-Oleksandr Usyk vs Tony Bellew (Cruiserweight World Title)
-Anthony Crolla vs Daud Yordan (WBA Title Eliminator)
-Marius Breidis Vs Noel Mikaelian (World Boxing Super Series Quarterfinal Cruiserweight)
-Krystof Glowacki vs Maksim Vlasov
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Preview Usyk Vs Bellew
-This is a very interesting matchup and for me, one of the more anticipated fights of the year. Usyk is an undefeated former Olympian from Ukraine who has become a unified world champion at Cruiserweight. He has trained in the past with Vasyl Lomachenko’s father and you can see that in his style and skill level. A southpaw who throws a lot of punches but does it behind angles and good movement with his head and feet. He has enough power to hurt you but usually scores stoppages late after wearing his opponents down. In his last fight he boxed beautifully and dominated undefeated puncher Murrat Gassiev. Gassiev was actually favored coming into the fight, which was a surprise to me, but Usyk totally dominated him in winning at least 10 of the 12 rounds. HIs previous fight before that was against Marius Breidis, who also fights Saturday, and it was a war. Usyk proved his chin and toughness in gutting out a good win.
-Bellew has had a long career of many ups but also some downs. Having been knocked out in a title shot at 175 pounds against Adonis Stevenson, Bellew regrouped and moved up a weight division and won a piece of the cruiserweight title with an exciting KO win. He then moved up to heavyweight and fought former world champion David Haye twice, winning both by KO in fights that many thought he would lose. He is a big puncher with a very good chin who is a warrior and always shows toughness and heart. It seems no matter what the weight, if Bellew hits people on the chin he hurts them.
-I can see this fight unfolding in several different ways. If Usyk stands and fights like he did against Breidis then it could end up being a very fun competitive shootout type of battle. If Bellew is as slow on his feet as Gassiev ( I think Bellew is a little more mobile) and Usyk fights with the angles he used against Gassiev then I could see him putting on a clinic and winning a decision. I hope we get the first scenario because I think it could be a classic fight. Or we may get a combination of both. But the more Usyk stands in front and trades then the better chance that Bellew has. I think Bellew will get his shots in and make it at least somewhat competitive. He has a lot of pride so I don’t see him just laying back and letting Usyk outbox him. But I think at the end of the day Usyk is the better overall fighter. That is not always bad news for Bellew because his power and heart have carried him to victory over guys who have been better in the past. But they have not been Usyk and I think Usyk is the best fighter he has ever fought and Usyk has also shown a chin and heart himself.
Prediction
Usyk by Decision
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