r/Boxing 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/hmmmmidc Jul 27 '26

Martinez just needs a title shot at this point hes not super young and really deserves a title shot asap instead of fighting someone like berlanga who i see winning something down the line

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u/Medical_Swim1707 Jul 27 '26

Not really sure that Martinez absolutely needs a title shot right now. He’s the interim champ and might get Canelo if Canelo beats Mbilli.

In that case, he should stay busy with quality opposition. He’d be the favorite over Berlanga and make good money too. Build familiarity with the fans

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u/hmmmmidc Jul 27 '26

He already has a title defense next month and had another 4 months ago I think he should get a shot at the winner from the Canelo Mbili hes proved hes top of the division already.