Amazing Boxing Line up for this weekend (8th+9th May)

Big Ears

Right I'm pretty much sick of all the negativity associated with last weekends fight.

So to look at something more positive where better to start that this weekend's boxing line ups.

Friday-America.
Amir Mansour vs Joey Dawejko

Glen Tapia vs Michael Soro
Sean Monaghan vs Cleiton Conceicao

Saturday-Germany:
Felix Sturm vs Fedor Chudinov
Jack Culcay vs Maurice Weber

Japan:
Hozumi Hasegawa vs Horatio Garcia

England:
Bradley Skeete vs Brunet Zamora
Frank Buglioni vs Lee Markham
Mitchell Smith vs Christian Palma

Sam Eggington vs Joseph Lamptey
Anthony Joshua vs Raphael Zumbano Love
Matthew Macklin vs Ferenc Albert
Luke Campbell vs TBA, Callum Smith vs journeyman, Gamal Yafai vs TBA

United States:
Saul Alvarez vs James Kirkland
Frankie Gomez vs Humberto Soto
Joshua Clottey vs Jorge Silva
Jospeh Diaz vs Giovanni Delgado


Omar Figueroa vs Ricky Burns
Jamie McDonnell vs Tomoki Kameda
Austin Trout vs Anthony Mundine

I've highlighted my picks for the best fights of the weekend. Mansour and Dawejko aren't guys who will be ever good enough to win a title (Mansour is too old anyway), but they are guys who are good enough to get into and contest title eliminators. Both can be very good to watch, and both will come to fight. The end to Mansour's last fight is definitely worth a watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_NyqeNLheQ

He's back !, the return of the fantastic Hozumi Hasegawa. Hasegawa has been a real favourite of mine since the first time he beat Sahaprom. An extremely talented fighter who's just been a little let down by his punch resistance over the years. He's in against a Young Undefeated Mexican in Horacio Garcia with a very good looking record (29 fights, 29 wins, 21 ko's), and he's a pretty decent fighter tbh. He's very heavy handed, has a high workrate, good footwork and decent speed. Where Garcia is let down is his lack of head movement, and if Hasegawa has much left he'll move it for him !The winner will emerge as a contender at Super-Bantamweight, and if Hasegawa does lose here it will likely be the end for him.


Frank Buglioni, he mightn't be great but he really does bring excitement. There has been improvement in the 'Wise Guy' under Paschal Collins, quite a lot actually. But his defense is still very suspect and Markham should be able to find the target here enough to ,make it a very entertaining bout. Buglioni's advantage is size and power here should see him emerge on top.

Canelo Alvarez vs James Kirkland. Kirkland is a bit of a poor man's Nigel Benn with a more suspect chin. Being Blasted out by Nobuhiro Ishida is never a good sign, but Kirkland has managed to win 5 straight since (broken up by some time inside). Meanwhile Canelo Alvarez has emerged from being a prospect to one of the biggest stars in the sport.
The styles should gel well here and it should be a war while it lasts. Canelo will likely have way too much for Kirkland, but Kirkland's power and Canelo's aggressive approach will always mean there's a chance for things to go wrong.

Jamie McDonnell vs Tomoki Kameda......now call me insane, but this is an outside tip from me to be the fight of the year. Happening the same night as Canelo vs Kirkland people may think that seems crazy. But I'm anticipating a 12 round closely fought war between 2 guys who throw a lot of punches, and have heart in abundance.

It's a shame about the quality of the 2 big English cards. I like watching Eggington fight and always keep a close eye on Macklin, but that card is just a series of terrible mismatches. Warren's card isn't exactly a cracker, and the fighter quality is lower, but the match ups are more competitive.
Overall though it's a hell of a weekends boxing, and I doubt anyone who stays up for the fights on Saturday will feel too disappointed.