Saturday Oct 6 330 pm ESPN+5
Ohara Davies vs Jack Catterall
-This is an important super lightweight fight in Great Britain. I know Catterall is undefeated and a good fighter but I have never seen him fight. As for Davies, he is 18-1 and the only time Iv seen him fight was in his one loss, a stoppage loss to one of the best 140 pounders in boxing, Josh Taylor. Losing to Taylor is nothing to be ashamed of and I expect Davies to come through with the win although I cannot give too much of a prediction since I do not know much about either guy.
Saturday Oct 6 DAZN Time is TBA (There is not time listed but the good thing about DAZN is they keep the fights up so you can go back and watch at any time you get free. Go to DAZN.com to check it out)
Jessie Vargas-Thomas Dulorme (Welterweights)
-This is a very interesting fight. Vargas is a former world champion who is coming off an entertaining draw against Adrien Broner. He also holds a knockout win over Saddam Ali and a decision loss to Manny Pacquiao. Vargas has a very solid jab, a good chin, good skills and decent but not great power. He does nothing flashy or special but he is a solid overall fighter. Dulorme has had an interesting career. At times he looks like a beast, a guaranteed future champion. At other times he looks very shaky and fragile. He definitely is the bigger puncher in this matchup, I witnessed his power from an opposing corner at Mohegan Sun several years back and he can crack. In his lone title shot he was stopped by Terrance Crawford but that is not a bad loss. He also has been stopped but Luis Carlos Abregu and lost a close fight to Yordenis Ugas. He is a fast starter who fades as the fight goes on and that could spell a problem against Vargas. Jessie Vargas just steady pressure behind a good jab and body work. Delorme is definitely the more explosive fighter but Vargas has a good chin so I expect he can take it. I think this will be very entertaining for the first 6 rounds. I think Vargas will gradually wear him down in the second half and stop him late. Good solid fight.
Prediction
Vargas TKO 10
Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Johnson (IBF light heavy title)
-Another interesting fight. Beterbiev is another in a long line of Russian fighters who have been moved very quickly as a pro because of an extensive amateur background and special skills and power. He won a world title after 11 fights and is currently 12-0 with all of his wins ending in a KO. He is a little stiff and not overly fast but a great pressure fighter with good skills and crushing power. And he has done it against solid competition, I believe it was in his 3rd pro fight he fought former world champion Tavoris Cloud, a very solid pro, and Beterbiev destroyed him within 3.
Callum Johnson is an undefeated challenger from England who also was a very good amateur. He trains with Joe Gallagher in probably the most talented stable of fighters in Great Britain. His training partner Callum Smith won a wold title last week with a KO of George Groves. Being in an environment with a top trainer and top fighters helps and I expect him to show up and compete. I think Beterbiev is vulnerable if someone has a very solid chin and has some speed and movement. He tends to plod a little with not a lot of head movement or speed. But what he does he does very well and from the little Iv seen of Johnson he seems to come to fight which I respect but could spell disaster for him against a guy like Beterbiev. I think Johnson will land shots and give it a real effort but I don’t think he has the skills or style to beat the Russian puncher.
Prediction
Beterbiev KO 5
Jarrell Miller vs Tomasz Adamek (Heavyweights)
-Yes, that Tomasz Adamek. The former Light Heavy and Cruiserweight champion who also at one time was a top heavyweight contender who fought for a piece of the title against Vitali Klitschko but came up short. At his best he was an iron chinned puncher who fought in some of the better fights of the past 10 years. He is way past his prime here and I honestly wish this fight was not made.
Miller is an undefeated top contender who is basically waiting to see which champion will give him a shot. Even thought he tips the scales at almost 300 pounds he is athletic, busy with his hands but not a one punch knockout guy. At this point in Adamek’s career thought Miller will be way too much. How soon this is over just depends on how aggressive Miller is and how much or how little Adamek has left. The DAZN lineup has been filled with competitive solid fights but this is not one of them. Miller is a heavyweight contender so seeing him will be good but they should’ve put him in there with someone different and I wish the commission would not have approved this fight.
Prediction
Miller TKO 7
Danny Roman vs Gavin Mcdonell (WBA Super Bantamweight title)
-Solid matchup on paper. I have not seen either guy fight so I will hold off on a prediction.
Sunday October 7 DAZN (Time is TBA announced again. Like I wrote earlier though, if you have a DAZN account you can watch the fights anytime on the app once the fights are finished)
Naoya Inoue - Juan Carlos Payano (WBA Bantamweight title)
-Inoue is a special fighter. His nickname is “The Monster” and it fits. A huge punching highly skilled fighter he is, in my opinion, a top 10 pound for pound fighter who is a come forward skilled destroyer. Payano is a guy who has been around and is a solid fighter and because of that I think he may make it out of the third round but not much more. Inoue is that good.
Prediction
Inoue TKO 5
Kiryl Relikh vs Eduard Troyanovsky (WBA Super Lightweight Title)
-Relikh is an aggressive good puncher who won his title with and impressive win against a good Cuban fighter in Rances Barthelemey. He dropped him and clearly beat him. He also lost a very close decision to former World Champion Ricky Burns in his first shot at a world title. I do not know much about Troyanovsky but his loss to Julius Indongo was not good. A one punch KO in the first round. Il go with Relikh.
Prediction
Relikh KO 8
-Overall a very interesting weekend of fights. In order to see them you need to have ESPN+ which is 5 dollars a month and DAZN which is 10 a month and the first month is free. This is the future of watching boxing and if you are a fan go cancel your HBO and spend that money on DAZN and ESPN+.
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