Jamel Herring will be fighting soon but his opponent hasn’t been officially announced yet. Rumors today are that he’ll be facing Jonathan Oquendo in a defence of his WBO 130 pound title. Oquendo is a solid fighter who currently holds a record of 31-6 though some of his losses were in very close fights.
He was perceived to be unlucky to not get the decision versus Lamont Roach Jr by many people though the fight was close. Roach went on to fight Jamel Herring where he lost a 12 round decision however had his moments especially in the 11th round. Oquendo deserves some sort of big fight after the questionable loss to Roach and Herring should be praised for giving him that opportunity if the fight is announced.
Considering the current circumstances I think Oquendo is a very good opponent for Jamel Herring and if he wins will prepare him well for big fights versus the likes of Carl Frampton, Joseph Diaz and Miguel Berchelt.
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