On February 25, 2023, Jeremias Ponce (30-0, 20 KOs) and Subriel Matías (17-1, 17 KOs) battle it out for the vacant IBF super-lightweight world titles. The vacant IBF super-lightweight title is also on the line.
Jeremias Ponce is coming in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Achiko Odikadze, 10 months and 2 days ago. Subriel Matías is on a 2-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round RTD win over Petros Ananyan, 1 year, 1 month, and 3 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Subriel Matías at 99-1 winning odds. Jeremias Ponce really doesn't have much to present against Matías.
Jeremias Ponce refused to continue the fight in the 5th round, and Subriel Matías is crowned the new IBF super-lightweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Matías improves his record to 18-1 (18 KOs), while Ponce adds a loss to his record at 30-1.