Friday, December 18, 2009

Grand Casino, Hinckley, MN- (Showtime) Fernando Guerrero (16-0, 13 KOs) vs. Jessie Nicklow (19-1-2, 13 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Guerrero 14-5. Lanard Lane (9-0, 6 KOs) vs. Said El Harrak (8-0 5 KOs) Odds/Prediction: LL 8-5. Looks close on paper. Shawn Porter (11-0, 9 KOs) vs. Jamar Patterson (8-0, 4 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Porter 3-1. After bopping Manny Pacquiao to and fro in training, Porter looks to win and move up.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Beeghly Center, Youngstown, OH
(PPV) Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs) vs. Miguel Espino (20-2-1, 9 KOs) (WBO/WBC 160 lb. titles) Odds/Prediction: Pavlik 17-1. Everybody involved in this should be booked for, “Committing Crimes vs. Boxing! A PPV heist no doubt!
Vanes Martirosyan (26-0, 16 KOs, 11 KOs) vs. Willie Lee (17-5) Odds/Prediction: Vanes 3-1. Looks like the far better here. Dropping $900 to win $300. Matt Korobov (8-0, 6 KOs) vs. Willie Standup (9-8) Odds/Prediction: Matt 15-1. Best Top Rank prospect period faces another stiff!

Arena Itson, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico (PPV) Humberto Soto (49-7-2, 32 KOs) vs. Jesus Chavez (44-6, 30 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Soto 3 ½ to 1. Chavez never met expectations. Too old to win here I think. Nehomar Cermeno (17-0, 10 KOs) vs. Alejandro Valdez (21-2, 15 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Cermeno 4-1. This won’t not so! Jose Luis Castillo (60-9-1, 52 KOs) vs. Saul Corral (16-6, 9 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Castillo 9-1. Saul stopped five times thus far, #6 is at hand.

El Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KOs) vs. Hector Velazquez (51-13-2, 35 KOs) (WBC 135 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Valero 10-1. Another KO for KO king! Wonder why Manny Pacquiao can’t spell V-A-L-E-R-O!

El Palenque, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico
Cristobal Cruz (39-11-1, 23 KOs) vs. Ricardo Castillo (38-7, 25 KOs) (IBF 126 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: CC 15-5. Castillo doesn’t appear to be world class.
Daniel Estrada (21-1, 17 KOs) vs. Emilio Bojorquez (15-1, 12 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Even fight between clubbers.

Sport Center, Schwerin, Germany
Sebastian Zbik (27-0, 10 KOs) vs. Emanuele Della Rosa (22-0, 7 KOs) (Interim WBC 160 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Zbik 3-1. Dropping $600 to win $200.

Pedro Fernandez

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