“I’m on cloud 9 proper now,” stated newly topped IBF jr welterweight champion Subriel Matias after stopping Jeremias Ponce Saturday night time at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. “I don’t assume I’ve woken up from this dream. Perhaps I can inform you the way it feels tomorrow, however proper now, it’s a dream come true. I wished to work him from the primary spherical on, as a result of I knew he wouldn’t have the identical energy as me because the combat went on.”
Relating to Ponce retiring in his nook, Matias stated “I wasn’t actually stunned. As soon as I noticed how his nook reacted. I noticed that [Ponce] was damage. I assumed that I used to be affected person within the first 4 rounds, so I got here out with a distinct strategy and mindset within the fifth.”
After the combat, together with his IBF belt in tow, Matias set his sights on a unification showdown in opposition to WBC 140-pound world champion Regis Prograis.
“Regis Prograis, I’m coming for you,” stated Matias. “I’m the world champion now. I promise that I’m coming to harm you. Prograis likes to speak the speak, however I’ve that very same mentality. Let’s see who prevails. I need him to see that there are folks crazier than him on this sport.”
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