This is a good fight between two unbeaten fighters early on in their careers. Sam Noakes is a prospect who I think can go on to do well in the pro ranks while Thomas is a small hall fighter getting a big opportunity.
I think Sam Noakes has shown power in the pro’s and while he is slightly more skilled than Thomas I think the extra power will be the big difference in this fight. I predict Sam Noakes to win by knockout in the 5th round after being competitive early on.
This is a terrible fight as Fury should win very comfortably and won’t learn anything. Scott Williams is a journeyman that is 0-9 and it’s ok for prospects to fight someone like him once or twice but this is the 5th bad opponent Fury’s faced even though hes shown hes levels above this. It’s also his third opponent with zero wins which is a bad standard for even small hall prospects.
Tommy Fury should win by knockout but the person who match makes his fights needs too come up with better opponents at this point as we don’t need too see Fury versus every Journeyman in the UK.
Like a few other people on this card Shayken is taking a big step up in competition by taking on the hard hitting Evgeny Pavko. Shayken is only 20 but seems to be a very talented young fighter who has looked perfect as a pro since leaving his successful amateur career behind.
I think this fight will come down to talent and also ring rust both of which Shayken has an advantage in. While he’s only 3-0 Shayken is immensely talented and has also had his entire pro career in the last six months while Pavko hasn’t fought for over a year. Pavko is a good fighter but I don’t think he’ll be able to use his experience too much in this fight as its only an eight rounder.
I believe Talgat Shayken will win this fight by decision because he is the more talented and also more active fighter.
This is a good first test for Azhbenov and one he very much could lose. Azhbenov is 10-0 but hasn’t faced anyone particularly good so far in career. Evgeny Smirnov on the other hand has faced a good level of competition and always seems to fight to an even level versus good fighters.
I think this will be a battle of experience versus slightly better skill and without much to split them i’m going to predict this fight to end in a draw. Smirnov has drawn with all three undefeated fighters he’s faced and I see it going the same way here.
Kunkabayev is 2-0 but seems like a great talent and someone I expect to progress towards a world title quickly. He was a great amateur and has shown good power and skills in the pro’s so far.
Server Emurlaev has taken this fight on short notice and isn’t in my opinion a real cruiser weight. He lost in 2012 as a Super Middleweight and then returned this year as a Cruiser weight versus a 1-0 fighter and won. He’s been incredibly inactive and surely isn’t in his best weight class.
I expect Kamshybek Kunkabayev to win by knockout within four rounds as hes the bigger more skilled fighter who has been more active.
This is a fight for the IBF minimum weight title where Taduran is having his second defence. Cuarto is a decent challenger but one who shouldn’t win in my opinion.
I believe Pedro Taduran will win this fight by decision in a competitive fight because he is the more skilled fighter who possesses much more experience. Both Cuarto and Taduran have faced Samuel Salva however Cuarto lost to him while Taduran stopped him in four rounds to win his world title.
David Nyika who is one of the top amateur heavyweights (not super heavyweights) is turning pro after a fairly successful amateur career.
He has good fundamentals and I expect good power as he is an absolutely huge Cruiser weight standing at 6 foot 6.
Jesse Maio isn’t a bad fighter himself but is really a light heavyweight moving up to Cruiser weight and didn’t enjoy the international success that Nyika did.
I think David Nyika will win due to being better fundamentally and also being a lot bigger and most likely stronger than Maio.
This is a decent tune up for Hemi Ahio and also a potential test if he doesn’t take it seriously.
Hemi Ahio is 16-0 and a relatively short heavyweight while Julius Lloyd Long is 18-24-1 but is 7ft 1 and someone that has been awkward for prospects in the past.
I think Hemi Ahio will most likely win by decision or very late knockout as Long is now 43 and came in 40 pounds heavier than his last fight. He’s also been less and less competitive with prospects as time has gone on however his height is always a problem.
I think this is an ok fight but one that has been over hyped just because its between two heavyweights from New Zealand. Joseph Parker is levels above Junior Fa and has proven that throughout his career.
Parker’s only losses are to world class opponents in Whyte and Anthony Joshua where he showed a good chin and skills in both fights. He’s also shown power at world level and when hes fighting opponents not on his level he generally gets them out of the ring.
Junior Fa has been incredibly underwhelming when I’ve watched him. He’s struggled with opponents such as Devin Vargas and Dominick Guinn when he really should have at least been stopping Vargas who had never gone the distance in a loss before that fight. He hasn’t shown much power and in my opinion is open defensively as well as being a bit slow footed.
I expect Joseph Parker to prove why he’s world class and get a stoppage victory or at the very least a wide points win.
I’m looking forward to this fight as it’s a fairly evenly matched bout with high stakes for both boxers. Ziyatdinov is coming off an upset loss where he was supposed to win with relative ease while Gladun is 4-0 and on the rise. A win for both here helps progress their careers.
I think they are relatively even skill wise though Ziyatdinov can box off the back foot better and likely will try to out box Gladun who will be coming forward. Ziyatdinov was doing well in his last fight before he felt the power of his opponent and got on his bike a little too much a mistake I’m sure he won’t repeat in this one. Considering how fast he’s coming back and the level of opponent he’s coming back against I expect Ziyatdinov to be motivated and win a decision. Gladun is skilled but is inexperienced and over eight rounds I think he will be outboxed but I wouldn’t be overly surprised if he won.
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