January 13th-14th,2023 Weekend Thoughts
The two day period of January 13 th and 14 th in the world of Boxing featured three intriguing bouts ranging from the 108lb. Jr. Flyweight division to the Heavyweight division. Among these bouts, was also the first world championship unification bout of 2023 . This observer is speaking of the Women’s Jr. Flyweight unification bout between WBC world champion Kim Clavel and WBA world champion Jessica Plata. An encounter that took place before an enthusiastic crowd at Place Bell Arena in Laval, Quebec, Canada. Beyond this fight having the distinction of being the first unification bout between world champions of 2023 for either men or women in the sport, this fight also represented the continued progress the sport has made for women over the last several years as the fight was not only the main event of a card that also featured men’s bouts, but did take place in front of what appeared to be a sell out crowd. In previewing this fight, this observer pointed out the s...