On Saturday, January 22, Subriel Matias will get the chance for revenge on the Borgata Lodge On line on line casino & Spa in Atlantic Metropolis, N.J.
Matias can have a rematch with Petros Ananyan within the co-main celebration of a Showtime televised card, with Gary Russell defending the WBC featherweight title versus Mark Magsayo.
Matias (17-1, 17 KOs), a feared puncher, shed a shut conclusion to Ananyan in 2020, as part of the shell out-for every-perspective undercard to the rematch involving Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.
Since then, Matias stopped the beforehand unbeaten Malik Hawkins in October 2020 within the sixth spherical and compelled the previously unbeaten Batyrzhan Jukembayev to surrender after eight rounds of their Would possibly conflict.
“Everybody who’s accustomed to me is conscious of how a lot I desired this rematch,” said Matias. “I’m actually thrilled that I’m now having that choice. That defeat slowed me down, but it surely was important for me to get to through which I ultimately need to be. If I actually don’t beat Ananyan on this rematch, then I actually do not are entitled to to be winner however.”
Ananyan has vowed to tug off a repeat victory when he faces Matias.
Once more in Oct, he gained a detailed ten spherical conclusion greater than Daniel Gonzalez on the Barclays Coronary heart in Brooklyn, which was featured on a Triller card.
“I need to thank my workforce for buying me this opportunity to showcase my competencies on nationwide tv and to show that my victory above Subriel Matias earlier yr was no fluke,” reported Ananyan.
“Like our to begin with fight, the rematch will probably be a barnburner. I’m once more instruction in the US, having unbelievable sparring in camp and I come to really feel very assured. Arrive January 22, I’ll defeat Matias when yet again.”