Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-26, fight not so exciting between James Kirkland and Juan Macias Montiel: it gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
James Kirkland entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 34-2-0 (30 KOs=88%) and he is ranked as the No.125 middleweight in the world. He lost to Saul Canelo Alvarez in 2015 (5-stars fight, Saul Canelo Alvarez vs James Kirkland) but he came back to win against Colby Courter and Jas Phipps in 2019.
His opponent, Juan Macias Montiel, has a record of 21-4-2 (21 KOs=100%) and he entered as the No.63 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Jaime Munguia in 2017 but then he has fought three times beating Gustavo Octavio Castro and Marco Reyes, but in his last bout he has tied with Hugo Centeno Jr (Hugo Centeno Jr vs Juan Macias Montiel). Montiel vs Kirkland is on the undercard of David Morrell vs Mike Gavronski. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2020-12-26
Where: Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
Division: super middleweight (168 lbs, 76.2 kg)
Kirkland Montiel result:
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Montiel’s next fight: Jermall Charlo vs Juan Macias Montiel
Kirkland vs Montiel full fight video:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnQD-whhLRo
Official video
Devastating