Former IBF junior welterweight world champion Subriel Matias (21-2, 21 KOs) is set to return to the ring, and his next opponent has been officially confirmed. The Puerto Rican fighter will face Mexico’s Gabriel Valenzuela (30-3-1, 17 KOs).
The showdown is scheduled for March 1 in Puerto Rico and will serve as an IBF title eliminator in the junior welterweight division.
The current holder of the IBF belt is Richardson Hitchins.