This coming Saturday sees a number of great fights in the US with 3 world title bouts and and another really mout watering match up.
On paper the bout of the night is to take place in California where power punching Argentinian Lucas Martin Matthysse (37-3-0-1, 34) takes on unbeaten Ukrainian boxer Viktor Postol (27-0, 11) in a bout for the WBC Light Welterweight title. This is a puncher Vs boxer bout and really could see both men go through some spells, however the result really depends on whether Postol can make Matthysse respect him or not. If Postol's jab can be effective then he could well claim the title here, if not Matthysse will likely score a late stoppage again the talented, but light punching, Ukrainian. On the same card in California fans will see the all action Antonio Orozco (22-0, 15) take on Mexican veteran Humberto Soto (65-8-2-1, 35), who is fighting for the 77th time! Whilst we've loved following Soto's career we're expecting his 35 year old body to simply wear away here against the very aggressive Orozco who will be hoping to announce himself on the world stage with a win here. A second US show, in Ohio, features a couple of world title bouts in what could end up being a very entertaining show. The main event sees local enigma Adrien Broner (30-2, 22) take on Russian fighter Khabib Allakhverdiev (19-1, 9) in a bout for the vacant WBA Light Welterweight title. Both men come in to this one following a loss last time out but should make for a good match up together. Broner, looking for a 4th divisional world title, will likely need to let his hands go more than he has in recent bouts, whilst Allakhverdiev will be looking to become a 2-weight world champion but will know that he needs to dominate to win. This really could be something brilliant to watch. In the co-feature IBF Super Featherweight champion Jose Pedraza (20-0, 12) will be defending his belt against the in form Edner Cherry (34-6-0-1, 19). On paper it's hard to bet against the wonderful Pedraza who can box, brawl, fight or move however if there is a weakness it could be his chin and Cherry, who has won his last 6, can certainly punch at 130lbs. This could be a shut out for Pedraza or it could be a knockout for Cherry, it really is one of those bouts where one punch could see the title change. Saying that however we're expecting to see Pedraza retain his title.
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May 15th-Jr's collide for Light Welterweight title, Orozco faces Taylor in promising match up5/15/2015 May looks to be a fascinating month for boxing fans around the world and it seems even some quieter days have some mouth watering match ups. Two of those come tonight. The first of the bouts will see the exciting Antonio Orozco (21-0, 15) battle against Emmanuel Taylor (18-3, 12). Orozco is one of the most exciting fighters breaking through at 140lbs and whilst he's not the most skilled he is genuinely fun to watch with a very aggressive mentality and all action style. As for Taylor he's a solid fighter himself with a number of good wins, including a decision over Karim Mayfield, though has been beaten by both Chris Algieri and Adrien Broner in recent bouts. This has a lot of potential to be a very exciting match up. The other notable bout, also at Light Welterweight, will see the very highly touted Jose Benavidez Jr (22-0, 15) defending his WBA interim Light Welterweight title against Jorge Paez Jr (38-5-2, 23) in a battle of Jr's. Benavidez was very fortunate to win the title, when he controversially out pointed Mauricio Herrera, though on paper this is a much easier bout than that one with Paez doing little to really qualify for a world title bout. Paez has gone 1-1-1 in his last 3 and will be expected to come off second best here though hopefully he can at least make a fight of things. A busy Friday night saw a lot of action through out the US with a number of those bouts having a relevancy to us Asian fans. Firstly there was a number of former foes of our fighters. These included Light Heavyweight Cornelius White (21-3, 16) who was dispatched inside a round by the unbeaten Thomas Williams (16-0, 11). The bout between White and Williams saw 3 knockdowns with White being stopped in one of the most dramatic rounds of the year. Unfortunately this bout does make Sergey Kovalev's victory over White look less impressive though we'd argue that really Kovalev did the long last damage to White. Things were much better for former Gennady Golovkin foe Curtis Stevens (26-4, 19) who scored an opening round victory himself. Stevens needed just 46 seconds to see off Poland's Patrick Majewski (21-3, 13), who was down 3 times and seemed to look more like a yo-yo than a boxer. Things were also good, at least in terms of the result, for Rico Ramos (23-3, 12). Ramos, who is best known for knocking out Akifumi Shimoda, dropped Jonathan Arrellano (14-3-2, 3) 3-times though failed to do much to make fans want to see him. Although talented and powerful with his left hook Ramos did too much of nothing and once again left fans wondering what is mentally wrong with him. In bouts less directly relevant to our fighters we saw a few interesting results. In the Light Middleweight division Cornelius "K9" Bundrage (33-5-0-1, 19) managed to secure himself the #1 slot with the IBF courtesy of a victory over Joey Hernandez (23-2-1, 13) who showed up his clear limitations. Light Welterweight sensation Antonio Orozco (19-0, 15) managed to quickly see off the horribly over-matched Miguel Angel Huerta (27-12-1, 18) and Cruiserweight hopeful Thabiso Mchunu (15-1, 10) managed to over-come Nigerian puncher Olanrewaju Durodola (17-2, 16) Although the Asian action this weekend is scarce, to say the least, the international action does have some very interesting match ups, especially in the US where the bouts seem to be "interesting" as opposed to genuinely "notable". On Friday the interesting match ups in the US take place across a number of divisions. For us the most notable is the return to action of American Middleweight Curtis Stevens (25-4, 18) who fights for the first time since he was stopped by Gennady Golovkin last year. Stevens will be looking to get back to winning ways as he takes on Patrick Majewski (21-2, 13) in what looks, on the face of it, like a great match up. Stevens is the clear favourite (priced around 1/4) though depending on the damage Golovkin to him he may not be the same fighter and Majewski (7/2), fighting in his adopted New Jersey, will be very well supported. On the same card there is also action in the Cruiserweight division with the very highly regarded Thabiso Mchunu (14-1, 10) battling against the big punching Olanrewaju Durodola (17-1, 16). Mchunu, who impressed against Eddie Chambers last time out, is world ranked by all 4 bodies and will know he's closing in on a world title fight. Saying that though Durodola is a big puncher with a lot of stoppages inside 4 rounds and we'd not be shocked to see Mchunu given a chin test of some variety. As with the Stevens/Majewski fight one man, Mchunu is the clear favourite (1/4) though it's Nigerian born Durodola (4/1) has got Olympic experience and great power. Staying in the US, though going to Indio, California we get a Light Middleweight double header. The main event sees former IBF champion Cornelius Bundrage (32-5-0-1, 19) take on Joey Hernandez (23-1-1, 13) in an IBF eliminator for the #1 spot. The bout, not one that we're really excited about, should set up the next challenger for the winner of the upcoming Carlos Molina/Jermall Charlo bout. The second Light Middleweight bout on the show sees the always exciting to watch Antonio Orozco (18-0, 14) take on the over-matched Miguel Angel Huerta (17-11-1, 18). Although this is a mismatch we love watching Orozco who is all action with a must watch style and real power. Whilst this bout is an easy one for the unbeaten man we wouldn't be shocked to see 2014 become his break out year. One more show in the US is in Washington and will be televised on ESPN. The main event here sees former Sergey Kovalev foe Cornelius White (21-2, 16) attempt to resurrect his career as he takes on the unbeaten Thomas Williams Jr (15-0, 10) in what is a really important bout in the Light Heavyweight division between two IBF ranked fighters. A second bout on this card that has an interest to us is a Featherweight one between Rico Ramos (22-3, 12) and Jonathan Arrellano (14-2-2, 3). Ramos, best known for stopping Akifumi Shimoda back in 2011, has won just 2 of his last 5 fights whilst regularly stinking out the joint. Anything but a good win over Arrellano would likely be the end of Ramos's days on TV. Interestingly Arrellano (priced at 5/2) is given a decent underdog price from the bookies who have Ramos (1/3) as a favourite but not a certainty. The only other bouts of note take place in Spain where European Union Light Welterweight champion Ruben Nieto (13-0, 6) defends his belt against Samuele Esposito (17-1, 10). The winner of this bout is likely to be moved towards a notable fight by the end of the year. |
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