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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This coming Saturday may not have a lot of Asian action but there is plenty of action Stateside with two genuinely notable cards in the US. On paper the most notable takes place in Alabama where fans will get a pair of world title bouts as well as an excellent support bout. The main event will see WBC Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32) defending his title against the heavy handed but limited Eric Molina (23-2, 17) in what will be Wilder's first defense of the title. The bout has been slated due to the apparent gulf in ability of the two men and we do need to wonder how Molina has got a world ranking, despite that it is good to see Wilder as active as he is and we suspect he'll fight a more serious contender later in the year. The other title fight will see unbeaten Super Featherweight hopeful Jose Pedraza (19-0, 12) battle against once beaten Andrey Klimov (19-1, 9) for the IBF title. Pedraza has looked really good recently, including his dominant display against Michael Farrenas and should be too good for Pedraza however the Russian hasn't come to lie down. Interestingly Klimov is best known for losing on American soil to Terrence Crawford, that proved he was tough but fundamentally he shouldn't be good enough here. Arguably the fight of the card comes at Lightweight as Dejan Zlaticanin (20-0, 13) takes on Ivan Redkach (18-0-0-1, 14) in a really good looking and well matched bout. It's a hard one to pick and promises to be very competitive, not much more we can ask here. From what we understand the winner will be heading towards a world title fight in the coming 12 months or so. The other American card is in New York where we get another world title fight as well as another bout between unbeaten hopefuls. The world title bout is a bout between unbeaten punchers as Jamaica's Nicholas Walters (25-0, 21) defends his WBA Featherweight “super” title against Colombian Miguel Marriaga (20-0, 18). To say this looks explosive is little more than stating the obvious though we do need to favour the more proven Walters. The chief support here will see the mega-touted Felix Verdejo (17-0, 13) face his stiffest test to date as he goes up against Ivan Najera (16-0, 8). We're expecting this bout to tell us a lot about Verdejo who is really highly regarded though lacks a stand out win so far. Saying that however Najera has also got this far without a real win of note. |
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