Saturday, February 23, 2008

Whats Next for Christian Mijares?

So, another top level win for the Mexican southpaw last night, over Navarro. What next for Mijares, who made the 4th successful defense of his WBC super flyweight crown?

He was on schedule to fight Dimitri Kirilov, which would have been another quality name (to add to Navarro, Kawashima twice, Arce). But there is a more important fight out there for him, a unification with Fernando Montiel.

As we know, Montiel devastated a somewhat faded Martin Castillo. Montiel is so well coordinated and looked so purposeful vs Castillo. I always felt that Castilo wasn't half the boxer or athlete that Montiel is.

Anyway, Mijares-Montiel is a must (but I'd gladly see Mijares-Kirilov as well). Mijares is an excellent champion. Montiel has finally laid rest his "timid" losses (Gonzalez & M Johnson). This would be a vital unification and an excellent all-Mexico fight that would feature a lot of skill.

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