Steve Claggett is looking to bounce back after he was upset by Mathieu Germain a few months ago. Claggett is a solid Super lightweight, who has been a staple of the Canadian domestic scene for years. Emanuel Lopez was once a fairly good fighter but is currently on a bad streak. He’s lost his last three fights in a row, being stopped all three times, against steadily worse competition.
Emanuel Lopez
I think Steve Claggett should be able to out box Lopez early on before stopping him in the sixth or seventh round. With Lopez moving up a weight class I also think he’ll struggle to deal with Claggett’s size advantages.
This is a good step for Martin’s career, who in my opinion is a dark horse in the lightweight division, as Kielczweski has faced a few good names but has never been stopped.
Martin is a boxer-puncher with great technical skills. He’s got quick hands and uses them effectively both on the front and back foot. I was very impressed with his last fight where he dominated every minute of the fight and even got the finish in a match up where he wasn’t deemed the puncher of the two.
Ryan Kielczweski is tough but fairly limited compared to Martin. He’s been out boxed by other good technical boxers but notably none of them have been punchers.
Ryan Kielczweski
Martin has a good amount of power which I think will lead to Kielczweski struggling to survive a lot more than he usually does. The combination of Martin’s boxing ability and his power should be more than enough for him to get a stoppage in the 4th or 5th round. It’s good too see that his talent is being recognised and hes been given an opportunity on a big card.
This should be a fun fight, even if it is a bit of random match making. Both of these fighters are effectively retired but are being brought back in what should on paper be an entertaining slug fest. The two are also completely past their best and at this point I have no idea what they will really bring to the fight.
Robert Guerrero
It should be a fun watch and after 10 rounds Robert Guerrero should win a decision because hes the slightly less damaged fighter.
After Errol Spence Jr had to pull out of the fight versus Manny Pacquiao, this fight was made as a replacement. I think it’s an excellent fight considering how short notice it is. Ugas is a top five welterweight who is getting the opportunity of his career on Saturday night. Pacquiao has hinted that this may be his last fight though if he wins I’d expect him to reschedule the Spence fight due to how much money is involved.
Manny Pacquiao will raid forwards and do his standard 1-2-1 combination throughout the fight. I think if Ugas jabs to much, Pacquiao will counter it with right hands. I personally think this could be a big factor in the fight as Ugas loves to use his jab to dominate fights and Pacquiao will take it away in this fight. Neither of the two fighters are big punchers at Welterweight though Ugas is the bigger man in the match up.
One of the biggest factors going into this fight is Pacquiao’s two year lay off and how that will affect him at the age of 42. I personally believe that Pacquiao is one of those fighters that doesn’t get affected by ring rust due to a variety of reasons. He’s experienced enough that hes not going to learn anything new by being active and he stays in shape between fights. Kid Galahad showed a few weeks ago that a long lay off doesn’t have to effect your in the ring performance as long as you stay in the gym while inactive.
Ugas had a good performance in his last fight but towards the end of the fight he was seriously hurt by Abel Ramos when he decided to get into exchanges. Ugas has also been dropped multiple times in his career. He hasn’t had a lot of time to get ready for an event of this magnitude and may be like a deer in the headlights when he gets shoved on to the main stage versus one of the biggest stars in boxing.
Yordenis Ugas
I think this fight will be competitive throughout but Pacquiao’s experience will shine through as he steals rounds in the judges eyes by working in the last minute. He may score a knockdown early on when Ugas isn’t properly warmed up as well. After twelve rounds I expect Pacquiao to win a unanimous decision.
This is a good step up for Kossobutskiy who is 15-0 but has faced a fairly low level of competition so far in his career. Joey Dawejko is a well known gatekeeper at heavyweight and has faced a lot of top names in the division throughout his career.
Zhan Kossobutskiy is a good technical boxer with respectable power however Dawejko has certainly been in with bigger punchers. Dawejko will come forward the whole fight and apply pressure in my opinion.
Joey Dawejko
Kossobutskiy will likely win a decision by boxing off the back foot using his technical skills. If Dawejko can make Kossobutskiy uncomfortable and force the pace he could make it interesting.
This is a great fight between the unbeaten Mark Magsayo and former WBC Super Bantamweight world champion Julio Ceja. Magsayo has been a professional since 2013 but has moved slowly due to both his age and his need for developmental years to work on his skills. He’s a boxer-puncher who has good left hooks. His hand speed is decent but his footwork gets him into trouble when he stands in front of his opponents for no real reason. I personally think he isn’t as a big of a puncher as people make out, but has some flashy skills. I think his stamina is better than it used to be but its still an issue for him in my opinion.
Julio Ceja is a come forward action fighter with decent power. His chin is fairly reliable however he has been stopped in the past. He works to the body well and is a rare fighter in the modern era as he can fight on the inside well. His defence leaves a lot to be desired, but if you want to hit him you’ll have to take one back for the most part. He has been inactive since 2019 when he put in one of the better performances of his career in a draw with Brandon Figueroa.
Julio Ceja
I think early on this fight will be very competitive, but as the fight goes on, Julio Ceja’s relentless pressure and bodywork will wear Magsayo down. Ceja will win a 8-4 to 9-3 decision due to coming on in the mid and late rounds. I can also see him stopping Magsayo in the second half of the fight. If Ceja is rusty due to his long lay off then I could see Magsayo catching him early and stopping him.
This is a better fight than it looks on paper as Saquinga recently scored an upset win over Julio Cortez who went on to fight Albert Bell in America as a B side. Jose Nunez is a fringe prospect who will likely struggle to get big fights and opportunities because hes from Panama. That might not be entirely true as the card he’s on has purposefully been made to highlight boxing in Panama. He got a fight in America on Show box but ended up fighting to a draw so it’s debatable whether they’ll bring him back on for another fight.
Jose Nunez is better technically than Saquinga and as long as he doesn’t get overwhelmed early he should be able to box to a comfortable eight round decision.
This is a decent comeback fight for Jaime Arboleda who lost to Chris Colbert in his last fight. Jonathan Victor Barros has won his last two fights but is past his best. Arboleda is a tough boxer-puncher who has lapses defensively. Barros is the same but a lot older at 37.
I think this fight will be competitive for one or two rounds before Arboleda takes over and wins a dominant ten round decision.
This is a decent fight for Castro who is 26-0 but is only recently getting onto big cards. He’s a talented fighter who looked like a real threat to both super bantamweight and featherweight in his last fight where he dominated the tough Cesar Juarez. He showed a good offensive arsenal in that fight along with powerful body shots which got him the stoppage. Oscar Escandon is 26-5 with four of his losses coming in his last six fights. Three of the losses were to top competition with two of the fighters who beat him currently being world champions. In his last fight he scored a fantastic upset over featherweight prospect Jhack Tepora, a well placed body shot finished the 23-0 Filipino. Escandon is a good fighter but hasn’t fought since 2019 and at 37 is getting towards the end of his career.
Oscar Escandon
I think Carlos Castro will likely stop Escandon in the second half of the fight due to his body work. He’s the bigger fighter and has a huge reach for the weight class as well. Escandon’s level of activity and his age will likely play a factor in this fight as he will be a little more rusty and slower than Castro.
The second fight between these two was great and I expect the third to be more of the same. Gutierrez is the bigger puncher of the two and scored three knockdowns in their last fight. Alvarado was out-working Gutierrez in a lot of the rounds he didn’t get knocked down in but lost the fight by getting dropped in the twelfth round.
Rene Alvarado
I think Roger Gutierrez will win this fight by knockout this time. He was very close to stopping Alvarado in their last fight and I think this time he won’t let him off the hook.
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