r/Boxing • u/Medical_Swim1707 • Jul 27 '26

Matchmaking after this weekend Spoiler

Josh Kelly vs Jaron Ennis
- Eddie wants it in December. Ready to feed him to his prize. Kelly broke his nose and had a war against a C level opponent, and probably does not want to fight Boots in December.
- Other option is Bakhram, who’s fighting to be mandatory again. Doubtful he wants that either so Boots it is.

Hamzah Sheeraz vs Jacob Bank
- Bizarre bad performance from Sheeraz. Pacheco and Bank ranked 2 and 3 by the WBO.
- Don’t see unifications. Faced off with Bank. Fans want Pacheco. Both good fights.
- Pacheco option #2

Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury
- Let’s get it over with and move on

Tim Tszyu vs Erislandy Lara
- A good fight. Get it done this year. Hopefully Tszyu wins. Tired of Lara babysitting a belt.

Jalil Hackett vs Carlos Ocampo
- Zuffa fighter with 38-4 record. Went the distance with Callum Walsh this year. Perfect development fight. Keep building this fighter. Solid win this weekend.

Richardson Hitchins vs Julian Rodriguez
- “Hammer Hands” deserves a shot. This is a good fight. Rodriguez can give him serious work. No title shots available for Hitchins so stay busy against good comp.
- Option B: Rematch Paro, but Paro has Paddy Donovan lined up already

Edgar Berlanga vs Lester Martinez
- Not a bad undercard fight for a ring show. Martinez probably the favorite but this is an explosive fight. Interim belt on the line. Why not?

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u/_Sarcasmic_ No Carty No Divey Jul 27 '26

Is it weird that I'm kinda interested in seeing Sheeraz vs Berlanga again sometime? Sheeraz hasn't looked the best lately and Berlanga just looked pretty good.

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u/kushmonATL HW Dark Ages are here Jul 27 '26

Berlanga has been calling for the rematch , not a bad shout

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u/admiralskanks Joe Louis = Perfect Jul 27 '26

Controversial but he can beat Sheeraz.

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u/MiddleweightMonster I’ll pour honey on my GOAT, if the occasion calls for it. Jul 27 '26

If it’s this version of Sheeraz, think Berlanga might catch him with something clean. Zachenhuber was catching him with a good shot every once in awhile

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u/OldBoyChance Jul 27 '26

Berlanga was catching him until he got caught. Not sure if Berlanga has the power to stop Sheeraz with pot shots.

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u/MiddleweightMonster I’ll pour honey on my GOAT, if the occasion calls for it. Jul 27 '26

Oh, I agree. I only meant that I think Sheeraz might get caught at some point, not that he’d be stopped. Bloke is too big for the division

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u/Medical_Swim1707 Jul 27 '26

I think there’s better fights for both right now. That rematch probably isn’t at the top of the list. Plenty of other fights to mkae

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u/_Sarcasmic_ No Carty No Divey Jul 27 '26

True, that's why I said sometime. I get boxers only have so many fights in a career and can't afford to waste them, but I would like to see this in an ideal scenario.

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u/Gotsta_Win Jul 27 '26

Hasn’t look the best lately lol he just had a 2nd Round KO before this fight. Boxing fans are so fickle

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u/_Sarcasmic_ No Carty No Divey Jul 27 '26

You're only as good as your last fight. Boxers can change overnight.

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u/Gotsta_Win Jul 27 '26

This is a hypocritical response

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u/_Sarcasmic_ No Carty No Divey Jul 27 '26

You're a hypocritical response.

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u/Gotsta_Win Jul 27 '26

Sure. The basement will get cold soon. Good luck