Mike Perez has already had some profession, this while preventing at each heavyweight and cruiserweight. Now aged 39, the Irish-Cuban southpaw has not precisely been on the radar these previous couple of years or so. However the former world title challenger returned to motion on December 24, and he worn out Israel Duffus inside a minute. This was Perez’s first combat in some months, and now that he’s again, “The Insurgent” is looking for some severe smoke at 200 kilos.
At the moment 30-3-1, Perez spoke with Sky Sports activities and he stated he would combat each British fighters, Chris Billam-Smith and Richard Riakporhe, “in the identical night time.” Not solely that, however Perez stated Jai Opetaia, “hasn’t gone via me but.” Perez, who has been boxing on the professional degree since January of 2008 – and has confronted quite a few massive and recognizable names, together with Magomed Abdusalamov (who sadly suffered life-changing mind injury within the November 2013 combat), Carlos Takam, Bryant Jennings, Alexander Povetkin, and Mairis Briedis – says he would like to get it on with the unbeaten Opetaia by the tip of the yr.
And to earn his shot, Perez says, he would tackle and defeat Billam-Smith and/or Riakporhe.
“I might like to combat Richard Riakporhe. I might like to combat Chris Billam-Smith. I can combat each of them in the identical night time,” Perez stated. “I’ve finished it not as soon as, I’ve finished it twice (Perez could also be referring to the “Prizefighter” event he engaged in again in Might of 2011, when he fought 3 times that very same night time, whereas Perez additionally boxed twice on the identical night time in Might of 2010). I can combat each of those guys on the identical night time. Then, by the tip of the yr, this man who everybody is looking a monster, Jai Opetaia. He’s the following celebrity at cruiserweight? Nicely, he hasn’t gone via me but. I might like to combat him on the finish of the yr.”
Huge discuss from Perez, I’m positive you’ll agree. Perez can nonetheless bang, as he confirmed in his fast comeback win. However can Perez nonetheless dangle with the most effective on the earth, a lot much less beat the elite? Opetaia looks as if an unstoppable fighter proper now, and chances are high he has by no means even heard of Perez. It will be fairly the climb again to the highest degree for Perez – who final boxed a world class bout in 2017, this the factors loss to Briedis – if he might get so far as difficult for a serious title at this stage of his profession.
Perez, on his night time, was some handful, however can he defeat a contender like a Billam-Smith or a Riakporhe at present? As for the thought of Perez preventing each guys on the identical night time, you possibly can neglect it. There’s no method the BBB of C would enable such a factor. However you knew that anyway, proper?
