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Former world champion Liam Smith, of England, and undefeated contender Rafael Mensah, of Ghana, are trying to unseat the undefeated boxing world champions in a Saturday card in Las Vegas.
Smith, 26-1-1 with 14 KO Fights outside of Europe for the second time in his debut in Vegas when he faces Jaime Munguia, 29-0 with 25 KOs, for the 21-year-old Mexican middleweight title.
"Going to Vegas and fighting for a world title is every fighter's dream," Smith said. "But it's only an extra motivation to my main motivation – to get this WBO junior world title around my waist."
Six days before his 30th birthday, the Liverpool native will try to recapture the WBO crown that he took to John Thompson with a seventh-round stoppage in Manchester in 2015.
Smith defended the title twice before handing him over to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in a knockout loss to Texas in 2016. He has won three fights since and after a withdrawal Beat with Sadam Ali because of illness ends up with another chance at the crowned.
"Munguia is obviously a dangerous puncher and I'm going to have to be suspicious of him early, but he has never fought anyone as good as me and" I can not afford to overtake Munguia d & # 39; One inch, but he is world champion for a reason. Be the best I know … Unfortunately for Munguia, that's what I'll be. [19659008] Munguia stepped in for Smith in May and stopped Ali with a left hook in the fourth round for the title, defending him for the first time in his second fight in Las Vegas
"I feel very motivated now that I'm a world champion, "said Munguia." Everyone will talk to me after this fight, it will open up more opportunities and people will mention my name with Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. "[19659008] But the champion understands that his British rival has a wealth of "
" The only advantage of Liam Smith, is that he has fought in big events before, but I have a lot of fights in my entourage, I have a lot of experience, I have had more than 100 fights as an amateur, "Munguia said:
The co-device sends Mensah , 31-0 with 23 KOs, against the World Boxing Association super-featherweight champion Alberto Machado, 19-0 with 16 KOs.
"I'm going to defend my title with blood and honor," said Machado, "I'm preparing myself more than ever to leave with my hand up in my first defense."
Machado, an elderly Puerto Rican southpaw 27-year-old, took the Panama Jezreel Corrales' 130-pound division crown by eighth.
Mensah, 27, fights for the first time outside his homeland for his first title world-wide since the southpaw turned professional in 2010.
American Gervonta Davis, 20-0 with 19 knockouts, owns the title of super WBA champion in the division.
The Englishman Liam Smith, pictured in 2016, will try to win back the WBO crown
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