Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn wishes to create an offer for a unification contest in between IBF light welterweight champ Subriel Matias and WBA champ Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz this year.
Hearn specifies that the obstacles that should be gotten rid of for the Cruz-Matias fight are Matias (20-1-1, 15 KOs) winning his title defense this summertime against Liam Paro on June 15th and assembling a cross-promotion, joint-network handle Premier Boxing Champions, Amazon, and DAZN.
Interestingly, Hearn made no reference of his fighter, Richardson Hitchins, who won an extremely questionable 12-round consentaneous choice last Saturday night against Gustavo Lemos in an IBF light-welterweight marriage fight in Las Vegas to end up being Matias’ compulsory.
Matias Must First Overcome Paro
“If Subriel Matias beats Liam Paro, which is an actually excellent fight, I believe we ought to make Pitbull vs. Matias in a unification fight,” stated Eddie Hearn to the media last night about his prepare for a huge marriage fight in between IBF light welterweight champ Subriel Matias and WBA champ Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.
Obstacles For Cruz-Matias Unification
- The Liam Paro Title Fight: IBF light welterweight champ Subriel Matias should beat unbeaten competitor Liam Paro on June 15th to deal with Isaac Cruz later on this year. Paro will be a hard opponent for Matias to beat, and it’s not a provided he makes it through this guy.
- A Cross-Network Agreement: Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn wishes for a co-promotion in between his business and Al Haymon’s PBC to make Cruz-Matias occur. If effective, the match would be revealed on Amazon Prime and DAZN on PPV
- Mexico vs. Puerto Rico: Cruz vs. Matias is a clash in between 2 fighters from various citizenships, which would develop an incredible quantity of interest.
- Financial Considerations: Hearn states, “With Matias and Pitbull, I would let the fighters divided the cash for the fight.”
Cruz vs. Matias Potential Co-promo for Matchup
“I’m going to go to Luis Decubis, and ideally, he goes to Al Haymon and states, ‘Do you wish to do that fight?” You’ve got the design in location. You can do it on Prime. It can be dispersed on DAZN also. You’ve got Mexico vs. Puerto Rico in a unification.”
PBC manager Al Haymon will require to accept work together for the Cruz vs. Matias fight to work. Some think Haymon wishes to do the rematch in between Cruz and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, so he’ll decline Hearn’s deal since he won’t wish to put ‘Pitbull’ in a dangerous fight and destroy his possibilities for a financially rewarding rematch.
“That is a hell of a fight. It’s a simple fight to make. Teofimo desires 15 to 20 million for those type of battles, however just if somebody wishes to make an obstacle,” stated hearn.
“With Matias and Pitbull, I would let the fighters divided the cash for the fight. I question if Haymon will go all out. It would be fantastic for boxing,” stated Hearn.
