WEEKEND BOXING PREVIEW

Friday, 22, January 2110
CANCELED
Oliver McCall (54-9, 37 KOs) VS Victor Bisbal (15-1, 11 KOs)
WEIGHT CLASS: Heavyweight above 200 lbs
BELTS: NA
WHERE: Electricians Hall, Miami, Florida
WHY: Because I still feel bad about the nervous breakdown he had in the ring when he fought Lennox Lewis rematch. Since the Lewis fiasco he has won 26 bouts and only lost 2 times, not bad Atomic Bull. He has beat some names in the process, Lance Whitaker, Sinan Samil Sam, Yanqui Diaz, and Henry Akinwande. If he wins he can be in line to fight the winner of the EvanderHolyfield and Francois Botha.

Saturday, 23, January 23
CANCELED
Khoren Gevor (31-4, 16 KOs) VS Jurijs Boreiko (15-20-1, 11 KOs)
WEIGHT CLASS: Middleweight 160 lbs
BELTS: NA
WHERE: Kugelbake halle, Cuxhaven, Niedersachen, Germany
WHY: Khoren Gevor just lost a unanimous but relatively close decision to champion Felix Sturm. He is super active in fact his last fight was only 14 days ago and that fight went 10 rounds. Plus Khoren is the 4Th ranked Middleweight according to Ring Magizine.

Brian Viloria (26-2, 15 KOs) VS Carlos Tamara (20-4, 14 KOs)
WEIGHT CLASS: Jr Flyweight 108 lbs
BELTS: IBF Jr Flyweight Title
WHERE: Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
WHY: This fight could get Brian Viloria a shot at Ivan Calderon's WBO Title for a unification bout.

Donnie Nietes (25-1-3 14 KOs) VS Jesus Silvestre (15-1, 12 KOs)
WEIGHT CLASS: Strawweight 105 lbs
BELTS: WBO Strawweight Title
WHERE: Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
WHY: WBO Strawweight Title these guys are small they only weigh 105 lbs and a ton of fun to watch.

Yuriorkus Gamboa (16-0, 14 KOs) VS Rogers Mtagwa (26-13-2, 18 KOs)
WEIGHT CLASS: Featherweight 126
BELTS: WBA World Featherweight Title
WHERE: Madison Square Garden, "The Mecca of Boxing", New York, New York
WHY: Yuriorkus is the Ring's 10Th ranked Featherweight and is fast, powerful, and explosive he is a rising phenom. Rogers Mtagwa is know for his legendary Philly gym wars and he gave Juan Manuel Lopez all he could handle. If Gamboa wins he will no doubt fight Juan Manuel Lopez.

Juan Manuel Lopez (27-0, 24 Kos) VS Steven Luevano (37-1-1, 15 KOs)
WEIGHT CLASS:Featherweight 126
BELTS: WBO Featherweight Title
WHERE: Madison Square Garden, "The Mecca of Boxing", New York, New York
WHY: If Juan Manuel Lopez can win then he is only headed for bigger and bigger fights. He looked poorly in his last fight against Rogers Mtagwa but that wasn't his fault it was Rogers who fought great. You Know that Gamboa and Lopez are headed for a head on collision but I wonder what Celestino Caballero has to say about that. He has been calling out Lopez for a long time now and I'm sure he will speak up after this fight. Chris John is at that weight class and could give him a tough test on a huge stage.


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