This is another decent opponent for Roman Fress, who is slowly working his way towards a world title shot. Fress is 13-0 with eight knockouts while D’Ortenzi is 15-1 with four knockouts.
Fress is a boxer-puncher and a fighter that I think could potentially win a world title. He’s got power, skills and is still young enough that he doesn’t have to rush and stunt his development. His uppercut’s are especially good and have led him to many of his knockout wins.
Luca D’Ortenzi is a solid domestic Cruiserweight in Italy who would be much more effective if he had decent power. Unfortunately he doesn’t have much power and at Cruiserweight that is almost a must.
Luca D’Ortenzi
I think Roman Fress will win this fight by knockout in the fifth round due to his superior power and technical skills.
This is a decent comeback fight for Riakporhe who has been out the ring for two years. Twardowski is a good domestic Polish fighter but hasn’t had success when he’s boxed outside of Poland.
Riakporhe has real power and has reportedly been working on his skills for the last two years so I expect him to look good against an opponent that is below the level of a lot of his previous opponents. Twardowski is a fairly basic fighter who should be there to be hit throughout the fight. To win he’ll have to start quick and capitilise on any ring rust that Riakporhe has.
Krzysztof Twardowski
I think Richard Riakporhe will win by knockout within five or six rounds due to his fight ending power and experience in big fights.
This should be the most competitive fight on the card in my opinion and a winnable fight for both. Neither of the two are big punchers though Nmomah is growing into a bit of power as he gets older. O’Brien is an underrated boxer with a lot of heart and while hes had stamina issues in the past I think he’s had a full training camp for this fight.
Craig O’Brien
I think the most likely out-come is that Nmomah gets out-boxed for a few rounds before upping the pace and beating O’Brien on points in a decision that people won’t like. It wouldn’t surprise me if O’Brien was able to out-box Nmomah for eight rounds however. The other possibility is that Nmomah stops him late in the fight due to O’Brien gassing out. I’m looking forward to this fight due to its competitiveness.
Scardina is a puncher who relies on his power more than his skills. Since stepping up in competition he’s struggled as his power doesn’t trouble his opponents as much. Doberstein is a back foot boxer who has a strange style.
Doberstein defends behind an awkward Philly shell and doesn’t often throw punches especially when his opponent has established a jab. His version of the Philly Shell isn’t hugely effective and he still ends up taking punches that he doesn’t need too. I don’t think Doberstein has any power to make note of and that will hurt him a lot in this fight.
Juergen Doberstein
Scardina is powerful but can be out-boxed as was shown in his last fight where before Cesar Nunez came apart he was losing in my opinion. Nunez couldn’t keep it up for twelve rounds and eventually Scardina got to him but a more durable opponent may have been able to win that night as Scardina looked noticeably flat in my opinion.
I think Daniele Scardina will win by stoppage in eight or nine rounds due to his power and Doberstein’s reluctance to exchange or throw punches when put under pressure.
This is a decent fight but also one that could have just been scrapped after it fell apart three or four times. Francesco Patera has been on a solid run since upsetting Lewis Ritson in his hometown of Newcastle a few years ago. Boschiero has been a pro for 17 years and at the age of 40 is looking to make one last run at a title. He’s won three in a row since losing a split decision to Martin Ward. I thought he lost his last fight against the hard punching Samuel Gonzalez who showed he was the much bigger and stronger man on the night.
Patera is a boxer in style and is unlikely to stop his opponents. He’ll instead out-box them and if a stoppage comes then it’s down to an accumulation of punches.
Devis Boschiero comes forward and throws a lot of combinations but isn’t quite as technical as Patera in my opinion. He’s getting old now and has clearly slowed down.
Devis Boschiero
I think Francesco Patera will box to a fairly one sided decision victory due to being both the bigger and more skillful fighter. Boschiero has a lot of experience but it won’t be enough to deal with a solid European level operator in Patera.
This is a slight step back in competition for Avanesyan who is fresh off stopping Josh Kelly in a small upset. Avanesyan also stopped Kerman Lejarraga twice in Spain to start off his recent run of good form. Liam Taylor has had some domestic success in the UK but is stepping up in level here.
David Avanesyan is a come forward fighter who is relentless and wears opponents down. He’s got a good amount of power and a lot of experience which makes him a dangerous fight for anybody.
Liam Taylor is also a come forward fighter but doesn’t possess the power of Avanesyan. He’s also a bit slower in my opinion and lets his opponents off the hook after hurting them. He’s got decent boxing skills and should come to win but I don’t think that will be enough.
Liam Taylor
I think David Avanesyan will win by knockout within eight rounds due to his pressure and power. He’s on a very good run and if he keeps it up he can expect to get a world title eliminator sooner rather than later.
This fight headlines the first card from the BOXXER promotion since they signed a deal with Sky Sports to broadcast their cards. Matchroom, who had been working with Sky for the better part of three decades, didn’t renew their deal with Sky and instead took the more risky option of signing exclusively to Dazn. The streaming service has been throwing money at the sport in recent years and had already had a partnership with Matchroom in the United States and other territories.
Eubank should start a big favourite in this fight for a few reasons. The main reason being that he’s simply the better fighter who should have the tools to win through either boxing or brawling. Eubank is the bigger puncher of the two and is also decent enough technically that he should be able to pick his spots and out-box Muratov. I personally think it’s likely that Eubank starts fast and attempts to get a knockout due to the added exposure of a Sky main event and his limited opposition. He had a similiar opportunity in his last fight but instead chose for large periods of the fight to not punch and let his opponent, Marcos Morrision, off the hook even after hurting him badly. I think this came down to a mixture of wanting to get rounds and him trying out new things now that hes training with Roy Jones Jr. The second reason he should be a big favourite is because Muratov has come in on less than a weeks notice due to Eubank’s original opponent testing positive for Covid.
Anatoli Muratov
I expect Chris Eubank Jr to win by knockout with five or six rounds. He’ll hurt Muratov in an exchange and then finish him with a flurry when Muratov goes to the ropes. Hopefully Muratov doesn’t come to survive as that could make the fight a dull affair. I’ve heard rum rumors that if Eubank gets through this fight then he’ll be in a big fight in December so hopefully he can win this without getting cut.
This should be a decent learning fight for Mati who is a rising prospect in the Welterweight division. Baranov has a record of 7-10-2 but is a better fighter than that suggests. He’s tough and comes forward but has been out-boxed by skilled technical fighters in the past. Mati is a good boxer-puncher who’s clearly been improving as a pro since his debut. Mati’s wins over Dennis Okoth and Ryan Pino were clear step ups in competition and this will be much of the same. Mati who is based in America will be fighting for the first time in Italy in this fight.
Vladyslav Baranov
I think Reshat Mati should be able to out-box Baranov over eight rounds and win a decision. It wouldn’t surprise me if he got a late stoppage but I think Baranov should be able to get to the final bell. I think Mati is getting close to the stage where he can fight in ten rounders and pick up some ranking belts. He’s still a good two or three years from world level at the minimum but likely a bit longer in my opinion.
This is a step up in competition for Pigford who has blasted his way through 16 of his 17 opponents within four rounds or less. Pigford is a huge puncher and it’s a shame it’s taken this long for him to get a big time promoter with a TV deal behind him. Isaac Aryee is also a big puncher though has been inactive in recent years. He came back to the sport recently with a few domestic wins in Ghana but before that hadn’t fought anyone coming to win since Zhankosh Turanov in 2016. He was stopped in four rounds that night but has had four years to get better and at only 28 I presume he’ll have got a lot better.
Isaac Aryee
Both fighters arn’t great defensively though Aryee normally keeps his gloves up and doesn’t expose himself quite as much when going on the attack. They are both big punchers though I would lean towards Pigford being the bigger puncher of the two. This is a step up for Pigford who hasn’t been in a competitive fight for a few years now, the same goes for Aryee. I think this fight will come down to who catches who first but I do favour Pigford to overwhelm Aryee in the 3rd or 4th round due to how much he throws. For Aryee to win he needs to catch Pigford while he’s overextended throwing punches as Pigford has a bad habit of being very out of position and open to counters when going on any sort of sustained offence.
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