~ The SUPER FLYWEIGHTS ~

[BigBone]

You gotta love the super flyweights - or if you know little about them, you better start learning some names and start loving them because they are bringing the excitement to boxing the way just a few other divisions can these days.

And on the top of that, a rare event in the lower divisions is happening on the 17 of this month: a unification fight between great slick technician, WBC-champ Cristian Mijares and powerful WBA brawler, Alexander Munoz.

That's one of the best match-ups in the 2nd quarter of the year and the winner should get a spot very close to the p4p top10 - and beating WBO's powerful title-holder Fernando Montiel later this year would be just the perfect opportunity to get in.



The division is very deep today. The 4th champ, the great Russian technician Dimitri Kirilov is fighting monsterous puncher Vic Darchinyan in August. Montiel, coming off his stunning KO win over Martin Castillo is fighting Luis Maldonado on Saturday. Former champs Darchinyan and Roberto Vasquez competing now in this division, a former super flyweight puncher, now a champ at flyweight, Nonito Donaire might return for the big names. Great youngsters like AJ Banal and Raul Martinez are getting closer to title fights. Jorge Arce might return.



So already a few big fights coming and the future is wery bright for the SUPER super flyweights... I only hope this thread doesn't die because of the very overlooked division...

[Decebal]

Great fight - the best on the horizon.

[Amsterdam]

God Mijares has plenty of mortals to defeat for him to become the greatest 115 pounder in history.:good

[4Rounder]

Freaking Superflyweights got me all excited as well. If Arce moved back down and Donaire had the balls to move up then it would be a party. :happy

[BlueApollo]

Superfly.

[BigBone]

Just one week until the fight. It's very sad that there's almost no media attention for this one. Mijares-Munoz is a great fight.

Does anyone know what TVs are going to broadcast the fight?

[Florida boy]

ill go out on a limb and say Munoz KO 9. should be great.

[CJLightweight]

nice thread man:good

I rank superflyweight currently as the best division out there in boxing, next is welterweight. Some people had 147 as the best but i think 115 is the most deepest division in boxing and is loaded with talent

can't wait for donaire to go there..:hey

[Decebal]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to this!:happy

[BigBone]

Here's a poster for this fight:
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Another one:
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3rd one:
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[BigBone]

Is undefeated LWW boxer Ricardo Mijares a brother of Cristian?

According to boxrec, their hometown is the same. Also Ricardo is fighting on the Mijares card this Saturday according to a press release...

boxrec record:
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[41fever]

Yes!!!

[BigBone]

MIJARES:
“I’m ready and I’m sure I’m going to beat my opponent. I’m not going to say if it’ll end early or go the distance, but I’m prepared for anything because it’s a big responsibility to be fighting at home. We’re not friends but we’re not enemies, either. We’re just rivals for this fight.”

MUNOZ:
“I’m ready for this fight. I’m going to knock Mijares out and take both belts back to Venezuela.”

Internet live stream info:
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[BigBone]

Weigh-in info anyone? :think

[BigBone]

Once again Mijares put on a great showcase of his talent. What a beautiful 12 rounds of skills and excitement. Also, Cristian's power is a bit underrated, Munoz took everything, but the KO wasn't far - Mijares landed some crisp shots.

The split decision once again is a bad joke. The WBA issued a statement before the fight how bad it is that the local commission only approved Gustavo Padilla as a South-American judge while they (South-American judges) are as good as their US collagues. But in the end, it was Mr. Padilla who scored the fight terribly wrong in favor of Munoz - it was a clear UD, 116-111 for Mijares is a good score IMO.



Forget the Arce rematch - let Jorge fight Vazquez -

BRING ON MIJARES VS MONTIEL!!!

[Sandmanl337]

Once again Mijares put on a great showcase of his talent. What a beautiful 12 rounds of skills and excitement. Also, Cristian's power is a bit underrated, Munoz took everything, but the KO wasn't far - Mijares landed some crisp shots.

The split decision once again is a bad joke. The WBA issued a statement before the fight how bad it is that the local commission only approved Gustavo Padilla as a South-American judge while they (South-American judges) are as good as their US collagues. But in the end, it was Mr. Padilla who scored the fight terribly wrong in favor of Munoz - it was a clear UD, 116-111 for Mijares is a good score IMO.



Forget the Arce rematch - let Jorge fight Vazquez -

BRING ON MIJARES VS MONTIEL!!!

Very good boxing fight last night.. Munoz looked good at the start of the fight, but Mijares stayed calmed and got comfortable.. I fell asleep for the 11th and 12th round, but from all the other rounds I seen, both fighters were taking shots, but Mijares was in control, frustrating Munoz, and staggering him at times.. Mijares doesn't look like he has a lot of power, but he sure did rock Munoz a few times last night.. Just like you said though, bring on Mijares vs Montiel.. I wouldn't be surprised though if there is a rematch between these two.. However I see Vazquez murdering Arce..

[BigBone]

AJ BANAL GETS WORLD TITLE SHOT!

It was announced on BS (and it's on the boxrec schedule) that young talent AJ BANAL will fight for the vacant WBA SFW title (left by Mijares who became 'Super Champ' in unifying) vs. a Panaman guy named Rafael Concepcion.

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So Banal, at the stunningly young age of 19 can become a world champion before his 20th birthday! Of course it's one of those paper and absolutely meaningless titles and I've never heard of Rafael Concepcion before... but it's on.



So Banal vs. Concepcion in Cebu City, Philippines, on June 21!

[Shifty107]

Hey bigbone, is that pic in ur avator from oldboys. Wot a fukin movie m8. Rated very highly in my book. The scene where he eats that octopuss had me hooked. U know of any similar movies?

[BigBone]

Montiel TKO3 Maldonado

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Did he hit the ringpost in the first? :D




BRING ON MIJARES-MONTIEL!!! :fire

[BigBone]

Do you agree that this possible unification fight is the Mayweather-Cotto of the super flyweight division?

Mijares: stunningly skilled, very fast, fantastic boxer with underrated power (I think he underrates it as well - have more confidence in it Cristian!)
Montiel: a very powerful, totally underrated warrior who looked even better than Mijares in his last 2 fights (especially in chopping down Castillo). The similarities with Cotto are great. He's not rushing it but choosing his shots carefully and placing them perfetly to do the utmost damage... he did to the A level Castillo what Cotto did to the C+ level Gomez - hurting his opponent with every single shot with perfection - and now he did the same with Maldonado... physically strong Darcinyan and Donaire had to take him apart and break his will in 8 rounds but Montiel just crushed him in 3...

And how about this: the only opponent in common between Mijares and Montiel is Maldonado, who in fact had a draw with Mijares! Of course both Mijares and Montiel are getting better and better, and truly, you have to see the similarities between this possible superfight and Mayweather vs. Cotto... and below 122, it's just as big...

[BigBone]

Sorry!.. If Gayweather had half the balls these guys have.. He would have made history.:hat:lol:

Well... it could turn out that in a year we're going to sit back and wait for the Mijares-Montiel of the WW divison! :deal

[Arriba]

Montiel vs Mijares is the fight to see below 147 lbs IMO. Arguably the hottest fight that could be made sub-welter weight.

We need to see it.

[BigBone]

Vic Darchinyan is BACK! And now he's joined Mijares and Montiel as the 3rd champ at SFW, probably the best division in boxing today.

So, in the past few days AJ Banal tried but failed to crack into the elite and Vic did it in stunning fashion! The division is getting better and better! Imagine a Montiel/Darchinyan or a Darchinyan/Arce fight! Absolutely HUGE!

[BigBone]

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