Correct, he never has fought at 122. However, his camp talked about moving up for a while, and to 126 last year, before the WBC belt was vacant. The problem was, Hasegawa blows up into the 140s, making it hard for him to make 118 and likely 122.
Though you may be right that they ultimately chose 126 due to the belt.
I'm not so sure this fight will happen, as one of the reasons Hasegawa jumped SBW was because he'd still be cutting a lot of weight to make 122, and they felt 126 would be easier.
Anyway, I need to watch the Burgos fight first, I've only watched it in spots. While his hands look fast, it seemed that his feet aren't as quick and he looked like he was lunging and off balance at times. That'll be bad for him, as his quick feet allowed his to slip and get out of range from incoming punching when he was at BW.
Best part of the post. I see this as a big problem for Hasegawa at 126.
Those guys punch harder than Montiel and are used to the weight.
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