The bad news: Subriel Matías will not fight Jeremias Ponce for the vacant IBF super lightweight title at the Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius pay-per-view on October 15, as Ponce reportedly failed to obtain a visa within a reasonable period of time.
The… other news: The four-fight undercard will see undefeated Frank Sanchez take on Carlos Negron in a rescheduled heavyweight clash.
Sánchez (20-0, 13 KO) was supposed to fight Negron (25-3, 20 KO) on the last day of New Years, but he settled for outboxing an unprecedented passive Christian Hammer when Negron contracted COVID. “The Cuban Flash” previous victory was the best dominance of his career over Efe Ajagba and he is currently in the top five of two sanctioning bodies, so one would think they would get over the matchup with Negron and give him a real significant opponent. .
Instead, we can sit through a broadcast where they talk about how Negron was an Olympian and gloss over the fact that he was pulverized in 66 seconds by Brian Howard, whom Sanchez subsequently dropped three times in four rounds.
The remainder of the telecast includes Caleb Plant vs. Anthony Dirrell and Gary Antonio Russell’s rematch with Emmanuel Rodriguez.
