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Montes beat Ibarra on points
this past February in what was a
complete war between two hungry
boxers who were both willing to
go through fire to become world
champion. Unfortunately Montes
was too hungry when celebrating
the victory, and was stripped of
the title when he failed to make
weight before a defense against
Victor Zaleta in June.
The fight against Zaleta went
ahead and ended in a draw, and
Juan Jose Montes, 22-2-1 (14),
will now get a chance to become
a two-time world champion at
only 23 years of age. Ibarra,
27-7 (18), having won several
regional titles, will be looking
to even the score and pick up
his first world championship in
the process.
Irma “La Guerita” Sanchez,
24-5-1 (7), is without a doubt
one of the most active world
champions in the sport. She won
the WBF World title in July
2011, and already she is making
her fourth defense and her third
just this year. In August she
put on a boxing display to
outscore Sharon Gaines, and now
she will be facing another
hard-nosed American in Moreno.
Carina Moreno, 22-4 (6), made
her professional debut in 2003,
and won her first world title
less than four years later. She
has since captured three
additional world championships,
at Strawweight and Light
Flyweight, making her without
comparison the most accomplished
challenger Sanchez has fought.
Now she will attempt to further
build on her resume by becoming
world champion in a third weight
class.
It is hard to imagine that the
Montes - Ibarra rematch will be
anything but another excellent
fight, and Sanchez vs. Moreno
looks very promising on paper.
The WBF World championship
double-header at the Auditorio
Municipal De Celaya is titled
“Cuentas Pendientes”, and will
be televised live in Mexico by
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