Boxing Fulcrum

Danielito Zorrilla versus Ruslan Madiyev breakdown

This is a solid fight between two young prospects looking for a standout win. Danielito Zorrilla is 14-0 with 11 knockouts and is seen as a decent prospect. Ruslan Madiyev is 13-1 with 5 knockouts and was seen as a respectable prospect before he took a loss and has had his career stall since then.

Both fighters had good amateur careers though Zorrilla I believe had more fights and has also turned pro more recently while Madiyev turned pro in 2014 and has been inactive. Both are skilled though I would give the power and skill advantages to Zorrilla who has proven himself as a good prospect so far. Madiyev’s low activity combined with giving up rounds to people he shouldn’t leads me to predict Zorilla to win this fight by knockout in the second half of the fight.

Serhii Bohachuk versus Brandon Adams breakdown

This is a great 50/50 fight where the winner will truly start their run towards a title shot in the Super Welterweight division. Bohachuk is 18-0 with 18 knockouts but hasn’t faced any stiff competition yet while Adams is 22-3 but has faced good competition consistently over the past six years at least.

Serhii Bohachuk is generally a come forward fighter who has power and throws a lot of punches. His stamina and chin have been fine so far but they also haven’t been tested very hard yet. His defence isn’t great though its reasonable for his style.

Brandon Adams can fight on both the front and back foot though I expect him to fight on the back foot for this fight. He’s got reasonable power himself and most importantly has a lot of experience at good level including going twelve rounds with Jermall Charlo. Watching the Charlo fight back I was relatively impressed with how he pot shotted and got himself through the twelve rounds considering the size difference. There is also a fairly big size difference in this fight and I expect him to apply the same strategy.

I expect Serhii Bohachuk to come forward and throw a lot of punches which will give Adams opportunities to land big single punches but ultimately be out landed and outworked in most of the rounds. Bohachuk has shown no signs of having a bad chin so I expect him to take the big single shots and then return fire which should be enough for him to win a competitive decision. He does have one punch power so if he connects clean on Adams I can see him scoring a KO.

Andy Ruiz Jr versus Chris Arreola set for April on PPV

Boxingscene reported today that the long rumoured Ruiz versus Arreola fight will take place in April on Fox PPV in the USA.

Both of these fighters are coming off losses and haven’t fought since 2019 which wouldn’t be a huge problem if it wasn’t such a bad match up that is being shoved on PPV for seemingly no good reason.

Recent PPV’s PBC have done are stacked with talent and competitive match ups or at the very least the main event is a good fight however this PPV is simply terrible. It’s a fight between a top 10 fighter coming off a loss and a 40 year old washed up veteran who is barely top 30 in the division and to add insult to injury he lost his last fight.

Ruiz has never been proven to be some big draw and I can only think that he’s asking for insane money and putting it on PPV is the only way to pay for it. The only other real option is that someone that has no idea what they are doing has decided that Ruiz is a big enough draw to fight anybody on PPV even if its a complete mismatch. I think they’ll find out very quickly that this isn’t the case.

I don’t really care if the high up business executives lose money on this fight but I do care about the continued obsession in boxing of putting every fight possible on PPV and denying a large part of the public consistent good fights that may grow the sport. I thought we might be moving in a better direction with Oscar Valdez-Miguel Berchelt and Lomachenko versus Lopez both not being PPV but it seems we are back to the model of squeezing as much as they can from dedicated fans of the sport while getting ready to abandon ship when the sport starts to sink again.

Bryan Chevalier versus Carlos Zambrano breakdown

On paper this is a competitive fight however I expect Chevalier to have a breakout performance for a few reasons.

Bryan Chevalier has put a few good results together however if he wins this fight it would show that he’s someone to look out for in the featherweight division. He’s shown power, is big for the weight and has also been relatively active.

Carlos Zambrano hasn’t fought for over two years and the last fight he had was a stoppage loss so he’ll be rusty going into this fight. He’s also past his prime and old for a fighter so him fighting someone that’s bigger than him with more power isn’t a great idea.

I think Bryan Chevalier will win by knockout due to being much more active in recent years and also being the younger bigger fighter with more power.

McWilliams Arroyo versus Abraham Rodriguez breakdown

This isn’t a terrible fight however I expect Arroyo to win comfortably by KO due to being the bigger man and having a lot more notice for this fight. Abraham Rodriguez is taking this fight on very short notice after Julio Cesar Martinez pulled out of the fight versus Arroyo last minute. McWilliams is world level at Flyweight while Rodriguez is really a minimum weight who has been KO’d by a big puncher in Angel Acosta when he moved up in weight.

I expect McWilliams Arroyo to win by knockout in the first six rounds due to having a size advantage and actually having a full training camp for this fight.

Michel Rivera versus Anthony Mercado Raices breakdown

This is a solid stay busy fight for Rivera who is in my opinion the most underrated prospect/contender in the lightweight division. He has a lot of skill combined with respectable power and also a good gas tank. Anthony Mercado Raices isn’t a bad fighter but has lost below this level before and isn’t as technically good as Rivera. He’s also been very inactive recently.

I think Michel Rivera will most likely win by knockout in the second half of the fight due to being the more active fighter who is also technically better.

Jesus Alejandro Ramos versus Jesus Emilio Bojorquez breakdown

While on paper this is a step up fight for Ramos I still think its one he should win comfortably. I’ve watched some footage of Bojorquez and his record of 24-2 makes him look a lot better than he is. His level of competition has also been shockingly bad.

I expect Jesus Alejandro Ramos to win by knockout in six rounds due to being technically better combined with having more power which he has shown against better competition.

Anthony Dirrell versus Kyrone Davis breakdown

On paper you’d say this was a mismatch as it’s a middleweight who’s lost two fights at Super Welterweight moving up to Super Middleweight and facing a former world champion but I think this could be competitive. Anthony Dirrell is a former world champion and has a lot of skill though at 36 is also coming towards the end of a long career. Dirrell went pro in 2005 and while he’s not completely washed I do think hes on the decline and Davis who is in his prime at 26 could potentially spring an upset.

Even though Dirrell is fading and hasn’t fought for a year I still think he has the skill set and experience gained against world class opponents to beat Kyrone Davis who has never shown he can compete at world level. The fight will likely be competitive but Dirrell should win a decision.

Quaise Khademi versus Ijaz Ahmed breakdown

This isn’t a terrible fight though there is a noticable size difference as Ahmed is only 5 foot 1 while Khademi is 5 foot 6.

I think Quaise Khademi should be able to box himself to a points victory as hes the more skilled fighter who also has reach and size advantages. Khademi has also proven himself on this level while Ahmed has lost when hes stepped up in competition.

Nathan Heaney versus Ryan Oliver breakdown

This isn’t as good of a fight as it looks on paper as while Oliver is 7-2 he’s never beaten an opponent with a winning a record and is moving from Welterweight to Middleweight for this fight.

I think Nathan Heaney will win because hes simply the natural middleweight who has also proven himself at a higher level. I’m quite disappointed in this fight and the match making as a Welterweight versus a Middleweight shouldn’t be allowed.