Subriel Matias will reportedly return to action in November to face slugger Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela at a date and venue yet to be announced. It’s a must-win for knockout artist Matias as he quickly turns his career around.
Valenzuela (29-3-1, 17 KOs) is a big puncher with an aggressive style and the ability to finish what Liam Paro started in his win over Matias. The news of the Matias fight in November comes from @linares_ca_93.
Matias (20-2, 20 KOs) lost his IBF light welterweight title to Liam Paro via a surprisingly one-sided 12 round unanimous decision last summer on June 15 in Manati, Puerto Rico.
In that fight, Matias couldn’t put his punches together with any consistency, and Paro outplayed him. When they were close, Paro ran at Matias, hurt him and pushed him around the ring. The hype about Matias has completely disappeared since that loss to Paro, and fans on social media are no longer talking about him. It’s as if Matias never existed.
Eddie Hearn must regret signing Subriel as he is stuck with a lemon unless he can turn his career around. If Hearn can rebuild Matias, he can capture another title at 140, but he should forget about trying to avenge his loss to Paro. Hearn should have already brought Matias back in a confidence building type of fight because it was not good to let him stew on his loss.
The way Matias performed against Paro showed that he doesn’t have the right style to defeat him. Matias needs to pack his punches for a fighter like Paro, and he needs more of an inside game.
Paro made him look silly in that fight, and he really wasn’t that impressive himself. A talented light welterweight like Ryan Garcia would have feasted on Paro, but Matias is too limited. Unless Matias can make changes to his game to correct the flaws Paro has exposed, he should forget about him permanently because he would ruin his career.
Matias is ranked #5 IBF and #10 WBC at light welterweight. He can bounce back from this loss and get a quick title shot if Hearn keeps him busy. He has to fight easily better competition four times a year to get in position to fight for another title.
Last updated on 24/09/2024
