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Subriel Matias vs. Jeremias Ponce should be a power punch bonanza, as 42.8 of their combined 51.8 landed punches per round (83%) are power shots.
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Subriel Matias vs. Jeremias Ponce should be a power punch bonanza, as 42.8 of their combined 51.8 landed punches per round (83%) are power shots.

Matias, Ponce Weights Photos Gallery - Matías vs. Ponce will see top super lightweight contenders square off as popular knockout artist Subriel Matías meets undefeated Argentine Jeremías Ponce for the vacant IBF 140-pound World Championship on Saturday, February 25 live on SHOWTIME from The Armory in Minneapolis headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin)

Jeremias Ponce and Subriel Matias made weight Friday for the junior welterweight title fight the 140-pound contenders have awaited for quite some time. Argentina’s Ponce stepped on the Minnesota Office of Combative Sports’ scale at 139½ pounds for their fight Saturday night at The Armory in Minneapolis. Puerto Rico’s Matias officially weighed in at 139½ pounds.

Subriel Matias realizes Josh Taylor eventually did what made the most business sense for the former undisputed 140-pound champion after he defended the IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO belts nearly a year ago.

Subriel Matias’ surprising points loss to Petros Ananyan three years ago taught the junior welterweight contender that he isn’t invincible.

By Keith Idec - Jeremias Ponce plans to display intelligence and versatility versus Subriel Matias on Saturday night. The unbeaten Argentinean contender also expects to knock out a favored fighter who is known primarily for his power in their 12-round, 140-pound championship match. Each of Matias’ 18 professional wins have come by knockout, but the

Hard-hitting KO artist Subriel Matías plans to kick start a big year for his native Puerto Rico when he faces unbeaten Jeremias Ponce for the vacant IBF 140-pound world title this Saturday, February 25 headlining live on Showtime from The Armory in Minneapolis in a Premier Boxing Champions event.

Top super lightweight contenders will square off as popular knockout artist Subriel Matias meets undefeated Argentine Jeremias Ponce for the vacant IBF 140-pound World Championship to decide one of the kingpins of the red-hot super lightweight division on Saturday, February 25 live on Showtime from The Armory in Minneapolis headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.

Subriel Matias and Jeremias Ponce have a date and a site for their 140-pound title fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that Matias and Ponce will square off for the vacant IBF junior welterweight title February 25 at The Armory in Minneapolis. Showtime will televise their 12-round bout as part of a tripleheader, the second of two “Showtime Championship Boxing” broadcasts in February.

A promoter and a firm deadline are in place for an oft-delayed vacant title fight. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that TGB Promotions has secured the rights to the Subriel Matias-Jeremias Ponce vacant IBF junior welterweight title fight. TGB bid $510,000 as the lone participant during the IBF purse bid hearing on Tuesday at the sanctioning body’s headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey. Each boxer will earn $255,000 per a 50/50 purse split as the top two contenders.