On May 17 (May 18 Japan time), former WBA world super flyweight champion Liborio Solís (Venezuela, residing in Panama), 43, returned to the ring after nearly 1 year and 10 months at the “Atena Byllón” Land of Champions Training & High Performance Center in Panama City, Panama, in a show promoted by Sampson Boxing & Master Promotions.
Solís, who was unable to make the contracted featherweight limit, weighed in at 58.6 kg at the official weigh-in. Facing former IBO world featherweight champion Andrés Sosa (Argentina), who weighed 57.0 kg and held a record of 17 wins (9 KOs) and 3 losses, Solís appeared sluggish and lacked speed and sharpness, with noticeable excess around his waist. He struggled in the bout, getting rocked by Sosa’s left hooks to the chin. Although Solís lasted the full 10 rounds, all three Panamanian judges scored the fight in favor of Sosa: 91–99, 93–97, and 93–97.
In the WBA bantamweight world title match held at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on April 8, 2023, Liborio Solís lost by decision to Takuma Inoue (Ohashi Gym). However, he made a quick comeback just two months later. In an eight-round bout, he secured a second-round TKO victory over Ángel Fernández (Venezuela), who had a record of 1 win (1 KO) and 13 losses. Two weeks later, Solís scored another TKO win in the third round against Jeyson Prado (Venezuela), who had a record of 7 wins (3 KOs), 20 losses, and 1 draw.
In December, a fight was scheduled in Accra, Ghana, against former WBO Global super flyweight champion Prince Patel (UK), who held a record of 28 wins (23 KOs), 1 loss, and 2 draws, for the vacant IBO world bantamweight title. However, the bout fell through and several other scheduled matches for Solís were also canceled afterward.
On the same day as Solís’s most recent fight, the main event featured José Núñez (Panama), who was undefeated with a record of 17 wins (7 KOs) and 2 draws, facing Alfredo Luis Soto (Argentina), who had 15 wins (11 KOs) and 1 loss. Núñez was knocked down three times in the second round and lost by TKO at 1:46. This was Soto’s first 10-round fight.
Leonardo Carrillo (Colombia), ranked No. 15 in the WBA super bantamweight division and holding a record of 19 wins (9 KOs), 1 loss, and 1 draw, successfully defended his WBA Fedelatin title with a 10-round decision win over Luis Robles (Mexico), who had a record of 15 wins (5 KOs), 3 losses, and 1 draw.
Dominican Republic: Former world title challenger Jimenez assaults referee in the ring after victory
On May 17 (May 18 Japan time), an incident occurred at the Karate Pavilion Olympic Center in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, immediately after the main event of a Shuan Boxing promotion, in which referee Smailin Valdez (Dominican Republic) was assaulted in the ring.
The main event featured Norberto Jimenez (Dominican Republic), who previously fought to a draw against Kohei Kono (Watanabe Gym) in a challenge for the WBA super flyweight world title on New Year’s Eve in 2014 in Japan. In this bout, Jimenez, now holding a record of 34 wins (18 KOs), 11 losses, and 6 draws, faced Marcelino Nieves (Dominican Republic), who was undefeated in 19 fights (13 KOs). Jimenez won by decision in their 10-round bantamweight contest, but the assault incident took place immediately afterward.
Shuan Boxing, the leading boxing promotion company in the country and the organizer of the event, released the following statement:
“We would like to express our gratitude for your attendance and support at Fight Night.
However, we deeply regret that an inappropriate act occurred as a result of the event, carried out by an individual whose behavior does not represent our values or philosophy.
We completely disassociate ourselves from such conduct and reaffirm our commitment to integrity, respect, and fair competition in the sport.
We sincerely hope that such an incident will never happen again.”
Boxing is a sport! Acts of violence have no place in it!
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