If this fight was made four years ago it would have been a decent fight but right now it should be a mismatch. Blake Caparello is an established Light Heavyweight at this point in his career and has been linked to a few final eliminators recently. Faris Chevalier hasn’t fought for over four years and was a Super Middleweight who only performed at domestic level.
Faris Chevalier
I think having four years off will really effect Chevalier and will lead to him being rusty especially early on. I expect Caparello to win a decision because of this.
This is a terrible fight with a result we already know. Anthony Mundine is completely done as a top level boxer and is honestly most likely done as a boxer in general. He had a good career but hes 45 now and anybody decent stops him very quickly just as Jeff Horn did not that long ago. Michael Zerafa is a decent puncher in his prime who holds a stoppage win over Jeff Horn. This fight has purely been put together because Mundine’s name has value and it’ll boost Zerafa’s popularity.
Michael Zerafa
I think Michael Zerafa will win by knockout in the first or second round due to being in his prime versus Mundine who shouldn’t be in the ring at this stage of his career.
This is a good test for Luangphon who is a good prospect in the Super Bantamweight division. Panya Uthok was a good fighter who won a world title at bantamweight but in the last four years hasn’t looked the same since losing to Marlon Tapales by knockout.
Panya Uthok
I think Thattana Luangphon will win a decision after ten rounds due to recent form and also Uthok not looking the same as he used to. Luangphon could be a contender at 122 pounds in my opinion but this is his first big test.
This is another good learning fight for Panyakum who seems to be slowly working his way through all of the older Thai fighters who are slightly past their primes. Karoon Jarupianlerd is a tough fighter who may be slightly past his best and is old at 35 for the Super Flyweight division.
Karoon Jarupianlerd
I think this will be a competitive fight but Panyakum will have enough youth to win a competitive decision after ten rounds. He also seems to have respectable power as he stopped his last opponent when I wasn’t expecting it. Jarupianlerd is very tough so I think he’ll go to a decision while making every round competitive but not doing enough to win.
This is a decent stay busy fight for Rungvisai who after being very inactive for a year and a half has now had three fights in 7 months or so. He’s a fighter that before his loss to Juan Francisco Estrada in their rematch was on many people’s P4P lists and deservedly so. He decided to box as an orthodox fighter in that fight for some reason before switching back to southpaw when he realized it simply wasn’t working. It was too little to late however and he lost his world title. He’s looked unremarkable in his comeback fights but also clearly hasn’t trained all that hard for them so his performances are understandable.
Rungvisai has huge amounts of power and comes forward and throws a lot of punches. His chin is rock solid and at his best he has an incredible gas tank. I don’t think hes slipping as hard as some people think he is and he should win this fight fairly comfortably.
Ekkawit Songnui is a former world champion at minimum weight but that was over a decade ago and hes far from his best. At this stage hes also undersized for the weight class and has been stopped in every step up fight hes had in the last seven years.
Ekkawit Songnui
I think Rungvisai should win this fight comfortably by stoppage because hes got more power and is much closer to his prime while Songnui seems washed up. I also think he has the better skill set even if they were both in their primes. Hopefully we get too see Rungvisai get a trilogy with the winner of Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez.
This is a very well matched fight between two fighters with opposite styles and career paths. Dennis Contreras is 23-10-1 with 21 knockouts and has been matched hard throughout his career. At one point he lost 8 out of his last ten fights but has recently turned it around by causing three upset wins in a row and is starting an unexpected run towards a title. Hairon Socarras started his career off being unbeaten in 25 fights before going to the UK and losing by knockout to the underrated Ryan Walsh.
Dennis Contreras is a come forward fighter who uses a surprising amount of head movement and feints to get into range before throwing big hooks to the body and head. As the fight continues he starts to throw more punches and will also string combinations of hooks together. He has a lot of power which combined with a good chin and solid stamina makes him a hard opponent for anybody.
Hairon Socarras is more of the traditional boxer and will likely try and box and move in this fight. He doesn’t possess as much power as Contreras and certainly doesn’t have his chin.
Hairon Socarras
I think Hairon Socarras will do decently early on and may win a few rounds but Contreras will keep the pressure on and catch him in the middle rounds with big punches before winning by knock out.
I’m excited for this fight between neither have great defence and have been dropped in their most recent fights.
Neither have great defence and while Kotochigov is good technically he uses too much movement for my liking. Gary Cully is good technically and has sneaky power due to how big he is for a lightweight at 6ft 2.
Viktor Kotochigov
I think Gary Cully should be able to win a decision after boxing off the back foot and using his size and range to keep Kotochigov on the outside.
This is a decent fight between rising Welterweight prospect Lewis Crocker and Seasoned campaigner Deniz Ilbay.
I thought Lewis Crocker looked very good in his last fight and seems to have really found some power along with good punch selection and timing. He stopped Louis Greene with a great body shot and I think that body work along with how big he is for a Welterweight will lead to him doing well in this fight.
Deniz Ilbay is 22-2 but hasn’t faced many fighters of note apart from Egis Kavaliauskas who he went the distance with before losing a wide decision. He doesn’t have much power but has respectable enough boxing skills for this level of a fight.
Deniz Ilbay
I think as Carl Froch loves to say Lewis Crocker will simply be to big and too strong for Ilbay who is significantly smaller with less power. I expect Lewis Crocker to win by knockout in the 7th or 8th round.
This is a decent fight for Pacheco who is only 2-0 but is progressing quickly towards a world title shot. Pacheco was a good amateur and has looked impressive as a pro so far. Kenny Cano is a decent fighter who is better than his last quick KO loss suggests.
Erick Rosa Pacheco is a good technical boxer but lacks power. He’s capable of boxing and moving around the ring but will often stalk his opponents before unloading punches on them when they get to the ropes. He’s already gone ten rounds twice so this won’t be a new experience for him in this fight.
Kenny Cano has a lot of power and has respectable skills but isn’t quite as good of a technical boxer in my opinion.
Kenny Cano
I think Erick Rosa Pacheco will win this fight by decision after a few rough moments where Cano catches and hurts him. I think this because Pacheco is the better technical boxer and knows how to fight conservatively when he needs too.
This is a solid come back fight for both fighters though I see it as more of an opportunity for Medina as Adames is the more known fighter who has fought for a world title already.
Carlos Adames was expected to win his last fight however got upset by Patrick Teixeira in what was a great performance from the Brazilian underdog. Adames is still a skilled fighter with power and has already proven hes fringe world level.
Bryan Medina is a decent fighter but in my opinion doesn’t do anything better than Adames and hasn’t faced the same level of competition.
Bryan Medina
I think Carlos Adames will win by stoppage due to facing the better competition and also having the better skill set of power and boxing fundamentals.
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