{"id":15957,"date":"2017-01-27T13:15:06","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T13:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=15957"},"modified":"2017-01-27T13:15:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T13:15:06","slug":"barry-boxer-lee-selby-defends-world-title-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/01\/27\/barry-boxer-lee-selby-defends-world-title-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry boxer Lee Selby defends world title in Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lee Selby, Welsh\u00a0boxing world champion, will defend his title tomorrow\u00a0in Las Vegas.<\/span><br \/>\nThe Barry fighter is going up against Argentinian contender Jonathan Victor Barros with his IBF world featherweight championship on the line.<br \/>\nThe fight will take place in Las Vegas at the historic MGM Grand. It will be on the undercard of the WBA world featherweight championship fight between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz.<br \/>\nSelby goes into the fight as the clear favourite having won his last 19 fights, including two title defences of the championship he won in 2015. The contest on Saturday marks the second time Selby has fought in the US, after defending his title against Fernando Montiel in Arizona in 2015.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The fight is his first in Las Vegas, a prospect that excites Selby. He said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a dream of mine since I was a young kid to box in a world title fight in Las Vegas, the Mecca of boxing.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\nHis opponent, Jonathan Barros, isn\u2019t someone that Selby can afford to underestimate. The Argentinian fighter is a former world champion and has won his last seven fights to earn a shot at Selby\u2019s title. Barros has only lost four out of the 46 fights in his career and already has experience of fighting in Las Vegas.<br \/>\nSelby is wary of the Argentine\u2019s threat. He said: \u201cHe is experienced, dangerous and I will not take him lightly.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another factor to consider is how rusty Selby will be. The Welshman hasn\u2019t fought since defeating Eric Hunter in April 2016, while his opponent fought in October. Eddie Hearn, Selby\u2019s UK promoter, agrees Selby hasn\u2019t been fighting enough. In an interview with the BBC, he said: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I feel he has lost a lot of momentum. He&#8217;s boxed twice in 17 months when he should have boxed five times.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\nDespite the test he faces, many pundits believe that Selby\u2019s elusive, Floyd Mayweather-esque style will be too much for the Argentine.<br \/>\nLooking past Saturday, there has been talk of a super-fight between Selby and Northern Ireland\u2019s Carl Frampton in Wales.<br \/>\nThe Welshman seems excited at the prospect. He told Press Association Sport: \u201cIf it does happen I\u2019d like it to take place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.\u201d<br \/>\nBefore a potential British showdown with Frampton, the fighter from Barry must first defeat the challenge of Barros. Selby is confident that he will.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He said: \u201cMy number one objective is to bring my world title back to Wales.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lee Selby, Welsh\u00a0boxing world champion, will defend his title tomorrow\u00a0in Las Vegas. The Barry fighter is going up against Argentinian contender Jonathan Victor Barros with his IBF world featherweight championship on the line. The fight will take place in Las Vegas at the historic MGM Grand. It will be on the undercard of the WBA world featherweight championship fight between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz. 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