The Puerto Rico vs. Mexico Rivalry: The Rivalry Continues World Championship fights #134 and #135

This Boxing Rivalry stands at Puerto Rican Boxers 75-55-2 1 NC 40 KO’s and Mexican and Mexican-American Boxers at 55-75-2 1 NC 32 KO’s. With a total of 133 World Championship bouts.

The 134^th World Championship fight:

It’s between the WBO Super Featherweight Champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez 27-1-2 16 KO’s from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico vs. Mikey Garcia 32-0 27 KO’s from Oxnard, California. The fight will be held in the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas for the WBO Super Featherweight Title on November 9, 2013.

Mikey Garcia: Height 5’6” Reach 68” Record 32-0 27 KO’s is the odds favorite to win on his first fight at 130 lbs. and become the new WBO Super Featherweight Champion.

Roman “Rocky” Garcia: Height 5’8” Reach 67” 27-1-2 16 KO’s is the huge underdog.

This will be the 60 th WBO World Championship fight between a Puerto Rican Boxer vs. a Mexican or Mexican-American Boxer the record stands at:

Puerto Rican Boxers: 31-25-2 1NC 11 KO’s

Mexican and Mexican-American Boxers: 25-31-2 1NC 15 KO’s  

Puerto Rican Boxers are ahead with a 6 fight lead, but currently have been on a 4 fight WBO World title losing streak. Mexican and Mexican-American Boxers lead by 4 KO’s this is has been in large part due to one man Juan Ma Lopez with 3 straight KO’s loses and one by Orlando Cruz.

The 135^th World Championship fight:

It’s between the WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Leo “Teremoto” Santa Cruz 25-0-1 15 KO’s from Rosemead, California via Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico vs. Cesar Seda 25-1 17 KO’s from Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. The fight will be held at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas December 14, 2013.

Leo Santa Cruz: Height 5’7” 69” 25-0-1 15 KO’s is the favorite and believed to be the next Mexican boxing star.

Cesar Seda: Height 5’6” Record 25-1 17 KO’s is the underdog.

This will be the 36 th WBC World Championship fight between a Puerto Rican Boxer vs. a Mexican or Mexican-American Boxer the record stands at:

Puerto Rican Boxers: 22-13 14 KO’s

Mexican and Mexican-American Boxers: 13-22 7 KO’s

In WBC World Championship title fights Puerto Rican Boxers have historically done well, and have won by 14 KO’s, however, due to total mismatches they have lost 3 straight WBC world title fights. Two of them were by the veteran Eric Morel and one by the over the hill Kermit Cintron in Mexico.

by M. DeTyrone