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Friday 23rd May

Reece Mould vs Lewis Sylvester
Should be an interesting encounter this one i think , Mould (23 Fights - 20 Wins (6 KOs) - 3 Losses) was last seen defeating journeyman Stefan Vincent on points in February of this year , before that he gained another decision over another journeyman , this time Ukranian Mykhailo Sovtus (whose currently on a 30 bout losing streak) .. these were probably confidence boosters after he lost his last two fights , Gary Cully for the WBA Continental Lightweight title in 2023 , losing by split decision and then in September 2024 he lost to Ryan Walsh by a first round stoppage .. to be honest done well against Cully in a close fought fight but nothing he could of done about the stoppage against Walsh .. the only other loss on his record was to Leigh Wood by a 9th round TKO back in 2021 .. Sylvester (16 Fights - 15 Wins (4 KOs) - 1 Loss) has also been in against journeyman types in his last two fights (both last year) , winning both by decision , before that he lost to the unbeaten Sam Noakes when he challenged for the British Lightweight and Commonwealth Lightweight Titles .. being dropped twice in the third round and once in the fourth before his corner threw the towel in .. this is a pick em fight for me to be honest , both have shown their level and both have shown that they're beatable and stoppable although in all fairness neither possesses one punch power imho as their records suggests .. In his loss to Noakes Sylvester showed that he was susceptible to body shots and im wondering if Mould might follow Noakes blueprint , as he was having good success with body shots before stopping him , but then Noakes does hit harder than Mould so not 100% about that tbh. Mould is more of a technical fighter whilst for me Sylvester has the better ring IQ , this could well come down to who wants it more i think , and as i say a total pick em fight as far as im concerned but im slightly favouring Sylvester , on points probably.
Lewis Sylvester To Win

LEWIS SYLVESTER WINS

 

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Friday 23rd May

Tysie Gallagher vs Ebonie Jones
This one was originally to have taken place back in February but because of a family tragedy for Gallagher it had to be put back , hopefully all thats behind her and shes able to concentrate on the defence of her British and Commonwealth Female Super Bantamweight Titles , Gallagher (11 Fights - 9 Wins (0 KOs) - 2 Losses) beat Lisa Whiteside for the vacant Commonwealth title back in 2023 in only her seventh fight and then added the inaugural British title by beating Stevi Levy by UD in May of last year , in the interim she fought the experienced French boxer Segolene Lefebvre for her WBO Female Super Bantamweight Title but lost by unanimous decision , performed well enough against a seasoned pro imho. Last time out she beat the tough Tori-Ellis Willetts.Jones (7 Fights - 6 Wins (0 KOs) - 1 Draw - 0 Losses) turned pro in 2021 after a successful amateur career , in which she beat Tysie Gallagher so theres a bit of needle there for this one because of that and it'll be interesting to see how it plays out this time around. She beat Consolata Musanga last time (September '24) to win the vacant Commonwealth Silver Female Featherweight Title , for me that was the best win on her pro resume to date. Gonna be an interesting fight i think and its a hard one to call , i think Gallagher has fought at a higher level than Jones , although its early days for both tbh , and im thinking that is gonna be useful in a domestic bout of this nature. Its a tight one , think it'll be a close , hard fought fight but gonna side with Gallagher to edge it and retain her belts.
Tysie Gallagher To Win

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Friday 23rd May

Stevi Levy vs Ellie Hellewell
Eight rounder this one , Levy (16 Fights - 13 Wins (1 KO) - 3 Losses) aint a bad boxer , comes in to this looking for her fourth win on the bounce , before that she lost to Tysie Gallagher by unanimous decision when she challenged for the Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Bantamweight title and the vacant BBBofC British Super Bantamweight title , but she did win the EBU Silver title back in February 2024 when beating Dorota Norek .. Cant say i know too much about Hellewell (6 Fights - 6 Wins (1 KO)) , unbeaten but to be honest hasnt faced anyone of any note as yet and i think Levy will be her first proper test , will she come through it ? possibly but Levy is game as they come and being managed by Doncasters De La Hoya (AKA Dave Allen) im sure they'll all be on a high after his win last weekend and want the winning streak to continue .. I dunno difficult one to call but i'll side with Levy to nick this one , as i think her experience will stand her in good stead in this.
Stevi Levy To Win

Jimmy Joe Flint vs Haithem Laamouz
Hometown lad Jimmy Joe Flint (19 Fights - 15 Wins (3 KOs) - 2 Losses - 2 Draws) takes on Maltese fighter Laamouz (22 Fights - 20 Wins (9 KOs) - 2 Losses) for the IBO Continental Super Lightweight Title. Flint was last seen in October of last year beating Campbell Hatton by a unanimous decision , making it two outta two over The Hitmans son .. prior to the second fight he lost to Scotsman Kyle Boyd in a hard fought bout which he lost by split decision. I think is gonna probably be Laamouz' toughest test to date personally , he likes to come forward which i think will play into Flints gloves , whose the better boxer and doesnt mind fighting off the back foot. Not 100% about this as i havent seen loads of the Maltese lad tbh but i think Flint takes this on points.
Jimmy Joe Flint To Win

Haithem Laamouz Wins
Ellie Hellewll Wins

 

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Friday 23rd May

Maxi Hughes vs Archie Sharp
Like both these fighters and should be a decent fight i think , Hughes (37 Fights - 28 Wins (6 KOs) - 7 Losses - 2 Draws) seems to have been around forever tbh lol , having had his first fight back in 2010 and on the whole hasnt done too bad , was last seen in Monte Carlo back in December last year when beating Gary Cully by UD for the WBA Continental Lightweight Title , before that he stopped Efstathios Antonas by sixth round TKO , both of those were decent displays in my book , and particularly so when you consider he was coming back from two defeats on the bounce , the first one against Aussie George Kambosos Jr where he lost the IBO Lightweight Title and then to the unbeaten William Zepeda. His opponent Sharp (26 Fights - 25 Wins (9 KOs) - 1 Loss) suffered the first loss of his pro career when last in the ring in July '24 when he lost by UD to Ryan Garner , Sharp had gone back down in weight for that one so possible that may have affected his performance but hes back at 135lb now so should be operating at his optimum. As i said Hughes has been there , seen it and done it whilst Sharp has yet to get there to be honest but before the loss he was being mentioned as a possible opponent for the like of Shakur Stevenson so i think he has to win if he wants to be mentioned at the top table. Hughes is a pressure come forward southpaw , aggressive and definatley has a fan friendly style ,.. youth , height and reach advantage all go to Sharp but they're nothing that Hughes hasnt seen and overcome before lets be honest , and although Sharp is a decent boxer with decent skills i think the experienced Hughes will have too much in the locker for him , and the fact that Hughes is in front of his hometown crowd can only benefit his cause i reckon. Should be an entertaining fight , neither carry one punch KO power but for me i think Hughes aggressive come forward style will see him come through this , not writing Sharps chances off as he can win this but i think he needs to box and use his movement as Hughes will be wanting a brawl and to trade which plays to his strengths , close but siding with Hughes
Maxi Hughes To Win

MAXI HUGHES WINS

 

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Friday 23rd May

Terri Harper vs Natalie Zimmerman
Harper (19 Fights - 15 Wins (6 KOs) - 2 Losses - 2 Draws) defends her WBO Womans Lightweight title against Germanys Zimmerman (13 Fights - 13 Wins (3 KOs)) , she won the belt back in September 2024 by beating the previously unbeaten Rhiannon Dixon by UD in a good solid display , that effort was all the better considering she was stopped in her penultimate fight by Sandy Ryan in the fourth round when she challenged the Derby fighter for her WBO Welterwight title. The only losses on her record are to the previously mentioned Sandy Ryan and Alycia Baumgardner so shes only lost to top tier fighters , and the draws too were against class opposition in Cecelia Braekhaus and Natasha Jonas .. in complete contrast Zimmerman has fought no one of note , at all , as far as i can see , she might be 13-0 but thats probably because shes never faced a decent opponent .. she doesnt look a bad boxer from what ive seen but this is a massive step up in class imho and i think against someone like Harper she will feel struggle and shes at a disadvantage height and reach wise , and the fact that shes 42 whilst Harper is only 28 years old is definatley in hte champions favour. This will be her first fight in Britain , having had most of her bouts in Germany and the last two in Spain , and the fact that the fight is gonna be in Harpers' hometown of Doncaster will mean that the fans will be onside and very vocal probably and that will be another thing that Zimmerman has to contend with. I honestly cant see anything but a Harper win in this one , i think she'll be too good and too experienced for the challenger and i think she retains her belt.
Terri Harper To Win

TERRI HARPER WINS

 

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Saturday 24th May

Angelo Leo vs Tomoki Kameda
Decent looking bout for Leos IBF Featherweight Title , Angelo Leo (26 Fights - 25 Wins (12 KOs) - 1 Loss) won the IBF Featherweight Title in his last fight by beating the decent Mexican Luis Alberto Lopez by a tenth round KO , that was an impressive win to my eyes , and followed up his other two wins of the year , firstly beating Mike Plania for the vacant WBA Continental (North America) Featherweight Title by a third round knockout , and then defending it successfully against Eduardo Baez by unanimous decision. Kamedi (46 Fights - 42 Wins (23 KOs) - 4 Losses) fought and won a couple of times but hasnt been seen since , before that he lost to the South African Lerato Dlamini by SD in Japan (one of those last two wins was a win over the aforementioned Dlamini) . Kameda has a height advantage and more experience with more rounds under his belt , although imho Leo has the better resume , there should be no surprises between them as they've sparred in the past so they know each other. Both come forward and throw , and i think this one will be fought close up rather than at range which should make for an entertaining bout. On the face of it a 50/50 fight but im edging towards Leo retaining his belt , probably by a hard fought decision.
Angelo Leo To Win

Pedro Tanduran vs Ginjiro Shigeoka 2
Pedro Tanduran (22 Fights - 17 Wins (13 KOs) - 4 Losses - 1 Draw) puts his IBF Bantanweight Belt on the line when he meets Ginjiro Shigeoka (13 Fights - 11 Wins (9 KOs) - 1 Loss - 1 No Contest) , Shigeoka had held the belt until the two met last July when Tanduran stopped him in the ninth round by TKO .. Tbh i can see this one probably going the same way , maybe without the TKO but i see a Tanduran win as i feel he needs to change his game to beat Tanduran and i cant see that happening. I think he'll try different tactics in the earlier rounds but then revert to type and for me Tanduran has him figured out and this goes pretty much the same way as the first fight in my opinion.
Pedro Tanduran To Win

ANGELO LEO WINS
PEDRO TANDURAN WINS

 

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Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman undercards live and free on You Tube for anyone interested

 

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Saturday 24th May

Moses Itauma vs Mike Balogun
Cant say that im particularly looking forward to this one in all honesty , Itauma (11 Fights - 11 Wins (9 KOs)) has beaten all those put before him thus far , as a decent prospect should , and im fairly positive that this one is gonna be his twelfth win , but in all honesty i was expecting a slightly better opponent , one that can give him some rounds as in his last seven fights he hasnt gone past round two (five of them ending in the first round) and i cant see Balogun (22 Fights - 21 Wins (16 KOs) - 1 Loss) giving him much too much trouble or making him work to hard if im being honest. He may well have a decent looking record at first glance but when you look closer hes beaten no one of any note , and the one time he did step it up , against Murat Gassiev in his penultimate fight , he was found severely wanting and was KO'd in the second round and i think this one is gonna go pretty much the same way. I think this one lasts as long as Itauma wants it to last. Id like to see him face a better quality opponent , but it is what it is , so for me an Itauma win by stoppage.
Moses Itauma To Win .. By Stoppage

MOSES ITAUMA WINS .. BY STOPPAGE

 

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Saturday 24th May

Nathaniel Collins vs Lee McGregor
Looking forward to this all Scots fight , the unbeaten Nathaniel Collins (15 Fights - 15 Wins (7 KOs)) arrives on the back of a last time win (May 2024) against Francesco Grandelli who he beat by UD for the European Silver Featherweight Title , and he'll be looking forward to fighting in his home city , hasnt fought there since stopping James Beech Jnr back in 2023 when he won the vacant British Featherweight Title and retained the Commonwealth Featherweight Title .. McGregor (17 Fights - 15 Wins (11 KOs) - 1 Loss - 1 Draw) beat the decent Isaac Lowe when last seen (December of last year) when he won the vacant WBC International Featherweight Title by a unanimous decision , solid effort that , and that followed two stoppages prior , against Deiner Polo and Jorge Moya , which were basically confidence builders i think after his decision loss to the Mexican Erik Robles Ayala for the vacant IBO Featherweight Title. That was a solid effort in defeat i thought but the interesting thing for me is that Ayales is a southpaw , as is Collins and im wondering if he'll have the same sort of problems with him as Ayales seemed to cause him. McGregor is the naturally bigger and stronger fighter , and he'll be looking to use his height and reach advantage to set Collins up but its not gonna be easy as Collins is a volume puncher and a pressure fighter , so its gonna be an interesting match up i think. I got this as a 50/50 fight , and its a hard one to pick who will come out the winner i reckon , for me if McGregor boxes as well as he did against Isaac Lowe then Collins is in for a long , hard night but as i say the southpaw angle does intrigue me in that Ayales definatley caused him problems. Collins has the faster hands and the better footwork , and i can see him troubling McGregor and his output can definatley cause McGregor problems and work in his favour. As i say should be a good fight , and whilst its a tight one im gonna tentatively side with McGregor over the current favourite for the fight. I can easily see Collins taking this in all honesty and im in two minds and not confident at all but i'll side with the Edinburgh lad.
Lee McGregor To Win

Nathaniel Collins Wins

 

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Saturday 24th May

Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman
Well the Tartan Tornado , Josh Taylor (21 Fights - 19 Wins (13 KOs) - 2 Losses) returns to action and its gonna be interesting to see how he gets on as he hasnt been seen since his UD loss to Jack Catterall back in May of last year , and before that he had another UD loss , this time to Teofimo Lopez .. and it can be argued that he lost his fight before that , the first encounter with Jack Catterall where he come away with a highly contentious split decision win , in all honesty i thought Catterall won that fight .. so think its gonna be interesting to see where hes at on his return to action .. his opponent is the decent and i think under rated Ekow Essuman (22 Fights - 21 Wins (8 KOs) - 1 Loss) who'll come into this looking for his third straight win and with nothing to lose , hes the naturally bigger fighter and wont be intimidated by Taylor but he hasnt faced anyone of Taylors calibre before being an ex world champion and having been in the ring with the likes of the aforementioned Catterall , Lopez , as well as Regis Prograis , Jose Ramirez etc .. his only loss came to Harry Scarff back in 2023 and whilst Scarff isnt a bad boxer he isnt world class either. Think the move up in weight will benefit Taylor , but he has been prone to injuries over the last few years so im hoping that hes kept free of any niggling little ones so that he can show what hes properly capable of or if hes left the move up too late. Taylor can be a very technical but he can also get in your face and brawl when he wants to , but i feel to do that against a live underdog like Essuman he will have to be 100% here , as i say Essuman is a good solid boxer , hasnt boxed someone who was as high in the pecking order as Taylor before and for me he'll be thinking that this is his chance to shine and to prove that he can mix it at the top , one of the things about Essuman is he has a good engine , hence his nickname 'The Engine' , so he wont be wanting for stamina , and he'll still be going when the final bell goes. As a ten rounder this bout probably favours Taylor given Essumans style so hes gonna have to start quick and go for it from the off , put it on Taylor and fight at a pace that Taylor feels uncomfortable at. Taylor being a southpaw may be an issue for Essuman , not sure if hes faced one before (actual fights not sparring obviously). Intriguing match up that basically boils down to whats Taylor got left .. im not sure and Essuman aint gonna be a gimme fight either , i can definatley see a potential upset in this one , but in front of the Glasgow faithful i can see Taylor getting the job done , whether it'll be convincingly or not is yet to be seen and im undecided but he knows he has to win this one to stay relevant so i think he gets the job done.
Josh Taylor To Win

EKOW ESSUMAN WINS

 

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Friday 6th June - Josh Kelly vs Flavius Biea

Gotta be honest and say that this one doesnt really set the pulses racing .. Kelly (18 Fights - 16 Wins (8 KOs) - 1 Loss - 1 Draw) was last seen beating Ishamel Davis by majority decision back in September of 2024 , whilst his Romanian opponent Biea (25 Fights - 24 Wins (12 KOs) - 1 Loss) had two fights last year beating both by TKO and arrives in the hope of extending his twelve bout winning run .. to be honest , though the 12 run winning streak looks good on paper none of his opponents have been top tier or anywhere near , the best was probably Juan Jose Velasco who he beat by split decision in May of 2023 for the vacant IBA World Middleweight Title , and i think that despite the fact he'll come to fight he'll find Kelly is gonna be too sharp and too skilled for him. I wouldnt say that Kellys resume is stacked with top names either in all fairness but hes been in with better class opposition on the whole imho. Kelly has a solid background with his amateur career , bronze medal winner in the 2015 European Games and represented GB in the 2016 Olympics , his arrival into the paid ranks came with a lot of fuss but his trajectory doesnt seem to have followed the course that maybe it should have if im being honest .. lost to David Avaneysan back in 2021 by sixth round TKO , no shame in that i have to say but his draw with the American Ray Robinson , his first fight in the States , did set him back i think as he put in a woeful performance there. Since that loss has won every fight and has looked good in doing so i have to say , but at 31 years old he really has to impress in this one and push on before its too late. By his own admission he wants the big fights , so he has to impress. Biea likes to come forward and wants to mix it with his opponent , and as Kelly sometimes drops his hands and showboats he'll be looking to take advantage of that , however Kelly is by the far more skillful id say , hes quicker with the better reflexes and if hes at the best i honestly cant see Biea winning this. I think Kelly outboxes and outclasses the Romanian , and probably wins by a unanimous decision , although i wouldnt totally rule out a stoppage win either.
Josh Kelly To Win

 

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Saturday 7th June

Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni
Looking forward to this one have to admit , and i think its gonna be better than the origjnal fight between Wardley and Miller .. Wardley (19 Fights - 18 Wins (17 KOs) - 1 Draw) is coming in to this on the back of a brutal first round stoppage of Frazier Clarke back in October of last year in Riyadh whilst Aussie Justis Huni (12 Fights - 12 Wins (7 KOs) was last seen at the beginning of the year stopping Shaun Potgieter in the second round .. so both coming into this on the back of decent wins and both are defending their unbeaten records , like i said at the start looking forward to this one as it has all the makings of a proper good fight. Wardley has shown he can adapt and overcome and has an un orthodox style which could well prove problematic to Huni , who for his part has a great amateur pedigree and a good solid skill set , and is probably the better boxer of the two imho. Wardley had a good back n forth with Frazer Clarke in their first fight which ended in a draw , and we all saw what happened in the rematch with the brutal first round stoppage , Wardley has tremendous power and doesnt stop swinging , hes always looking for that knockout punch as testified to by his record of 17 stoppages in 18 wins and whilst Huni does have decent power i dont think hes in the same league as Wardley. Huni hasnt fought any top class opponents , no surprise really as hes still developing in the pros ... for me his best win was against Kevin Lerena , a solid performer who dropped Dubois two or three times when they fought .. Wardley hasnt fought any top tier fighters either tbh the best of his wins was that lto stoppage of Frazer Clarke although i suppose David Adeleye was noteworthy .. as ive already said for me Huni is the better boxer by far , has the better fundamentals and the better skill set , and thats no suprise with his amateur pedigree , and Wardley with his white collar background has less on the skillside but makes up for this with his durability , speed , explosiveness and his power. Theyre about the same height , weight etc .. so theres no real advantages to one or the other there , for me this fight could ply out similar to Wardley vs Clarke 1 , back n forth , some good moments for both , a close fight throughout basically but one in which Huni would probably emerge the winner as that favours the better boxer to me , or it could be like Wardley vs Clarke 2 where Wardley catches him , hurts him and goes for the knockout .. at the moment im slightly favouring the latter of those , especially factoring in that this is gonna be held at Portman Road and the crowd is gonna be 110% behind their boy Wardley. The thing that concerns me is that Huni is pretty much an unknown really , this one will tell us alot about both fighters but especially about where Huni is at the moment .. Huni can definatley be hurt imo as Lerena definatley had him hurt a couple of times and though hes a solid operator he doesnt hit anywhere near as hard as Wardley .. theres also the fact that Huni is here on 3/4 weeks notice so a limited camp , probably doesnt help his chances lets be honest .. Huni can definatley win this , he has the skills and he has decent power , but i just cant see it happening , Wardley can be down on the cards but you cant write him off , he has that dog in him and hes always that one punch away from a win .. ie the Nathan Gorman fight for instance. I think Wardley has to put it on Huni from the start of the fight , make him respect his power and after that Clarke stoppage hes gonna be firing on all cylinders i would of thought. The one worry i have is that Wardleys nose regularly goes and that could play a part in any outcome obviously but at the moment i think Wardley comes through this , probably by stoppage
Fabio Wardley To Win

 

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Saturday 7th June - Callum Simpson vs Ivan Zucco
Looking forward to this one as it should be a good fight , big fan of the unbeaten Barnsley lad Simpson (17 Fights - 17 Wins (12 KOs)) has impressed in his last few fights i have to say , in August of 2024 he beat the decent Zak Chelli by unanimous decision to win the British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight Titles , that was an impressive display imho and he followed that up in January of this year with a second round knockout of the well regarded Steed Woodhall , in which he retained the British & Commonwealth Titles and added the WBO Inter Continental Title , he defended the British & Commonwealth Titles last time (February of this year) against Elvis Ahorgah which resulted in a fifth round TKO stoppage for Simpson. His opponent is the unbeaten Italian Ivan Zucco (21 Fights - 21 Wins (18 KOs)) , he was last seen stopping Kasim Gashi in the second round back in December of last year , as is evident from his record hes heavy handed but looking through his record he hasnt faced anyone of note to be honest and i think that Simpson is gonna be his biggest test to date by far , and especially when you consider its gonna be at his beloved Barnsley FCs Oakwell ground , its not just Simpson that Zuccos' gonna be taking on its the legion of fans inside the stadium as well !! Think Simpson will outbox Zucco here , if he starts to trade i think there could be an upset as though Zucco has fought at a lower level he can still bang and as , for me , Simpson has the better skill set and ring IQ i think he sticks to what he knows and wins by a decision.
Callum Simpson To Win

 

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Saturday 7th June - Keyshawn Davis vs Edwin De Los Santos
Potentially a good fight this one , the much hyped Davis (14 Fights - 13 Wins (9 KOs) - 1 No Contest) makes the first defence of his WBO Lightweight Title against the decent De Los Santos (18 Fights - 16 Wins (14 KOs) - 2 Losses) .. Davis won the belt in his last fight when knocking out the very able Denys Berinchyk in the fourth round , handing him his first loss in the pro's .. that was a great performance from the 26 year old and he'll be looking to build on that in this , but De Los Santos wont be a pushover , hes durable , tough and can punch .. he hasnt fought since his loss to Shakur Stevenson back in November 2023 (apparently due to a blood clot in his left leg ive read) , and against some one like Davis that could prove to be a big negative tbh , he can box , he can definatley punch and the momentum is with him at the moment and it'll take a good display from the challenger to derail Davis i think. This one should be Davis' hardest test to date as DLS is a decent operator if hes at his best , hes got good reflexes , and solid punching power .. and hopefully Davis isnt over confident and looking past DLS as he could pay the price as hes definatley not someone to be writing off. As i say should be an entertaining fight , can see a knockdown or two if im being honest , whether a stoppage ensues im not too sure but i can definatley see one or both of them hititng the canvas at some point during the fight. Given his recent battering of Berinchyk im gonna side with Davis to make a successful first defence of his belt , but i can see DLS causing him some problems along the way.
Keyshawn Davis To Win

 

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Saturday 7th June - Abdullah Mason vs Jeremia Nakathila
The unbeaten 21 year old Mason (18 Fights - 18 Wins (16 KOs) is one of the big up n coming stars and he continues his march to the top here meeting the experienced Namibian Nakathila (30 Fights - 26 Wins (21 KOs) - 4 Losses) but im finding it hard to see anything other than another Mason win .. Nakathila isnt a bad boxer in fairness , his losses have come to decent boxers including Shakur Stevenson , Ernesto Mercado , Evgeny Chuprakov and Raymond Muratalla and its interesting that all those losses have come when hes been fighting abroad (three of them in the states and one in Russia) , hes fought twice more outside of Namibia , once in South Africa and once in the States (SA borders Namibia so not that far) which hes won but i think its telling that he seems to lose against decent opposition on the road. Nakathila is a decent enough boxer and he also has decent power but hes now 35 and i just dont think he has enough to trouble Mason here , Mason is an exciting prospect , never seems to be in a dull fight i have to say , and hes keeping busy having had two fights already this year , winning both by TKO .. he can caught , as was seen in his bout with Yohan Vasquez back in November of last year where he was dropped twice in the first round and then returned the favour and stopped Vasquez in round two but its something hes gonna have to work on moving up when hes gonna meet harder punches , and as Nakathila isnt totally lacking in that department he'll have to be a bit more wary but on the whole i cant see anything but another Mason win , by a stoppage.
Abdullah Mason To Win .. By Stoppage

 

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Vasily Lomachenko has officially retired

Definatley one of the best of this era to lace em up
World Champion in 3 fights
Two Weight World Champion in 7 fights
Three Weight World Champion in 12 fights
Unified 3 of the 4 belts at lightweight
P4P number 1 for a while, and was in the P4P top 10 for almost a decade.
17 of his 21 pro fights were world title fights and he won the vast majority of them

 

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Saturday 7th June - Rhys Edwards vs Thomas Essomba
Welshman Rhys Edwards (17 Fights - 16 Wins (4 KOs) - 1 Loss) makes his return to the rung after his last time out decision loss to Peter McGrail , and for me this is basically just a confidence builder as though Essomba (24 Fights - 14 Wins (4 KOs) - 9 Losses - 1 Draw) is a decent enough fighter and held the European Bantamweight and Commonwealth Flyweight titles at one time i just think he comes up short when he comes up against very good boxers , and id include Edwards in that if im being honest. Edwards is gonna want to make a statement here i think although i cant see a stoppage win as hes more known for his boxing skills than his power and Essomba has only been stopped the once and that was by Lee McGregor in the last round of their fight back in 2018. Hes tough , durable and been in with some decent names Sunny & Charlie Edwards , Lee McGregor , Patrick Thomas Ward so should give Edwards the rounds which aint a bad thing and i see a wide margin decision for Edwards here.
Rhys Edwards To Win .. By Decision

 

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Saturday 7th June - Adam Aziz vs Eliot Chavez
Well werent expecting this one so a quick take on it , Aziz (13 Fights - 13 Wins (10 KOs)) returns to the ring to take on Mexican Chavez (20 Fights - 12 Wins (7 KOs) - 7 Losses - 1 Draw) and as far as i can see this is a gimme fight , this is Aziz' fight to lose as far as im concerned. Chavez has lost four of his last six bouts , including one to Harlem Eubank back in July of 2022 when he was disqualified for punching Eubank after a break had been called. He has the Mexican fighting spirit and i have no doubt he'll come to fight , and he has stopped former world champion Mauricio Lara (by first round stoppage) but that was back in 2018 and whilst i wou;dnt totally write his chances off i'd say that Aziz would have to have seriously underestimated him for him to get a win here. Aziz has stopped his last four opponents , last time in February of this year he stopped the decent Sergey Lipinets for the IBO Light Welterweight Title . Cant see past a win for Aziz here , probably by a mid to late round stoppage
Adam Aziz To Win .. By Stoppage

 

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Saturday 7th June - Beatriz Ferreira vs Maria Ines Ferreyra
Intriguing match up this one , Brazilian Ferreira (6 Fights - 6 Wins (2 KOs) is a decent recruit from the amateur ranks imho , shes won silver (2020) and bronze (2024) at consecutive Olympics as well as two golds in the world championships , two golds at the pan american games , gold at the south American games and a gold at the world military championships .. along with numerous other accolades .. she won the vacant IBF Female Lightweight title in only her fifth pro fight by beating Yanina Del Carmen Lescano last year in Liverpool , then followed that up last time with a successful defence against French fighter Licia Boudersa by unanimous decision and she now meets the unbeaten Argentinian Maria Ines Ferreyra (12 Fights - 11 Wins (6 KOs) - 1 Draw) in her second defence of the title. Havent seen anything of Ferreyra save a very quick stoppage of Johen Paola Gonzalez in her penultimate fight , where she caught her about 5 seconds had sounded for round one and the dropped her and the ref stopped the fight .. so safe to stay shes quick out of the traps lol but i think Ferreira is too long in the tooth and too experienced to get caught like that (famous last words !!). Ferreyra hasnt fought outside of her native Argentina from what i can see and looking through her resume i cant see any stand out names , so i think its safe to say that Ferreira will be her toughest test to date. Ferreira has an aggressive style and she can switch her shots well from head to body , and has an offensive minded style which can lead her to getting caught ocassionally so she'll have to be careful against someone like Ferreyra , but as it stands i think Ferreira will prove to good for Ferreyra and will retain her title.
Beatriz Ferreira To Win