This is a decent fight between two domestic Japanese minimum weights. Kai Ishizawa is a big puncher who has only lost one fight to the now Japanese Minimum weight champ. Yuni Takada has lost six fights but has been competitive in almost all of them. He’s faced a good level of competition and is a decent fighter.
Yuni Takada
I think Kai Ishizawa will win by knockout due to being better technically and also because he holds a huge power advantage. I expect him to challenge for the Japanese title soon after this fight.
This is a fight where experience will play a big factor in my opinion. Reiya Abe has had four times the amount of fights Takeshima has and has won the majority of them.
Koshin Takeshima is taking a second big step up in competition which I don’t think hes ready for honestly. He lost his last fight and while he competed he didn’t show enough to where he should be expected to win this one. Reiya Abe has been competing at domestic level in Japan for years and has had a lot of success while Takeshima has only been a pro for a few years.
Koshin Takeshima
I expect Reiya Abe to win by decision after eight rounds though if Takeshima has learnt from his last fight he could sneak a close decision win.
This is a good fight though one with a clear favorite in my eyes. Hironobu Matsunaga hasn’t lost since 2014 and has put a good run together at domestic level where mostly stopped his opponents. Rei Nakajima is being pushed very quickly as they are only 4-0 but already attempting to win a Japanese title. Nakajima is also only 22 and has little experience.
Rei Nakajima
I think this is a step to far for Nakajima who doesn’t have the experience or power to win this fight in my opinion. I think Matsunaga will win by knockout in the sixth or seventh round due to having more power and also huge amounts of experience compared to Nakajima.
This is a decent comeback fight for Zappavigna who is a great action fighter. Danny Kennedy has had mixed results at domestic level and been stopped in both of his losses though one was due to a cut.
Danny Kennedy
I think Leonardo Zappavigna will win due to having a lot more power and also having competed at a much higher level. If his big lay off has effected him badly he could lose but I personally don’t see it happening.
I think this is a decent fight between two fairly evenly matched fighters. Jack Brubaker is a solid domestic fighter and Steve Spark is the same.
Jack Brubaker has stepped up in competition in his last fight and was quickly stopped by Tim Tszyu but theres no shame in that as Tszyu is a quality fighter and Brubaker stepped up a weight class for that fight. Brubaker has some decent boxing skill but isn’t a big puncher.
Steve Spark is a decent boxer who has done very well at domestic level so far. All his wins come by knockout and he seems to be a very big puncher.
Steve Spark
I think Steve Spark will likely win by knockout though Brubaker could out box him and win a decision if hes at his very best.
This is an excellent fight between two Australian Super featherweights where the winner may face the winner of Liam Wilson versus Francis Chua.
Kye MacKenzie is a fairly big puncher with decent boxing skills though has run it close and lost to other domestic fighters before. Bruno Tarimo has decent technical skills but very little power which is a shame as hes a talented fighter. Tarimo constantly comes forward and throws a lot of short hooks both to the body and head.
Bruno Tarimo
This is a very even fight and I think could end up in a draw however if I had to pick I’d go with Bruno Tarimo getting a close decision due to his pressure on the front foot.
This should be a fun if uncompetitive heavyweight fight between former world class boxer Lucas Browne and former rugby star Paul Gallen.
Lucas Browne
While Gallen has done fairly well adapting to boxing hes still no where near the level of even a washed Lucas Browne. I think Browne will win a decision after six rounds though a stoppage is possible.
This is a good fight between two Australian Super featherweights who are early in their careers. Liam Wilson is a prospect in the 130 pound division that I have my eye on and I think if he keeps progressing he can make it to world level. Francis Chua is 8-1-1 and traded wins versus Kye MacKenzie who is one of the better Australian super featherweights.
Liam Wilson is better technically but most importantly he has a lot more power and has been ruthlessly running through opponents in his recent fights. Chua isn’t technically bad and being a southpaw he can be a bit awkward for Wilson but he doesn’t have much power.
Francis Chua
I think Liam Wilson will make a statement and be the first fighter to stop Francis Chua. I think his power will overwhelm Chua in five or six rounds.
This is a good match up between prospect Jose Armando Resendiz (11-0, 8 knockouts) and Quilisto Madera (12-2, 8 knockouts). This is the American debut of Resendiz who has built his record against domestic competition in Mexico so far where he’s looked good. Quilisto Madera was once a prospect but two upset losses have set him back to having to become a B-side for up and coming prospects.
Jose Armando Resendiz throws good hooks to both the head and body and actually stays defensively responsible with his hands up the majority of the time. He punches fairly hard and while he hasn’t beaten anybody with a great record he has stopped a few fighters that gave other fighters a lot of trouble. He’s only 22 which is young for any fighter but especially at Super Middleweight where boxers tend to come into their prime around 26 or 27 rather than earlier.
Quilisto Madera isn’t a bad fighter and is fairly good technically but has shown that he can fall apart versus fairly average competition. In his knockout loss he was doing well but got caught by a big punch and I can see the same thing happening here.
Quilisto Madera
I think Jose Armando Resendiz will win by knockout because hes got more power and has proven that he can handle better competition. I also think Madera isn’t great defensively and will get caught by something big at some point.
This is an excellent fight between two unbeaten lightweights who are trying to progress up the ranks and make a name for themselves. Frank Martin is 12-0 with 9 knockouts and is taking the biggest step up of his professional career after building a record mainly on the small hall scene. Jerry Perez is 13-0 with 10 knockouts and is also facing the toughest test of his professional career so far. Perez has appeared on a few big under cards but has also been traversing the small hall scene hoping for a big opportunity such as this one. This fight is headlining on Fox Sports in the USA which is a huge platform for these two unbeaten fighters. Both the winner and loser can expect to get bigger opportunity’s off of this fight.
Frank Martin is very much a boxer rather than a puncher and relies on his technical skills to win fights rather than hoping for one big punch to end things. He throws a lot of punches and has good hand speed which catches his opponents off guard. Like a Hyena he’ll jump in and out of range with raiding attacks and as his opponents start to tire he’ll go in more and more until he feels they are tired enough to go for the finish and at that point instead of combinations of three or four punches he’ll unload a vast arsenal of shots to finish the fight. His defence and footwork are good though he does tend to pull out in straight lines which opponents could and have taken advantage of. He’s never been past six rounds so this fight being a ten rounder is new territory for him and should test his stamina.
Jerry Perez is a boxer-puncher in my opinion who relies on his power more than his technical skills. He doesn’t throw a huge amount of punches and is very relaxed in the ring which sometimes lets opponents push him back to the ropes to easily. He does appear to have reasonable power though sometimes struggles to set it up as most of his punches from what I’ve seen are single shots or the occasional two or thee punch combination. I think his hand and foot speed are both significantly slower than Martin’s. His defence is reasonable but I don’t think Martin will struggle to land on him while Perez may struggle a little bit to land on Martin.
Jerry Perez
I think Frank Martin will win this fight by decision due to having both the faster hands and the better footwork. I also think his raiding style will work well against Perez who can be passive in the ring and not throw a lot of punches which the judges won’t like when they see Martin outworking him with consistent combinations. Jerry Perez’s best chance in this fight is to land a big counter punch and either knock Martin out or make him very hesitant to come into range. If he can make Martin worried about coming into range he can then dictate the fight and push Martin around the ring while landing the bigger punches.
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