PUERTO RICAN crowd pleaser Subriel Matias will return to his homeland to defend his IBF super-lightweight title on June 15 in opposition to Australia’s Liam Paro.
Final month the 31-year-old joined forces with Matchroom Boxing in a multi-fight co-promotional deal which has added even larger depth to Eddie Hearn’s secure at 140lbs.
Matias vs. Paro will happen on the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu in Manati and can symbolize the second defence of the belt which Matias received in February 2023 in opposition to Jeremias Nicolas Ponce who retired after 5 rounds. A compulsory defence adopted 9 months later when Uzbeki Shohjahon Ergashev additionally retired however this time within the sixth spherical.
“I’m tremendous excited to have the ability to be in entrance of my individuals defending the title that we had such a tough time getting,” stated Matías, 20-1 (20 KOs), in a Matchroom press launch.
“The mentality will all the time be the identical and in entrance of my individuals I don’t even should say it, they know me. The Satisfaction of Maternillo.”
Paro, 24-0 (15 KOs), can also be a part of the gifted super-lightweight group Matchroom having put pen to paper on a promotional deal in 2021. The Queenslander is but to style defeat and final day out notched up his greatest win up to now knocking out Montana Love in six rounds.
“I’ve waited my entire life for this chance,” stated Paro. “Fighter’s struggle and I can’t wait to struggle the boogeyman in his yard.”
