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One of the world’s top pound-for-pound boxing stars Guillermo Rigondeaux (16-0, 10 KOs) will fight in Britain for the first time on Saturday 16th July at the Cardiff Ice Arena when he defends his WBA Super-Bantamweight World Championship against Merseyside hero and number 13 rated WBA super-bantamweight Jazza Dickens (22-1, 7 KOs), live and exclusive on BoxNation.
By Scott Gilfoid: This Saturday’s scheduled fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Jazz Dickens is reportedly off due to Rigondeaux having visa problems that will get in the way of him fighting. Let’s be real about this. Boxing fans aren’t likely going to miss much with the Rigondeaux-Dickens fight being cancelled. It was a mismatch of epic proportions, as Dickens is a 2nd tier fighter that was trounced by Kid Galahad in the past. Rigondeaux would likely clown Galahad. The difference in talent between Rigondeaux and Dickens was incredible. Dickens is technically a professional fighter, but he was worlds behind Rigondeaux in terms of talent. Rigondeaux would have had to literally carry a fighter like Dickens to make it an interesting fight in my view. I think it would be an embarrassing fight to watch.
The good news is the March 12th card, headlined by WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan vs. Derry Mathews, is still taking place at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK. It’s a decent little fight. I mean, it’s Flanagan vs. Felix Verdejo or anything, but it’s a decent entertainment.
It’s kind disturbing that Flanagan has already beaten Mathews in the past, but rematches are the norm in the sport nowadays. I would much prefer to see Flanagan fight some new blood rather than having Mathews trotted out again for another fight against him, but what can you do?
By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (16-0, 10 KOs) is having visa problems right now and his fight scheduled for this Saturday night on March 12 is in jeopardy.
The 35-year-old Rigondeaux is supposed to face British fighter James “Jazza” Dickens (21-1, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK. There had been all kinds of interest in that fight from fans, and now it’s unknown if the clash will take place or not.
Rigondeaux-Dickens is scheduled for the undercard of the lightweight title fight between WBO champion Terry Flanagan and Derry Mathews.
By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten Cuban star Guillermo Rigondeaux (16-0, 10 KOs) will be anxiously waiting on the outcome of this month’s unification fight between WBA 122lb champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) and IBF champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) in hopes that he can face the winner of the contest.
However, it’s quite likely that Rigondeaux will be ignored by the winner of that fight, as they both seem more interested in fighting guys that they match up better against rather signing on for a fight that they would surely lose and lose badly.
Rigondeaux has a fight next month against UK domestic level fighter Jazza Dickens (21-, 6 KOs) on March 12 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, UK. It’s kind of a stay busy fight for Rigondeaux rather than a meaningful. Rigondeaux’s last two opponents Drian Francisco and Hisashi Amagasa would likely wipe the deck with Dickens with ease.
By Rachel Aylett: Boxing returns once again to terrestrial television in the UK on Saturday night (14 Sep) with an excellent British super-bantamweight title fight between two young unbeaten fighters.
This pits Sheffield’s Kid Galahad against Liverpool’s James “Jazza” Dickens for the above-mentioned title, which became vacant when Scott Quigg relinquished in May.