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Just read that Naoya Inoue will fight TJ Doheny in September in Tokyo in the second defence of his titles ( O Outlander )

Doheny (30 Fights - 26 Wins (20 KOs) - 4 Losses) shouldnt in all honesty be any problem for Inoue , hes won his last three fights , all in Japan and all by stoppage against so-so opposition , before that he was outpointed and dominated by Sam Goodman .. could be that its a bit of payback for Doheny beating three Japanese fighters in their own backyard but in all honesty hes not in the same league as Inoue and i can only see this going one way
 
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Just read that Naoya Inoue will fight TJ Doheny in September in Tokyo in the second defence of his titles ( O Outlander )

Doheny (30 Fights - 26 Wins (20 KOs) - 4 Losses) shouldnt in all honesty be any problem for Inoue , hes won his last three fights , all in Japan and all by stoppage against so-so opposition , before that he was outpointed and dominated by Sam Goodman .. could be that its a bit of payback for Doheny beating three Japanese fighters in their own backyard but in all honesty hes not in the same league as Inoue and i can only see this going one way
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My view is Fulton is the 2nd best in the 122lb division, he has already been dealt with easily, Tapales and Nery are also probably better than anyone who he has not faced.
Inoue has very little now to go at in that division, and future fights in this division wont be appealing as a challenge, he is light years ahead.
Everyone has an optimum fighting weight , but be may be forced to 126lb or risk getting bogged down in a series of unappealing fights.
The only question for me is what weight will he max out at.
Very early on i caught a few videos of him and followed him closely, massive fan, I still rate him pound for pound the best I’ve ever seen.
Cant forget that he has already gone up so many weight divisions and was dropped by Nery, so is probably getting close to a weight division that guys punch hard enough to be some kind of threat.
 
O Outlander cant disagree with any of that , i said somewhere else on this thread that i think hes coming close to his max if you look at his build / frame , i honestly think the knockdown against Nery was more of a lapse than anything else tbh .. Id say 126lb is doable and that he may well have the beating of the likes of Espinoza , Lopez , Ball and Vargas (current champs) .. you also have the likes of Leigh Wood , Warrington , Figueroa , Ramirez , Carrington etc .. but another step up may well sap a little of his strength and stamina , in which case i think he'd struggle , its all hyperthetical until it happens , everything ive seen of him tells me he could cope , and i think he'd beat all those ive named but who knows until it happens .. as you say hes beaten everyone there is to beat in the four weight classes so far , so i suppose its the logical next step

I think Akhmadaliev would be a good solid opponent for him , has that blip against Tapales on his record but i think it was just that a blip , hes better than that and if fully fit i think it;d be a good fight tbh .. theres a few in the division i think would make better fights than Doheny .. Picasso , our own Liam Davies (tho i think a few more fights against quality opposition under his belt would help) , Elijiah Pearce (lost a couple but has 16 KOs from his 19 fights) .. a handful more but i think Inoue handles them (but all better than Doheny lol)
 
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Well from what ive been reading its a possibilty that Chris Eubank Jr could well be Canelo Alvarez' next opponent .. Edgar Berlanga is the other name being touted around but apparently Eubank Jr is the front runner ... quite why that is im not sure .. Theres a good chance that if it happens it would happen here in the UK which would be good for Uk fight fans admittedly but i cant fathom why Eubank Jr is being named at all , for me hes shy of being world class and hes been out of the ring for almost a year (be a year by the time any fight might materialise) ... imho Canelo should be fighting Benavidez who has long been in the No.1 spot in the WBC .. other than him theres Christian Mbilli whose ranked in the top 3 of every organisation i think , plus the Russian Vlad Shishkin (only had 16 fights , won 10 by KO and looks decent) .. plus Eubank Jr isnt even a SMW hes a middleweight and is ranked in the top 10 of the WBC,WBA,IBF and WBO as such , dont think hes ranked in the top 15 of any as a SMW .. I did read that William Scull (ranked No.1 with the IBF) was due to fight Canelo but that was postponed (cant remember the reason why , purse bid maybe ?) .. He should be fighting his mandatorys not picking and choosing who he fights i think and the organisations should be enforcing that.
 
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Well apparently Artur Beterbiev has been spotted cycling through the Siberian mountains which is a good sign for the Bivol undisputed fight thats been pencilled in for October 12th .. really excited for this bout but i want both to come in at 110% tbh , cant see Beterbiev getting in the ring if he isnt but its a pretty quick turn around for the sort of injury he had .. fingers crossed though , as apart from Uysk vs Fury (which has already happened) for the undisputed this is the only other one i really wanna see
 
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Saturday 13th July - Janibek Alimkhanuly v Andrei Mikhailovich

Should be a decent bout this one i think , Alimkhanuly (15 Fights - 15 Wins (10 KOs)) seems to be carrying on the Khazak style from Gennady Golovkin , unbeaten to date and imho its gonna take a good un to take that '0' away .. Hes been boxing from the age of 6 and had a solid amateur career with gold medals in the World Championships and the Asian Games , and represented Khazakstan in the Olympic Games in 2016 where he lost in the quarter finals .. Handed Vincenzo Gualtieri his first loss last time , stopping him by TKO in the sixth round and taking his IBF Middleweight title into the bargain to add to his WBO title. Both these belts are on the line when he meets Russian/New Zealander Mikhailovich (21 Fights - 21 Wins (13 KOs)) arrives on the back of a fifth round stoppage of Edisson Salatarin , and whilst he looks to be an exciting prospect this will be a massive step up for him in terms of opponent , as looking through his resume hes never faced anyone on the level of Alimkhanuly , hes younger and has a reach adavantage but i really dont think that thats gonna have much of an impact in this fight tbh. I think Alimkhanuly dissects and breaks down Mikhailovich and finishes him between the fifth and ninth round , i just think that Alimkhanuly is too experienced and will have too much for Mikhailovich who is stepping into the unknown here and hes never faced anyone like Alimkhanuly before. I take Alimkhanuly to make a fourth successful defence of his WBO title and a first defence of his IBO belt.

Janibek Alimkhanuly To Win .. By Stoppage (Rounds 5-9)
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BOUT OFF .. Janibek has pulled out due to dehydration
 
Saturday 3rd August - Martin Bakole v Jared Anderson

Interesting match up this one and one im looking forward to if im being honest , Jared 'Big Baby' Anderson (17 Fights - 17 Wins (15 KOs)) has been hailed as the next great American heavyweight in many quarters , and whilst hes not bad i have to be honest and say im yet to be convinced of that , though not losing a fight yet thats more to do with the fact that hes been carefully matched than any great talent imho , he looked okay up until he fought Charles Martin back in July of 2023 , where he looked lacklustre and was seriously exposed and was rocked on a couple of occasions , he then stopped Andriy Rudenko , and last time (April 2024) put in another poor effort when beating Cruiserweight Ryad Merhy by unanimous decision , he should be putting these kind of opponents away or at least beating them convincingly and theres a chance that Martin Bakole (21 Fights - 20 Wins (15 KOs) - 1 Loss) could put a stop to the hype train in this one. I think hes slightly better than Anderson at this stage , he hits hard and if theres any flaws in Anderson then Bakole will find them and exploit them , he was last seen stopping Carlos Takam in the fourth round on the undercard of the Fury / Ngannou bout back in October 2023 , that was a decent win and hes stopped three of his last four opponents , winning the other against Tony Yoka by majority decision. Aside from his loss to Michael Hunter in 2018 the only other fighter who caused him any trouble really was Sergey Kuzmin (Bakole won by UD) and both of those are better than Anderson imho. In all honesty this could go either way , i think if Bakole comes into this fit and properly tuned up then he wins but he had been putting on alot of weight which i would be worried about if he turned up out of shape but wont know that until nearer the day unfortunatley .. but still hes a big solid unit and he'll be looking to win this i would think , and tbf he did weigh in at his heaviest last time , almost 300lb , and handled Yoka just fine so i may be worrying about nothing (we shall see). If Anderson is to stand a chance i think he has to brush up on his defence , and as he doesnt seem to be an effective counter puncher having to lead to be effective this could well play into Bakoles gloves unless he can start fighting on the back foot. Theres alot of ifs and buts about this bout which is what makes it difficult to weigh up but from everything ive seen to date i say Bakole puts a stop to the hype train and hands Anderson his first loss unless hes improved markedly from his last few fights.

Martin Bakole To Win
 
Saturday 3rd August - Isaac Cruz v Jose Valenzuela

Should be a corking fight this one and i'm definatley looking forward to it , 'Pitbull' Cruz (29 Fights - 26 Wins (18 KOs) - 2 Losses - 1 Draw) comes into this on the back of a punch perfect display last time , stopping Roly Romero by TKO in the 8th round taking his WBA Super Lightweight Title into the bargain , and as ive said before he certainly lives upto his nickname , hes tenacious , has a solid work and output rate and comes to fight , since his loss to Gervonta Davis back in 2021 hes won all four bouts , three if them by stoppages , and i think it shows how tough and durable he is whne you consider that he lost to Davis by unanimous decision , only the second person to take Davis the full distance (the other being Meraz back in 2014 !) .. Valenzuela (15 Fights - 13 Wins (9 KOs) - 2 Losses) arrives after knocking out Chris Colbert last time (in revenge for his penultimate fight where Colbert beat him by unanimous decision) , and before that he lost for the first time when Edwin De La Santos stopped him. Both of these can punch but i'd favour Cruz to be the more powerful , and as ive said his work rate is second to none. The two things that Valenzuela has in his favour are a big height advantage and a big reach advantage , which i think hes gonna have to capitalise on , but the drawback is that he likes to fight on the inside and as Cruz is smaller this would give him the adavantage and in all honesty i dont see that ending well for Valenzuela , so hes gonna have to keep Cruz at distance if he can. I think this is gonna be an entertaining fight and both hold a chance of walking away the victor but im favouring Cruz to continue his winning streak and beat Valenzuela.

Isaac Cruz To Win
 
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Saturday 13th July - Jaron Ennis v David Avanesyan

Well 'Boots' Ennis (32 Fights - 31 Wins (28 KOs) - 1 No Contest) was due to meet Cody Crowley but due to Crowley being declared unfit to fight by the medical doctors following eye surgery , the Russian David Avanesyan (34 Fights - 29 Wins (17 KOs) - 4 Losses - 1 Draw) has stepped up to the plate (and fair play to him i have to say) and i think we're probably in for a better fight than the original one would of been to be honest , although i have to say his lack of activity is a bit concerning , he hasnt been seen since his loss to Terence Crawford back in December 2022 when he was knocked out in the sixth round. Avanesyan is as tough as old boots , throws well timed , heavy shots and continually comes forward and will be making a fight of it and making sure that Ennis knows hes in a fight , but Ennis who has KO'd four of his last five opponents (since the no contest with Chris Van Heerden) infact before the no contest he was on a roll with sixteen stoppages that date back to 2017 .. but dont be decieved by all the stoppages theres alot more to Ennis; game than power , he has excellent shot selection , lateral movement and ring craft / IQ. Avanyensan too has power , before the Crawford loss he had racked up seven stoppages of his own , so hes not maybe such an outsider as the current odds make him , hes a solid , decent boxer and hes no ones mug , and if anywhere near his best i can see him giving Ennis plenty of problems but i think Boots handles it and comes through it and holds on to his belt.

Jaron Ennis To Win
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JARON ENNIS WINS ... By stoppage
 
2024 RUNNING TOTAL

Ortiz Jr v Lawson .. Ortiz To Win .. By Stoppage .. :handgestures-thumbup: Ortiz Jr Wins .. By Stoppage
Davies v Barroso .. Davies To Win .. (---) .. :( Barroso Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Beterbiev v Smith .. Beterbiev To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Beterbiev Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Chelli v Cullinan ... Chelli To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Chelli Wins .. (By Decision)
Jonas v Mayer .. Jonas To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Jonas Wins .. (By Decision)
Munguia v Ryder .. Munguia To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Munguia Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Dubois v Reyes .. Dubois To Win .. (---) ..:handgestures-thumbup: Dubois Wins .. (By Decision)
Aziz v Poulson .. Aziz To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Aziz Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Buatsi v Azeez .. Azeez To Win .. (---) .. :( Buatsi Wins .. (By Decision)
Lopez v Ortiz .. Lopez To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Lopez Wins .. (By Decision)
Yarde v Nikolic .. Yarde To Win .. By Stoppage .. :handgestures-thumbup: Yarde Wins .. By Stoppage
Sheeraz v Williams .. Sheeraz To Win ... By Stoppage (Rd 6 onwards) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Sheeraz Wins .. By Stoppage (Rd 1)
Berlanga v McCrory .. Berlanga To Win .. By Stoppage (Rds 4-8) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Berlanga Wins .. By Stoppage .. Round 6
Baraou v Eggington .. Eggington To Win .. (---) :( Baraou Wins .. (By Decision)
Vargas v Ball .. Ball To Win .. (---) .. :( Draw
Zhang v Parker .. Zhang To Win .. By Stoppage .. :( Parker Wins .. By Decision
Joshua v Ngannou .. Joshua To Win .. (---) :handgestures-thumbup: Joshua Wins ... By Knockout
Joyce v Ali .. Joyce To Win .. By Stoppage .. :handgestures-thumbup: Joyce Wins .. By Stoppage
Zepeda v Hughes .. Zepeda To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Zepeda Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Ryan v Harper .. Ryan To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Ryan Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Smith v Zepeda .. Smith To Win .. By Stoppage (Rounds 8-10) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Smith Wins ... By Stoppage (Round 5)
Estrada v Valle .. Estrada To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Estrada Wins .. (By Decision)
Lara v Zerafa .. Lara To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Lara Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Romero v Cruz .. Cruz To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Cruz Wins .. (ByTKO)
Tszyu v Fundora .. Tszyu To Win .. (---) .. :( Fundora Wins ..(By Decision)
Wardley v Clarke .. Wardley To Win .. By Stoppage ... :( Draw
Haney v Garcia .. Haney To Win .. (---) .. :( Garcia Wins .. (By Decision)
Alvarez v Munguia .. Alvarez To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Alvarez Wins .. (By Decision)
Inoue v Nery .. Inoue To Win .. By Stoppage .. :handgestures-thumbup: Inoue Wins .. By Stoppage
Price v McCaskill .. Price To Win .. By Decision .. :handgestures-thumbup: Price Wins ... By Stoppage
Lomachenko v Kombosos Jr .. Lomachenko To Win .. (---) :handgestures-thumbup: Lomachenko Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Kovalev v Safar .. Safar To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Safar Wins ... (By Decision)
Chamberlain v Wahab .. Chamberlain To Win .. By Stoppage .. :handgestures-thumbup: Chamberlain Wins .. By Stoppage
Sanchez v Kabayel .. Sanchez To Win .. (---) .. :( Kabayel Wins ... (By stoppage)
Cordina v Cacace .. Cordina To Win .. (---) .. :( Cacace Wins .. (By stoppage)
Opetaia v Briedis .. Opetaia To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Opetaia Wins ... (By decision)
Uysk v Fury ... Uysk To Win ... (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Uysk Wins ... (By decision)
Navarette v Berinchyk .. Navarette To Win .. (---) ... :( Berinchyk Wins .. (By decision)
Franklin v Vargas .. Franklin To Win .. (By Stoppage) ... :handgestures-thumbup: Franklin Wins .. By Stoppage
Okolie v Rozanski .. Rozanski To Win .. (By Stoppage) .. :( Okloie Wins .. By Stoppage
Thorslund v Cetin .. Thorslund To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Thorslund Wins ... (By decision)
Taylor v Catterall .. Catterall To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Catterall Wins ... (By decision)
Mbilli v Heffron .. Mbilli To Win .. (By Stoppage .. Round 8 or Before) ... :handgestures-thumbup: Mbilli Wins ... By First Round Stoppage
Ford v Ball .. Ford To Win .. (---) .. :( Ball Wins .. (By Decision)
Sheeraz v Williams .. Sheeraz To Win .. (---) :handgestures-thumbup: Sheeraz Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Bivol v Zinad .. Bivol To Win ... (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Bivol Wins ... (By Stoppage)
Dubois v Hgrovic .. Dubois To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Dubois Wins .. (By Stoppage)
Zhang v Wilder ... Zhang To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Zhang Wins ... (By Stoppage)
Whittaker v Arenyeka .. Whittaker To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Whittaker Wins .. (By Decision)
Billam Smith v Riakporhe ... Riakporhe To Win ... (---) .. :( Billam Smith Wins ... (By Decision)
Mattias v Paro .. Mattias To Win .. (---) .. :( Paro Wins .. (By Decision)
Benevidez v Gvozdyk .. Benevidez To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Benevidez Wins .. (By Decision)
Davis v Martin .. Davis To Win .. (By Stoppage - After Round 6) ... :handgestures-thumbup: Davis Wins.. By Stoppage (in Round 8)
Arthur v Cameron .. Arthur To Win ... (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Arthur Wins .. (By Decision)
Rodriguez v Estrada .. Rodriguez To Win ... (---) ... :handgestures-thumbup: Rodriguez Wins ... (By stoppage)
Lopez v Claggett .. Lopez To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Lopez Wins ... (By Decision)
Edwards v Curiel .. Edwards To Win .. (By Decision) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Edwards Wins ... By Decision
Fisher v Babic .. Fisher To Win .. (By Stoppage) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Fisher Wins .. By Stoppage
Stevenson v Harutyunyan .. Stevenson To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Stevenson Wins .. (By decision)
Foster v Conceicao .. Conceicao To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Conceicao Wins .. (By decision)
Davis v Madueno .. Davis To Win .. (---) ... :handgestures-thumbup: Davis Wins .. (By decision)
Zepeda v Cabrera .. Zepeda To Win .. (By Stoppage) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Zepeda Wins ... By Stoppage
Goodman v Worawut .. Goodman To Win .. (---) ... :handgestures-thumbup: Goodman Wins ... (By Decision)
Ennis v Avanesyan .. Ennis To Win .. (---) .. :handgestures-thumbup: Ennis Wins .. (By Stoppage)
 
Saturday 27th July - Vanessa Lepage Joanisse v Clarissa Shields

Self proclaimed GWOAT Clarissa Shields (14 Fights - 14 Wins (2 KOs)) is stepping up to the heavies when she takes on reigning champ Canadian Vanessa Joanisse (8 Fights - 7 Wins (2 KOs) - 1 Loss) and its an interesting bout given the decision of Shields to go from Middleweight to Heavyweight. Theres no doubting the skills and class of Shields , how hard she works in and out of the ring makes her one of the P4P best , was last seen beating Maricela Cornejo where she retained her undisputed title. Before that she beat the talented British fighter Savannah Marshall in a a great match up. Joanisse isnt on the level of Shields skill wise , nowhere near imho although she is decent , won by split decision last time when she beat the Argentinian Abril Vidal .. shes only been back into boxing since early 2023 , took time out after suffering her first loss (TKO to Alejandra Jimenez) back in 2017 , since that return shes had four fights , winning them all but this one is gonna be by far her hardest task to date. I dont know a whole lot about her tbh , but i think her only chance is to make it uncomfortable for Shields , impose her size ,slow her down/smother her , but i think Shields is levels up above and too shrewd , she will use her slick skills and speed to fight and i see outboxing Joanisse from distance. Shields will probably come in lighter than Joanisse , but she does have a height advantage and im sure she'll be using this to her advantage when she can. At the end of the day i can only see one outcome here and thats a Clarissa Shields win , probably by decision as neither fighter possesses devastating knockout power.

Clarissa Shields To Win
 
Saturday 3rd August - David Morrell Jr v Radivoje Kalajdzic

Cuban David Morrell Jr (10 Fights - 10 Wins (9 KOs)) continues his progress in the pro's by fighting Radivoje Kalajdzic (31 Fights - 29 Wins (21 KOs) - 2 Losses) for the vacant WBA Light Heavyweight title in his first bout at Light Heavy , he defended his WBA (Regular) Super Middle Weight Title (which he won in only his third pro fight) by beating Sena Agbeko by second round TKO , before that he beat Brazilian Yamaguchi Falcao by a first round knockout , in fact hes stopped everyone of his last seven opponents , since winning the Super MW title back in 2020 by unanimous decision when beating Lennox Allen. He has a fearsome reputation and rightly so , in 2022 he knocked out the Khazak fighter Aidos Yerbooynuly in the twelfth round and he had to be placed in a medically induced coma (thankfully as far as im aware hes now made a full recovery) . He really is an exciting prospect i think , good solid skills and ring IQ and can certainly bang , he came into the pro's as is often the case with Cubans after an excellent career in the amateurs where he racked up a 130 - 5 record , and he is only 26 so plenty of time for him to hit the heights , and from what ive seen so far im sure he will. Admittedly he hasnt faced the best yet or anything like but its early on in his career and hes faced some decent opposition and he has been after the likes of Benevidez , Canelo , Plant etc .. but none of them have shown an interest in facing him , whether thats because hes a relative newbie with nothing to bring to the table or because they realise he has the potential to be a major threat i dont know but i think its probably a wise move on his part to go up to 175lb if he wants to fight better opposition/win belts. Kalajdzic comes into this on a four fight TKO winning streak , since his decision win over Denis Grachev back in 2020 , hes a decent boxer with good fundamentals and has a decent punch on him , i think Kalajdzic will give it his best but ultimately fall short. Has a decent chin on him with his only stoppage loss coming against Artur Beterbiev , so hes a tough operator and i think this will be Morrell Jrs biggest test to date and it'll be interesting to see how he fares against someone who punches hard ,with the extra power from a proven banger at 175lb. Should be an entertaining bout , and i can see maybe one or two knockdowns along the way given their power and the way they fight , although im not sure that a knockout/stoppage is on the cards , i think if it happens it'll be round 6/7 or afterwards but this could well go to the judges cards but for me Morrell Jr should come out on top , and has to if he wants to continue his rise to the top.

David Morrell Jr To Win
 
The WBC have ordered Shakur Stevenson to face William Zepeda next after defending his title successfully against Artem Harutyunyan. Apparently Oscar Del Hoya (Promoter for Zepeda) has responded by saying that no one tells his fighters who to fight .. apparently they favour fighting the WBO Lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk , Berinchyks management are however keen on fighting Keyshawn Davis ... its all getting a bit of a joke aint it , we shall see what happens

Also been reading that the earlier mentioned Canelo / Eubank Jr bout could be a step closer to becoming reality .. could be that its all smoke n mirrors but tbh nothing surprises me anymore !
 
Saturday 20th July - Amanada Serrano v Stevie Morgan

Interesting bout that could be a decent watch , Serrano (49 Fights - 46 Wins (30 KOs) - 2 Losses - 1 Draw) needs no introduction does she lets be honest , shes one of the P4P best and shes the only female to hold titles in seven different weight categories , shows you how good she is , the only losses in her illustrious career are an early loss to Frida Walberg back in 2012 and then to the equally talented Katie Taylor back in 2022 (and that was a tight one that could of gone either way to be totally honest) .. Shes due to rematch Taylor in November so im guessing that this is probably a keep busy fight as the pair were due to meet on this card , co main on the Jake Paul/Mike Tyson bout , but due to Tyson having to pull out the bout got put back to November and Morgan stepped in as a replacement. I dont know alot about Morgan (15 Fights - 14 Wins (13 KOs) - 1 Loss) but looking at her record she can certainly bang and merits her moniker of Sledgehammer , so Serrano would have to be careful not to get caught obviously , but on the whole this is a massive step up in class for Morgan whose never faced anyone on the level of Serrano before. For the most part Morgan has had most of her fights in Colombia , this will only be her fourth fight in her native US , shes bigger than Serrano and athletic , and i think she'll be highly motivated for this as its the biggest fight of her career and the chance of beating a multiple world champion would be a massive scalp on her resume but shes up against one of the most talented female fighters to grace the ring , and one who never shys away from a fight. Serrano carries power of her own although she hasnt stopped anyone since 2021 , but as we all know its not just about power its about skill and movement and Serrano has those in abundance and i think shes on another level compared to Morgan , and along with her ring IQ i think Morgan could well be in for a torrid night , obviously theres always the chance she could catch Serrano with a good 'un but i think Serrano outboxes her , setting a high tempo and not letting her opponent settle and though the size difference could be an issue early on i think Serrano overcomes it and comes out on top.

Amanda Serrano To Win
 
Saturday 3rd August - Andy Ruiz Jr v Jarrell Miller

The battle of the heavies .. literally !! Interesting match up thats proving difficult to weigh up tbh as surely both have to want to win this to have any standing left on the heavyweight scene .. Ruiz Jr (37 Fights - 35 Wins (22 KOs) - 2 Losses) hasnt been seen since September 2022 when he beat Luis Ortiz by unanimous decision , and thats a long time to be out of the ring , think the main reason is because hes been waiting for a payday but thats been a long time coming and i just hope that hes been training hard and readying himself as it wont be a walk in the park against Miller (28 Fights - 26 Wins (22 KOs) - 1 Loss - 1 Draw) who was last seen in December of last year losing to Daniel Dubois by TKO. Ruiz is probably best known for coming in on short notice and toppling Anthony Joshua back in 2019 , and then losing the rematch , and to be honest he hasnt really done alot since then only getting in the ring twice. Miller himself hasnt been in the ring much due to positive drug tests , bizarrely Miller was due to fight Joshua in that aforementioned fight , failed drug test and Ruiz came in to replace him , so there may well be a bit if needle to this match , what could of been for Miller etc etc .. Millers had four fights since returning from suspension , pretty much low level affairs until the DDD bout which he lost. Ruiz is a solid boxer with good technique and he has very fast hands which i think could trouble Miller , he also seems to 'show up' for the bigger fights .. Miller in all honesty would of done alot better in the Dubois fight if he'd of come in a tad lighter at the weights imho , i think the weight told in the end so im hoping hes in better shape for this one , and that goes for Ruiz as well tbh. If both come in wanting to win this it should be a good scrap , Miller comes forward and throws and for me Ruiz is the better and more skilful boxer and i see him countering and catching him all night long , Miller gave DDD a rough night for the most part but was gassing towards the end of the fight and i pretty much see that happening again unless hes alot trimmer than he was. Ruiz has never been stopped , both his losses coming by way of decision , and despite being a mauler / puncher i dont think Miller has the attributes to hand Ruiz his first stoppage (although his lack of recent ring activity could change that admittedly) , i see the early rounds being a bit of a dog fight , back and forth , but i think Ruiz starts to dominate Miller and comes out on top , i think theres a possibilty of a stoppage for Ruiz here , probably after round 7 id say , but im not sure , but i do think that Ruiz Jr prevails in this particular battle.

Andy Ruiz Jr To Win
 
Tuesday 3rd September - Naoya Inoue v TJ Doheny

Well the Monsters back to defend his titles and in all honesty i really cant see him relinquishing them to his opponent in this one , the unbeaten Inoue (27 Fights - 27 Wins (24 KOs)) comes into this on the back of a sixth round stoppage of Luis Nery last time , in that bout he suffered a shock knockdown in the opening round but got up and got on with it , not taking anything away from Nery but i honestly think it was more down to a lapse on Inoues part than anything that Nery threw , despite this he got up and got on with the job in hand , dropping Nery numerous times before the stoppage. Doheny (30 Fights - 26 Wins (20 KOs) - 4 Losses) has won his last three fights , all in Japan , before that he lost to Sam Goodman who is supposed to be a future opponent of Inoue , hes also lost to Daniel Roman , Ionut Baluta and Michael Conlan , however hes never been stopped in those four losses so its gonna be interesting to see how he copes with Inoues power as i think this is the hardest hes ever gonna get hit in the ring personally , and with the volume of punches that are gonna be thrown at him , hes in for a proper battle and whilst i see him holding his own for a while i think , like all those before him , he eventually succumbs to those punches. I dont think he has the power to trouble Inoue but hes a decent enough boxer (not on Inoues level though imho) so hes gonna have to play it cagey and stay out of range if he stands any chance of winning this (or last until the final bell) as if he tries to mix it then i see only one outcome. But as i said earlier i can only see one result here and thats Inoue holding onto his titles and emerging the winner by a stoppage.

Naoya Inoue To Win .. By Stoppage
 
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Saturday 3rd August - Andy Cruz v Antonio Moran

Interesting match up this one , Andy Cruz (3 Fights - 3 Wins (1 KO)) is fairly new to the pro ranks but his amateur pedigree is second to none , two golds in the Pan American games , 3 Golds in the World Championships and hes the current Olympic Gold Medallist , having won it in the Tokyo Olympics back in 2020 , in all in his amateur career he won 135 fights and lost 9 .. and hes Cuban , quite a few Cubans making the pro ranks over the last few years and Cruz , for me , is one of the best of them. Professionally this is a huge step up for Cruz , as Moran (37 Fights - 30 Wins (21 KOs) - 6 Losses - 1 Draw) has been up against some decent opposition in his time Devin Haney , Arnold Barboza Jr , Jermaine Ortiz ... he lost those but the only time hes been stopped is against Devin Haney so hes a tough as teak Mexican fighter whose got a decent chin. Altho on paper it looks a bit of a mis match , when you take into consideration Cruz' amateur career and what hes achieved i really dont think it is personally , hes a really talented and exciting recruit to the pro ranks imho and i think he can go far. I can see Cruz using his jab and his ring IQ and just outboxing Moran , although you couldnt totally write off Morans chances as hes no mug but i feel that Cruz could be something special and i feel that hes just gonna be too good for him.

Andy Cruz To Win
 
Robert Helenius has recieved a two year ban for testing positive for the banned substance clomifene the day after his fight with Anthony Joshua , apparently UKAD adminstered the test which showed up positive and was unbale to explain how the substance got into his system

Makes me wonder why the same length of bans (or longer) arent handed out to all those who are caught using prohibited substances tbh .. for me personally if you're caught you should get a life ban
 
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Saturday 20th July - Nathan Heaney v Brad Pauls

A solid good ol' British dust up and its one i cant wait to watch , after their draw back in March of this year (which i personally think Pauls edged , but it was close and a good case could of been made for Heaney and / or the draw) i think both fighters will be looking to prove themselves in this one and come out on top. Heaney (19 Fights - 18 Wins (6 KOs) - 1 Draw) for me is the better boxer , more polished and he showed how good he was when he beat Denzel Bentley for his British Middleweight Title by Majority Decision , and Bentley has since gone onto win the WBO International Middleweight Title. Pauls (20 Fights - 18 Wins (10 KOs) - 1 Loss - 1 Draw) is more heavy handed than Heaney and he felt that power in their first fight and you could tell it troubled him , in their first fight Heaney started well , showing his boxing skills , Pauls couldnt really connect with anything of note and Heaney was catching him on the counter using his reach advantage to good effect but around the fourth/fifth rounds Pauls began to figure him out and started to catch him with heavy shots , which were taking their toll imho. Heaney still had his moments in the fight i have to say but i think the dynamic swayed in Pauls favour and i honestly though that he'd done enough in the end , but a draw was a fair result overall i'd say for a decent scrap and i think we're in store for more of the same in this rematch. Both know a little more about the other , and for me Heaney has to use his skills to win this , whereas Pauls will be coming at him throwing bombs but he has to start faster than he did in their previous encounter. This one is a truly 50/50 fight but because Pauls knows he can hurt Heaney i feel that will give him a bit of impetus and he'll be looking to stop him , although obviously as Heaney is so accurate with his counters this can leave him open and Heaney does have power of his own i have to say and could catch him but i think this one will go the way of Pauls , although its a tough choice and im not that confident.

Brad Pauls To Win
 
Saturday 20th July - Chantelle Cameron v Elhem Mekhaled

Nice to see Chantelle Cameron (19 Fights - 18 Wins (8 KOs) - 1 LOss) making her comeback , she was last seen losing to Katie Taylor back in May of last year , where Taylor won by majority decision and took the belts back that Cameron had won in their previous encounter , handing Taylor the first loss on her resume , and if im being honest i honestly thought she'd done enough to win the second fight as well. I think a trilogy fight is in order tbh but i guess we'll see what happens in the future , for now shes challenging for the vacant WBC Interim Super Lightweight Championship , her opponent Mekhaled (19 Fights - 17 Wins (3 KOs) - 2 Losses) is looking for her third win in a row , but i dont think shes gonna get that here. For me Cameron is a level above Mekhaled , whose a decent enough boxer but is a little shy of world class for me whereas Cameron is proven at world level and i think she wins this comeback fight comfortably , possibly by stoppage.

Chantelle Cameron To Win
 
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