A shot against WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith is a possibility in the near future. 15 Paulie Ayala, Sign up for the Boxing Junkie newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning, A critical look at the past week in boxing Hes coming off seventh-round knockout of Maurice Hooker in March, a fight that was supposed to be a significant test but ended up being just another beat down. He was 46-0-2 and 11 years into his career when Paulie Ayala handed his first loss in 1999. His mother is from Ecuador. He met his match against Chacon and a few other big punchers, including Salvador Sanchez, but he almost always thrilled the spectators. Willis entered with a record of 131 in his previous five fights, including a split decision loss three months prior to Denis Bakhtov (337). He was stripped of his title when he late tested positive for cocaine but regained the same belt when he stopped Anthony Dirrell in 2019. [78], Sixteen months after defeating Chris Arreola, Ruiz returned to the ring on September 4, 2022 in Los Angeles to face former WBA interim heavyweight champion Luis Ortiz in an eliminator for the WBC title. Accomplishments/biggest moment: Ennis' biggest moments are in front of him, but he has become a staple of the ShoBox series in the past year or so, and in his most recent outing he stopped Bakhtiyar Eyubov in four one-sided rounds. Estrada is probably the closest to Alvarez in terms of both ability and accomplishments. Accomplishments/biggest moment: Villa has made fights that were meant to be tests look comfortable through his boxing skills, using his jab rather than flattening opponents. Power? Ranking the 10 Best Mexican Fighters in Boxing History But before that, she has an interesting first defense against English rival Natasha Jonas on Aug. 7. Eduardo Hernandez, 8, T38. Gonzalez's KO brought all that momentum to at least a temporary halt. Defeated: Jonathan Victor Burgos (twice), Orlando Salido, Juan Manuel Lopez, Roman Martinez, Dejan Zlaticanin, Adrien Broner, Sergey Lipinets, Robert Easter Jr., Jessie Vargas. Also, he's the only double champion who was an Olympic gold medalist as well (he won the gold medal in . Retained WBO Inter-Continental and WBC-NABF heavyweight titles. If there was true justice in the boxing world, Raymundo Beltran would be the WBO lightweight champion of the world right now. In his absence from the ring, he explained, "I just wanted to take a break. And, at 33, hes not finished. He's probably slick enough to outpoint Alvarado (although it won't be easy), but you wonder how he will do against guys who are a bit younger and fresher. The younger brother is likely headed to the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Evelyn Bermudez, 2, T46. Record: 59-5-2 (30 KOs) [29] Ruiz was taken to the ten round distance for the first time in his career by Liakhovich, who trained hard for this fight and tried to win. Top 10 Latin American Boxing Legends - PanamericanWorld Canizales fought for four more years. Facebook Logo Twitter Logo Mexican boxing is renowned as one of the world powers thanks to a fan-friendly style where heart, courage and resilience stand out. Davis might be the best technician in the sport. Future/ceiling/expectations: Junior middleweight is a wide-open and changing division, and over the next few years Lubin will feature in the power grab. Note: Fundoras mother is Mexican, his father Cuban. Next up for him? The well-schooled 2012 U.S. Olympian needed a few tries to win a major title but finally got it done in a career-defining fashion, clearly outpointing Tevin Farmer to win the IBF belt in January of last year. Future/ceiling/expectations: Conwell has yet to go 12 rounds and needs more experience against other contenders looking to secure a title shot.