fight.
It also looks like a potential statement fight for the winner.
The ultimate statement will be about where each man falls in the pecking order at 108 lbs. The division, sort of just floating along in recent years, has seen a charge of new life. Mexico’s Pedro Guevara (WBC) and Javier Mendoza (IBF) have emerged as exciting, young battlers that give the division a future. Its leader is still clearly the veteran class of the Jr. Flyweight division. [Click Here To Read More]
On tape delay (Saturday, 12 AM EST), BeIn Sports Espanol will broadcast the best Jr. Flyweight title fight since the 2010 Ring Magazine Fight of the Year, Giovani Segura’s first win over Ivan Calderon. On one side of the ring, an underrated two-division Filipino titlist who may soon be heading to his third weight division; on the other, a former unified 105 lb. beltholder who won the 2014 BoxingScene and ESPN Fight of the Year.
Donnie Nietes vs. Francisco Rodriguez Jr.
It looks like a damn good fight.
It also looks like a potential statement fight for the winner.
The ultimate statement will be about where each man falls in the pecking order at 108 lbs. The division, sort of just floating along in recent years, has seen a charge of new life. Mexico’s Pedro Guevara (WBC) and Javier Mendoza (IBF) have emerged as exciting, young battlers that give the division a future. Its leader is still clearly the veteran class of the Jr. Flyweight division. [Click Here To Read More]
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