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The story has been told before,
of how Frenchman Michel Mothmora
started his professional career
as a journeyman, taking on all
comers on short notice and often
getting the short end of the
stick, but later turned his
career around and developed into
a genuine contender.
Now the 35-year-old from Gien
will get his first world title
shot, as he takes on Brazilian
champion John Anderson Carvalho
for the vacant World Boxing
Federation (WBF) World
Middleweight title on Friday May
6 at the Palais Omnisports in
Cayenne, French Guiana.
At one point Mothmora´s record
was 15-21, and after three
losses in a row there was no
sign that he would ever be more
than just a steppingstone. But
then he won eight of his next
nine bouts, and was rewarded
with a WBF International title
fight against undefeated Czech
Stepan Horvath (11-0) in
November 2013.
Mothmora beat Horvath by split
decision, and made one
successful defense of his title
before relinquishing it in 2014.
He went on to add the WBF
Intercontinental crown in March
2015, and retained that title
last December. Now, at 28-24
(10), he is looking to complete
the fairytale by winning the WBF
World title against Carvalho.
John Anderson Carvalho (33) is
himself a very experienced and
accomplished boxer, and brings a
fine 24-5-2 (14) record.
Ironically, while Mothmora is
the home-fighter, but more than
7000 kilometers away from
France, Carvalho is much closer
to his actual home as Brazil
borders to French Guiana.
Having won the Brazilian
national title and the WBO
Latino championship, Carvalho
has competed at world level for
more than ten years, and only
lost to former WBF World
Champion Anderson Clayton
(19-4), Rogerio Pereira (11-0),
Sebastian Zbik (23-0), Gennady
Golovkin (16-0) and Maryin
Murray (21-0).
Since losing to Murray in
England, Carvalho has won three
of his latest four bouts by
first round knockout, while the
fourth fight ended in a
twelve-round draw against fellow
countryman Douglas Damiao Ataide
(13-1). He too will be fighting
for his first world
championship.
A capacity crowd of around 5000
spectators is expected when the
Mothmora vs. Carvalho WBF World
Middleweight title fight
headlines a show promoted by
Jacques Chinon and Guyana Ring.
Three more professional bouts
and two
amateur contests will complete
the card.
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