Willibaldo Garcia Perez Vs Rene Calixto Bibiano for the IBF Super Flyweight the 21th December

Funfact: because it's a vacant belt, if either man wins, Mexico will finish 2024 with eight boxing world champions.

The only way they don't is with a NC or a draw here.

Valdez last night was their opportunity for 9.

 

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That they are having a world title match involving two Mexicans in Japan really tells how much the center of the light weights moved to Japan.
That said, I think Kameda purposefully setting up the title match as the first fight of the card so that it will be in prime time for Mexico is a very financially smart idea.
PPV is also only $5 which for the purse but mostly spare change they are collecting just to add on to the cost of global streaming service, and cheap enough that even if a handful of bored Mexican boxing fans might be willing to drop somejust to watch a few matches.

That reminds me, Japan currently has 9 world champions, plus Ioka rematch in NYE tho the chances are slim IMO. Given Shigeoka brothers and Tanaka I think still got a chance to regain a belt (and possibly Takuma again if the logjam at 118 gets relieved) plus a few high ranked contenders even if a few loses I have high hopes that Japan has 10+ titlist come end of 2025.

 

A draw with two wide cards for each side plus a 114-114...seriously?

I'm tempted to call it robbery but given it is a fight between two Mexicans held in a neutral location in Japan I don't even know if it was actually a robbery or just had judge(s) who simply aren't very good.

 

What was result for undercard bout Matcha Nakagawa - Rocky Ogden?

 

SD for Nakagawa, 78-74, 75-77, 78-74.

This was a closer match and the scores are more understandable than the 114-114, 118-110 Garcia, 116-112 Calixto draw.

 

Calixto has fought in Japan before and he's promoted by Kameda so even though both were mexicans he had the advantage.

 

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