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The only thing that crossed my mind when i seen this fight was in the back of my head i remember Benn getting rocked a couple of times early on in career.
And i feel anyway that just justifies that stepping up two classes seems crazy to me for him.
When you go back to there fathers fighting Benn always looked smaller build than Eubank with heart of lion to be fair.
But he is not the same weight as Eubank and i feel that although his promotion are trying to get all the rules to favour Benn Eubank is just saying ok for the simple reason he honestly feels this is going to be easy fight for him.
But the funny thing about this fight is no matter who wins or how it wont make a difference to anyone's thoughts the result will be dehydrated Eubank felt unwell or Benn was stepping up two weights was to much.
 
Eubank Jr misses weight by just 0.05lb and is fined £375,000 , he weighed 0.2lb over at the first weigh in and was still too heavy on the second.

Dont think this bodes well for Eubank Jr chances now
 
And hes fighting on the 4th May in Las Vegas against Ramon Cardenas ..

 
Both Eubank Jr and Benn have come in under the 170 lb this morning with Benn weighing 165lb and Eubank Jr 169lb 4oz
 
One to keep an eye on in the future i think is South Korean Ryang Ho Han whose currently 4 Fights - 4 Wins (3 KOs) .. won the vacant IBF International Super Flyweight title today by beating Phillipino Ramil Roda
 
Sean said:
Saturday 26th April - Viddal Riley vs Cheavon Clarke

Not a bad match up this one i think , should be a decent fight and could well be the fight of the night. Viddal Riley (12 Fights - 12 Wins (7 KOs) comes into this on the back of a second round TKO of Dan Garber back in December of last year , before that he beat the decent Mikael Lawal by decision retaining his English Cruiserweight title , had a decent amateur career winning 8 national championships , a European Silver Medal and was a youth Olympian in 2014. He had a decent record as an amateur 41 wins - 8 losses with 19 KOs , thats a decent KO rate considering it was in the amateurs so all in all he has a decent pedigree. Clarke (11 Fights - 10 Wins (7 KOs) - 1 Loss) arrives on the back of his first loss in the pro's , losing to the unbeaten Frenchman Leonardo Mosquea by a split decision , before this he beat Nigerian Efetobor Apochi on points Looked a bit lack lustre last time for me , so will definatley have to up his game for this one imho. He looked a different beast when stopping Ellis Zorro in the eight round to win the vacant British Crusierweight title , and the fact that hes defending that strap here suggests to me that he'll be in peak form. Neither are out n out bangers but both carry decent power , but for me Riley is the more skilful and better ring technician. Clarke will try to put it on Riley i think but i reckon that Riley , with a height and reach advantage , will be cagey and crafty and rely on his better skills/ring IQ. Definatley a hard one to call as i can see a path to victory for both fighters but im edging towards Riley as the winner , although that could change as im not 100% confident.

Viddal Riley To Win
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VIDDAL RILEY WINS :handgestures-thumbup:
 
Sean said:
Saturday 26th April - Chris Billam-Smith vs Brandon Glanton

Looking forward to this one i gotta say , has all the ingredients for a potentially explosive encounter. Billam-Smith (22 Fights - 20 Wins (13 KOs) - 2 Losses) isnt the slickest of boxers or one of the hardest punchers around rather relying on heart , grit and determination amongst other things , but you're always guaranteed a good , solid fight when hes in the ring .. a case in point would be his last fight where he lost a unanimous decision and the WBO Cruiserweight Title (along with the WBA (Super) Cruiserweight Title .. he gave a good account of himself i thought but ended the fight with a broken thumb , damaged ribs , fractured left hand and a cut left eye needing stitches but was still standing and fighting at the end of it .. Thats not to say he hasnt got a decent skillset , he has , and he judges the distance well and isnt without power as he has some decent stoppages under his belt it has to be said. Before that Ramirez loss last time he avenged his only other loss by out pointing Richard Riakporhe by UD. American Brandon Glanton (22 Fights - 20 Wins (17 KOs) - 2 Losses) has the exact same record as Billam-Smith albeit with four more KOs to his name , arrives looking for his fourth win on the bounce and has promised a fire fest and a war and as a come forward , heavy hitting type of fighter i can see that happening. Won the vacant WBO International Cruiserweight Title in his penultimate fight beating the experienced Croatian Emil Markic by stoppage. Wont bother him fighting here in England as in his last four fights hes fought in four different countries , Russia , Dubai , USA and France. He likes to keep active looking at his record with at least two fights a year , although this will be his first of this year. He suffered his first pro loss to David Light back in December 2022 when fighting for the vacant WBO Global Cruiserweight and WBO International Cruiserweight Titles , and despite the loss he still managed to drop Light in the tenth round , he followed that up with another loss to the unbeaten Russian Soslan Asbarov , again by decision. I think on the whole that Billam- Smith has the better resume and has faced the better opposition to date , and hes definatley been up against more skillful boxers and ones that can hit equally , if not more than , hard as Glanton , so if he can take Glantons power i think theres a fair chance that he can come out of this one victorious , but its in the back of my mind that he did have a hard fight last time , and that left eye often opens up which is a concern obviously. If Billam-Smith can take Glantons best shots then i can see him outworking him and getting a decision win , possibly even a stoppage , but if he cant then its game over and i see a Glanton stoppage win. Definatley a few what ifs in this one and for me a 50/50 fight but i think the Brit can come out on top and resume winning ways.

Chris Billam Smith To Win
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CHRIS BILLAM SMITH WINS :handgestures-thumbup:
 
Sean said:
Saturday 26th April - Liam Smith vs Aaron McKenna

Intriguing middleweight match up this one as its basically a must win for both fighters in my eyes , for Liam Smith (38 Fights - 33 Wins (20 KOs) - 4 Losses - 1 Draw) its a case of he has to win this one to stay relevant and so that he can re establish himself and challenge for titles whereas for McKenna (19 Fights - 19 Wins (10 KOs) its important that he wins so that he can announce himself on the world stage and have a decent scalp on his resume to say that he can handle experienced , top flight opposition. The two obvious questions are how much has Beefy got left in the tank and is McKenna ready for this step up ?? .. Smith has been a world champion , and has basically been there , seen it , done it and worn the t shirt ... several times .. hasnt fought for a while , last time we saw him was when he lost to Chris Eubank Jr back in September of 2023 so its been a while since hes been in the ring , was due to face Josh Kelly in September of last year but had to withdraw due to illness , so thats a little concerning but as i say hes an old hand so he knows the score and whats expected so hopefully it wont prove to be too much of a problem. Only lost four and they were against Canelo Alvarez , Jaime Munguia , Magomed Kurbanov and Chris Eubank Jr (after he'd won the first fight) so decent names and shows that he can hold his own in the division. Now 36 years of age and has been involved in some proper wars over the years so , as i said earlier , its hard to tell how much he has left in the tank which makes this match up interesting .. McKenna was a potential Olympian but decided instead to turn professional on his 18th birthday and he hasnt looked back since .. His last two fights have bothe ended by way of stoppage , first one against Mickey Ellison when his corner threw in the towel in the sixth round and then last time he stopped Jeovanny Estela in the tenth , ref stopped it due to unanswered punches .. both of those fights were last year , but this one is gonna be on a whole different level as hes never faced anyone of Smiths calibre and experience in the ring before and im looking forward to seeing how he copes as hes definatley a name for the future i think. Personally from what ive seen so far i dont think McKenna is quite ready for someone like Smith , thats not to say that he cant win obviously , but i just think that Smith is an experienced wily ol fox and i can see him doing enough to take this one .. as i say its all dependant on what hes got left , i think hes good for a fight or two yet and he doesnt mind knuckling down and riding the storm when it gets rough , thats something we dont know about McKenna yet , how does he do when things aint going his way , like i say this one is a proper fascinating puzzle in alot of respects and its gonna be interesting to see how it plays out .. McKenna has a lot going for him i have to say , youth (9 years younger) , a sizable height and reach advantage and hes a very busy fighter but for me Smiths experience counteracts alot of that imho and like i said earlier i think he comes out on top in this but i dont think hes gonna have it all his own way and can see some rocky moments for him during the fight but ultimately i think he wins.

Liam Smith To Win
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AARON McKENNA WINS :(
 
Sean said:
Saturday 26th April - Anthony Yarde vs Lyndon Arthur

Gotta be honest and say i like both boxers but really not that fussed about this trilogy fight , i understand why its happening as its one a piece at the moment , but given the way Yarde stopped him in the second fight i really cant see any reason for this third , but its happening so i'll do a write up and say my piece and give my un-informed opinion .. Yarde (29 Fights - 26 Wins (24 KOs) - 3 Losses) has won his last three (last two of those in 2024) winning two of those by knock out , before that he was stopped by Artur Beterbiev , one of the best around so no shame in that at all , but there were times in that Beterbiev fight where he looked very good and was troubling Beterbiev until he finally ground him down and won by an eight round TKO , his other two losses have come to Lyndon Arthur (in their first fight back in 2020) and before that Sergey Kovalev , so two of those losses came to a pair of the best light heavies out there , and in the first Arthur fight he did have genuine excuses in that he lost his dad and three of his grand parents to corona virus within days of each other and his head was all over the place (first fight happened in 2020) , but fair play he never used that as a reason for the loss its juts a stated fact. Arthur (26 Fights - 24 Wins (16 KOs) - 2 Losses) hasnt been seen since June of last year when he beat Liam Cameron by a split decision , and in all fairness that was a close fight i thought that could of gone either way and before that he was took to the cleaners by Dmitry Bivol by a unanimous decision , no shame in that obviously ! Both fighters know each other well so i dont envisage any major surprises tbh , Arthur will use his effective jab and whilst i think hes the better boxer he always has to be wary of Yardes' aggression and power which he has in abundance. I think this one will go the same way as the second fight , i think Arthur boxes well enough in the early stages of the fight but from , maybe , round four onwards Yardes' gonna up the pressure and come on strong and imo i think theres a fair chance that Yarde stops him again.

Anthony Yarde To Win .. By Stoppage
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ANTHONY YARDE WINS .. But by unanimous decision
 
Sean said:
Saturday 26th April - Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn

As i said earlier in the thread i just cant get excited about this fight for various reasons but its happening so i'll give my thoughts on it. Gotta say straight off the bat that its a difficult one to weigh up to be honest , so many ways this could pan out and so many imponderables that could come into play makes it hard to try and work out i think. Eubank Jr (37 Fights - 34 Wins (25 KOs) - 3 Losses) stopped Pole Kamil Szemereta last time in the seventh round , and before that avenged his loss to Liam Smith by stopping him in the tenth round. Before this he suffered his first stoppage loss to Liam Smith by a fourth round stoppage but ive often thought that could be as a result of the effects of the weight cut he had to do for the initial Benn fight which was later cancelled as prior to this his chin had held up well , whereas Conor Benn (23 Fights - 23 Wins (14 KOs) is yet to taste defeat in his career , last two fights have been in the States , because he couldnt fight here in the UK because of the ban he had which was later revoked , he won both of them by unanimous decision and in all honesty though theres no quibble that he won both , for me , he looked lacklustre , and was lacking that 'pop' in his shots that he had beforehand when he was last seen stopping Chris Van Heerden and Chris Algieri. Theres no doubting that this is the biggest fight of Benns' career so far , hes never fought at this level before where on the other hand Eubank Jr has been fighting decent names for a long while i.e. James Degale , Arthur Abraham , Liam Smith , Billy Joe Saunders , George Groves .. none of them elite to be honest but all decent Fringe / World class opponents , and for him in some respects this could be seen as a step down in opposition / class. For me Benns' best wins to date have come against Chris Algieri , Chris Van Heerden and the German Sebastian Formella who are all decent enough but as i say i think this will be his toughest test to date. Benn is going up two weight classes for this and there is of course the rehydration clause for Eubank , Benn has fought a couple of times at 154 (the fights in the States the last twice) , and Eubank Jr is more of a 168 fighter than a 160 one , thats the main thing for me about this fight , after getting down to the weight and the rehydration clause hows it gonna effect Eubank Jr , is he gonna be able to retain his natural physical strength , his stamina , his punch resistance etc or is he gonna be totally drained ?? Hes now 35 years old and the weight loss gets harder and more draining when you get older so for me thats a big factor in the possible outcome of the fight and this is one of the reasons why im not that interested in this one because i agree with the saying thats theres weight classes for a reason .. If the weight thing hasnt much of an effect then i think as the naturally bigger fighter with more experience and having been up against better opposition Eubank Jr should win this , i wouldnt say easily but i think he takes it. If the weight clause does have an effect then im really not sure and i would probably side with Conor Benn as the more aggressive and explosive fighter , but we wont really know until the day so its all ifs buts and maybes really. The fact that Eubank Jr's last three fights have been at 160 gives me hope , won two and lost one by stoppage , but i dont think he looked at his best in any of them , even his last win against Szeremeta. In recent training footage Benn looks sharp and powerful , and i think he'll come into the fight looking for a knockout , probably looking for it from the first bell .. i can see him trying to grind Eubank Jr down , and if the weight is an issue then that will have an effect and play into Benns gloves .. but Eubank Jr is an old hand and i think that he'll probably try and weather the early stormand keep on the outside , picking Benn off and catching him coming in and i think the longer the fight goes on the more it will favour Eubank Jr (if the weight isnt an issue) .. As i say theres so many different ways this could play out but my gut tells me that Eubank Jr has enough in the locker to beat Benn but im nowhere near 100% confident about that if im being honest.

Chris Eubank Jr To Win
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CHRIS EUBANK Jr WINS :handgestures-thumbup:
 
Friday 2nd May - Ryan Garcia vs Rolly Romero

Well this will be the first time we've seen Garcia (26 Fights - 24 Wins (20 KOs) - 1 Loss - 1 No Contest) since he fought Devin Haney and the subsequent shenanigans that followed .. Be interesting to see how how he fares in this fight , his first for a year , and also his first at Welterweight .. Beat Haney last time but failed a drugs test so the fight was declared a no contest .. before that he'd stopped Oscar Duarte in the eight round , and in the fight before that he suffered his first and only defeat so far when he was stopped by Gervonta Davis in the seventh .. Romero (18 Fights - 16 Wins (13 KOs) - 2 Losses) won his last fight beating Manuel Jaimes by decision , he beat Ismael Barroso back in May of 2023 by TKO winning the vacant WBA Super Lightweight Title , but then lost it in his next fight when he was stopped by 'Pitbull' Isaac Cruz .. the only other loss on his resume was to Gervonta Davis by sixth round TKO. Interesting match up but i see Garcia taking this , for all his problems which are hopefully all sorted now , i think he has too much speed and skill for Romero , who for me , is probably a level below Garcia (if hes at his best) .. If Garcia is at the top of his game which i expect him to be i cant see Romero beating him i honestly cant although he does have decent power so theres always the chance that he can catch Garcia but on the whole i think Ryan Garcia will be too sharp , too fast and too skilful for Romero , and i think he ultimatley stops him.

Ryan Garcia To Win .. By Stoppage
 
Friday 2nd May - Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr

For me this is potentially the fight of the night to be honest .. and the hardest one to call for me. Lopez (22 Fights - 21 Wins (13 KOs)) hasnt been seen since June of last year when he beat Steve Claggett to retain the WBO and Ring Light Welterweight Titles , He beat one of the P4P best when he beat Vasily Lomachenko by a UD back in 2020 and relieved him of the WBA(Super) , WBO and Ring Lightweight Title as well as retaining the IBF title , then he promptly lost them when he fought George Kambosos Jr in November of 2021 , giving him the only loss on his record to date. In the interim hes beaten , as ive said Steve Claggett last time , Sandor Martin , Josh Taylor , Pedro Campa and Jermaine Ortiz .. aside from Pedro Campa who he stopped the rest of the fights have gone the distance and to the cards and it does make me wonder if his power hasnt carried through with him upto Light Welter. Arnold Barboza Jr (32 Fights - 32 Wins (11 KOs) arrives on the back of a solid display and win over Jack Catterall in February of this year to take the vacant WBO Interim Light Welterweight Title. Before that he beat Sean McComb and Jose Ramirez so definatley coming into this at the top of his game and in good heart. This fight imho all depends on which Lopez turns up on the night , if hes in his right frame of mind and focussed then i think he'll outbox Barboza Jr its that simple , but thats not a given unfortunatley although there is a serious bit of beef between the two so im thinking that Teo will turn up for this one i have to say. Although Barboza has an unbeaten record i think on the whole that Lopez has the better resume and has the better and more accomplished names on it , if Teo boxes how he can then i see him winning this hands down but if for whatever reason he isnt and gets drawn into a back and forth encounter then that could possibly favour Barboza's chances more. Barboza does have a height and reach advantage but Lopez' is good at distance control and is in and out with his shots which i'd say favours Lopez more. As i say for me Lopez is much the better boxer , and though Barboza Jr will have his moments in the fight im siding with Lopez in this one albeit slightly.

Teofimo Lopez To Win
 
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Friday 2nd May - Davin Haney vs Jose Ramirez

Should be an interesting fight , just to see how Haney looks after the Ryan Garcia debacle .. Haney (32 Fights - 31 Wins (15 KOs) - 1 No Contest) lost to Garcia when last seen but the bout was subsequently ruled a no contest after Garcia tested positive .. that was just over a year ago so its gonna be interesting to see how he comes into this , physically and mentally .. before the Garcia bout he'd beaten Regis Prograis by unanimous decision , and Vasily Lomachenko also by UD , although for me personally that was a tight fight and i had Lomachenko winning that one , and before that he travelled to Australia and pretty much schooled George Kombosos Jr twice (first fight and rematch) , so theres no doubting his talent and skill levels .. Jose Ramirez (31 Fights - 29 Wins (18 KOs) - 2 Losses) arrives on the back of a UD loss to Arnold Barboza Jr , before that he'd racked up a three bout winning sequence (Rances Barthelemy , Richard Commey and Jose Pedraza) , his only other loss came in his fight before these three when he lost to Josh Taylor. For me Haney has the better resume and has fought the better opposition. Haney is alot more skilled than Ramirez , and i think he has the better boxing/ring IQ , but Ramirez is a decent operator in his own right and i can see him troubling Haney if hes not at the top of his game. I honestly dont think that Ramirez has the speed or ability to beat Haney so hes gonna have to make it a dog fight imho , rough him up etc .. he tends to come straight forward so that will play into Haneys style of fighting , but he does keep on coming forward and i dont think Haney has the power to keep him off him but will that be enough ? I dont think so , i think though Ramirez might win the odd round Haney outboxes him to a points decision.

Devin Haney To Win
 
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Saturday 3rd May - Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull

Gotta be honest and say not really looking forward to this one , Scull (23 Fights - 23 Wins (9 KOs) was the mandatory for the IBF belt which Canelo (66 Fights - 62 Wins (39 KOs) - 2 Losses - 2 Draws) held but he opted to relinquish it rather than to fight Scull , so Scull had to fight Vladimir Shishkin for it instead , Scull cam out on top in that fight but for me it was razor close and i honestly thought that Shishkin deserved the nod but here we are , with the pair meeting to unify all the belts again for the undisputed title. I just cant see Scull troubling Canelo in this one , he has a good height and reach advantage but the Mexican maestro has often fought taller / rangier opponents and knows how to nullify that , and the fact that Scull isnt the heaviest handed i cant see what else he has in his arsenal that will bother Canelo tbh. I can see Scull having some success early but once Canelo finds his range and figures Scull out i see him coming out on top , possibly by stoppage but he hasnt had one of those since stopping Caleb Plant back in 2021 so i wouldnt be ultra confident about that one , but whichever way he does it i think he wins.

Canelo Alvarez To Win
 
Saturday 3rd May - Bruno Surace vs Jaime Munguia

Aaand another rematch ! .. Frenchman Surace (28 Fights - 26 Wins (5 KOs) - 2 Draws) sprung a huge upset last time by knocking out Jaime Muguia (46 Fights - 44 Wins (35 KOs) - 2 Losses) in the sixth round , lets be honest no one saw that coming , maybe a defeat but not by a knock out , it was a sublime right hand i gotta say but i think the loss was more due to Munguia under estimating his opponents abilities rather than anything that Surace brought to the table , not taking anything away from Surace though he did what he had to do and he done it in fine style. However , i cant see the fight going the same way this time .. I think Munguia will be alot sharper and alot more focussed on the job in hand , he was doing okay in the first one and had even dropped Surace in the second round but for me got careless and i think he thought he'd just coast it , and paid the price at the end of the day. This time round i cant see any mistakes from Munguia , im pretty sure he'll be switched on from the off and want to impress , id say that a stoppage is likely tbh but Surace has never been beaten , let alone stopped , but he has been dropped (as in their first encounter) so its always possible and Munguia carries a fair bit of power which his KO ratio attests to. Cant see anything but a Munguia win here.

Jamie Munguia To Win
 
Saturday 3rd May - Martin Bakole vs Efe Ajagba

Might be an interesting bout this one , but possibly boring and i will certainly be interested in what shape Bakole (23 Fights - 21 Wins (16 KOs) - 2 Losses) arrives in after his last time out stoppage by Joseph Parker in February of this year when he was brought in as a late substitute for Daniel Dubois. Definatley came in to that bout under prepared by the looks of him and paid the price ultimatley , but i dont think too much can be read into that defeat tbh as he had no real prior notice and it was literally last minute. Ajagba (21 Fights - 20 Wins (14 KOs) has won all five of his bouts since his UD loss to Frank Sanchez back in October of 2021 , the best of which (for me) were probably Joseph Goodall and the Kazakh Zhan Kossobutskiy who was disqualified in the fourth round for low blows. Both of them are gonna be up for this i imagine as the winner is next in line for the IBF belt so hopefully it should be a good scrap. Not an easy one to call imo , Bakole for me looks the more capable of the two but does fight lazily at times and has a tendency to hold his right hand to his chest with his left hand down , a way to lure opponents in , but Ajagba can bang so hes gonna have to be careful that hes doesnt get caught with a good un as i think Ajagba has the power to drop Bakole if he catches him cleanly and Bakole has proven in the past that he can be dropped so as i say hes gonna have to be careful here. Ajagba too can be dropped , only loss come by way of decision , but has seen the canvas a few times in his career to date and Bakole certainly has the power to put him there once again. Bakole has the skill set , power and the technical know how to be at the top table but he needs to be more disciplined i think , and i do question his whiskers and his recovery ability as his only other loss was to Michael Hunter by a TKO , Ajagba is pretty solid but in his loss to Frank Sanchez his defensive flaws were shown up as well as his lack of movement which could lead to problems if he cant avoid Bakoles combinations which come hard and fast and as i say he has been dropped before so that coule well lead to problems for him. I think the first few rounds will be interesting and will probably see the pair sizing each other up , with both looking for an opening and it could well be who gets in first wins , but i think that Bakole will emerge victorious if he comes into this in decent shape , i think he'll have to much ring smarts for Ajagba and that he'll walk him down and break him down , possibly stopping him in the mid to later rounds , but i aint that confident either about the win or the stoppage lol so i'll just say that he comes out on top.

Martin Bakole To Win
 
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Sunday 4th May - Naoya Inoue vs Ramon Cardenas

Well Inoue (29 Fights - 29 Wins (26 KOs)) makes his way to the States for his first fight in the US since his knockout of Michael Dasmarinas back in 2021 , since then hes stopped every one of his nine opponents which must be giving his opponent something to think about , cos i know it would be me lol , the opposition this time is American Ramon Cardenas (27 Fights - 26 Wins (14 KOs) - 1 Loss) who , whilst a decent enough boxer in his own right , has never been in the ring with anyone on Inoues level and i think that this will show on fight night. Cardenas possesses a decent left hook and is a pretty solid counter puncher but im finding it hard to envisage a path to victory for him in this one , He could go all in and throw caution to the wind but that wouldnt end well for him so i'd say his best chance is to stay on the outside and try and pick Inoue off from range and only engage when he has too but in all honesty i cant see past another stoppage for the Japanese Monster.

Naoya Inoue To Win ... By Stoppage
 
Sunday 4th May - Rafael Espinoza vs Edward Vazquez

Unbeaten Mexican Rafael Espinoza (26 Fights - 26 Wins (22 KOs) puts his WBO Featherweight title on the line when he meets Edward Vazquez (18 Fights - 17 Wins (4 KOs) - 2 Losses) on the Inoue vs Cardenas undercard. Espinoza beat Robesy Ramirez by majority decision back in December of 2023 to win the WBO Featherweight Title , then he retained the title by defeating Sergio Sanchez by a fourth round TKO and then when last seen in December of '24 he beat Robesy Ramirez again but this time by a sixth round TKO. Vazquez has won his last two against Daniel Bailey and Kenneth Taylor , before that he lost to our own Joe Cordina , his only other loss was to Ray Ford which makes me think , looking through his resume , that everytime he steps to this sorta level he loses as for me Cordina and Ford are the best names on his record to date. Espinoza has a noticable height (6'1" to 5'7") and reach (74" to 67") advantage in this and i fully expect him to utilise these to his advantage and he carries some serious power as is evident by his 22 KOs from 26 fights giving him a 85% knockout ratio (compared to Vazquez' 24%) .. In all honesty i feel as though this could be pretty one sided , in Espinoza's favour , i really cant see Vazquez having enough to topple him and take his belt so its a Rafael Espinoza win for me.

Rafael Espinoza To Win
 
Reading that Tyson Fury (and his trainer Sugarhill Steward) was making cryptic remarks about a possible return to the ring .. how many times has he retired and returned now ?? I hope he stays retired tbh
 
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