Bleacher Report - Boxing: Bryan Vasquez vs. Rene Gonzalez: Preview and Prediction for Title Fight

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Bryan Vasquez vs. Rene Gonzalez: Preview and Prediction for Title Fight Oct 23rd 2013, 22:19, by Briggs Seekins On Saturday night in San Jose, Costa Rica, Bryan Vasquez meets Rene Gonzalez for the interim WBA super featherweight championship. Since Takashi Uchiyama of Japan just defended the WBA belt last May, I'm not sure why the WBA feels the need to designate an interim champ. Of all four major promotional organizations, the WBA is possibly the worst offender when it comes to the ridiculous proliferation of "world" titles. The 130-pound division is very much a weight class in flux, with no clear-cut top dog. Mikey Garcia moves up from featherweight later this year. Uchiyama has the look of a potential breakout star due to his exciting punching power. Vasquez and Gonzalez are hardly on the radar, but after Saturday, one of them will be a "world champion." Vasquez will be fighting in front of his hometown crowd, and Gonzalez is from Nicaragua, so the fight at least has a lot of regional significance in Central America. Begin Slideshow

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