The Super Featherweight division has been a long over-looked one with many fighters, such as Takashi Uchiyama, the WBA "Super" champion, and Takashi Miura, the WBC champion, both being massively under-rated by fans in the West. Thankfully the division does often deliver on action and later today fans get a chance to see some of that action as a really exciting takes place in the US. The match up in question will see the unbeaten Francisco Vargas (21-0-1, 15) battle against Will Tomlinson (23-1-1, 13) in a bout for the WBO International and NABF titles. Vargas really impressed us last year when he scored wins ove Abner Cotto, Juan Manuel Lopez and Gernaro Camargo, with stoppage against both Lopez and Camargo. With an exciting and action based style Vargas has the potential to add real excitement to the division and a chance to become a major player. Likewise Tomlinson is also capable of giving exciting bouts with his all action style that saw him putting a loss to Jerry Belmontes behind him courtesy of wins over Alberto Cupuido and Miguel Samudio. Of the two Tomlinson is the harder worker and the one who depends more on volume however Vargas is the bigger puncher and this should make for some really exciting moments with some serious back and forth action. Also on this card is Olympic bronze medal winner Yamaguchi Falcao (3-0-0-1, 1) who puts his unbeaten record on the line against fellow unbeaten Raymond Terry (3-0, 2). Falcao, who is the brother of Esquiva Falcao, came up short in the 2012 Olympics against Egor Mekhontsev however the general view is that he could go all the way. One other bout on this card worth noting will see the much touted Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (12-0, 10) battle against another unbeaten fighter in the form of Fabiano Pena (11-0-1, 8). The Ukrainian boxer-puncher is widely viewed as a potential champion and has shown all the tools to go a really long way however on paper this is a good test. Sadly looking in to Pena's record is disappointing and he's certainly the big under-dog here considering his opposition so far. (Image courtesy of www.couriermail.com.au)
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As with most weekends the most notable action is in the US this Saturday, though it's given a good run from a show in Germany and there's also notable action in Brazil and Italy as we get a day to remember, thankfully hiding the fact that Asian action is quiet still. The most notable single bout is in New York as WBO Super Featherweight champion Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28) looks to make the first defense of his title. The unbeaten Garcia, who some regard as the best fighter at 130lbs, will be taking on the very talented Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-2, 20). To many Burgos is the man who should have the WBO belt around his waist though he was robbed by judges when he faced Roman Martinez, the man eventually dethroned by Garcia. To us this is a significant bout though unfortunately it sounds like it will be Garcia's last one at 130lbs. On the same card as the Garcia/Burgos bout is a big Heavyweight clash between Poland's unbeaten Artur Szpilka (16-0, 12) and highly touted American Bryant Jennings (17-0, 9). Whilst the Garcia/Burgos is the main event we thing this Heavyweight clash has the potential to be the better bout to watch. On a separate US card we get another world title fight as IBF Light Welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (31-2-1, 16) takes on the unbeaten Dierry Jean (25-0, 17). Whilst we will admit that Peterson is the luckiest champion on the planet he should still have a bit too much experienced for Jean, however a victory for Jean would see him throw his name into the big conversations at 140lbs. A secondary bout on this card sees the unbeaten Jermell Charlo (22-0, 11) take on former Gennady Golovkin victim Gabriel Rosado (21-7, 3). Rodado, dubbed a "good boy" by Golovkin, is the toughest test on paper for the young Charlo who some stateside are tipping a future world champion at either Light Middleweight or Middleweight. As well as the two world title bouts Stateside there is also one in Germany as WBO Cruiserweight kingpin Marco Huck (36-2-1, 25) looks to defend his title against Firat Arslan (33-6-2, 21). This is a rematch of a controversial contest from last year in a bout that many felt Arslan deserved to take the victory in, though Huck retained with somewhat "nice" unanimous decision. This promises to be a really entertaining battle, as every Huck bout is, though it's going to be something that cuts his career short. Staying with the German card there is another interesting Heavyweight clash as Britain's David Price (15-2, 13) returns for the first time since back-to-back losses to Tony Thompson. Price will be expected to score an easy victory over Konstantin Airich (19-7-2, 15) but he will know that if he loses again that's his career over. Not far from Germany, in Italy, there is a very good looking European Lightweight title fight between Emiliano Marsili (27-0-1, 12), the defending champion, and Pasquale Di Silvio (17-5-1, 5). Although this bout is only for the European title it's fair to suggest that the winner will feel that they deserve a world title fight and in a division that features Masayoshi Nakatani and Masao Nakamura it's fair to suggest that these two will also feel that they are deserving of a world title fight in the near future. We think we're on the verge of a very interesting period in the Lightweight division. In Brazil fans get the first chance to see the very talented Yamaguchi Falcao (0-0) fight as a professional. The former amateur standout will be fighting unbeaten Argentinian Martin Fidel Rios (10-0-2, 4) in what will serve as an excellent introduction to the professional ranks for one of the two Falcao brothers. Yamaguchi's brother Esquiva, best known for fighting Ryota Murata in the 2012 Olympic final, is set to make his debut in just as few weeks as well. |
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