Lightweight pro Curmel Moton will reportedly fight on the undercard of David Benavidez vs. David Morrell on February 1st in 40 days on PBC on Prime Video PPV at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Benavidez-Morel Undercard
The 18-year-old undefeated Moton’s opponent and the rest of the card have yet to be announced. It probably won’t be a household name for Moton, since he’s still a teenager and his promoter is following him VERY closely.
It will be interesting to see what division the 5’4″ Moton (6-0, 5 KO) will be fighting in for this contest. He weighed in at 139 3/4 lbs in his last fight against Hilary Martinez Moreno on October 12th in Philly. That Moton is already struggling with his weight at 18 suggests that at some point soon, he will reach the welterweight division and be monster fodder in that division.
Although Moton destroyed Moreno in the first round, his arrival at overweight, close to the 140-pound mark, is a red flag that he will soon be forced to move up to light heavyweight. At 5’4″, Moton is undersized for the division and will have trouble against taller fighters. It’s built like a square fire hydrant, and you can tell by looking at it that it’s going to have problems if it moves to 140 or more.
Building a record
Moton is one of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s protégés, and is expected to slowly bring him along like he did with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, feeding him soft edibles to build a record to create a money maker.
If Moton follows the same script as Tank, he may never be a 50-50 fight until late in his career when he’s in his 30s. Tank hasn’t been in 50-50 yet, and he’s been in the professional game for 11 years. So what does that tell you about how Moton will be brought along? You might think Moton won’t be brought in as Tank, but he sure will.