Martinez-Chavez Top Weekend!
Friday, September 14, 2012
A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, FL– (Telemundo) Omar Soto (22-9-2, 10 KOs) vs. Glenn Donaire (19-4-1, 15 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Donaire 12-5. Brother of Nonito Donaire has been successful in two comeback fights after three years off. Looks like the winner here!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV– (HBO PPV) Sergio Martinez (49-2-2, 29 KOs) vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-0-1, 32 KOs) (World 160 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Martinez 14-5. Sergio looks the better, but he he also looks the smaller! That being said, will go with the small guy here. Dropping $1,400 to win $1,900.
Roman Martinez (25-1-1, 16 KOs) vs. Miguel Beltran (27-1, 17 KOs) (Vacant WBO 130 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Martinez 11-5. Beltran a level lower is the way it looks.
Guillermo Rigondeaux (10-0, 8 KOs) vs. Robert Marroquin (22-1, 15 KOs) (WBA 122 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Rigo 3-1. One of the better fghters in the world and Nonito Donaire wants no part of two-time Olympic champ Rigondeaux.
Matthew Macklin (28-4, 19 KOs) vs. Joachim Alcine (33-2-1, 19 KOs) Odds/Prediction:
Macklin 8-5. Close fight on paper, slight lean to MM.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV– (Showtime) Saul Alvarez (40-0-1, 29 KOs) vs. Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18 KOs) (WBC 154 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Alvarez 7-1. Mismatch in making? Looks that way! Long odds and “green/reluctant” Alvarez means no betting here.
Jhonny Gonzalez (52-7, 45 KOs) vs. Daniel Ponce De Leon (43-4, 35 KOs) (WBC 126 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Jhonny 9-5. Both guys can punch! in this toss up!
Leo Santa Cruz (20-0-1, 11 KOs) vs. Eric Morel (46-3, 23 KOs) (IBF 118 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Santa Cruz 4-1. Morel is almost as old as Bob Arum! Going with youth to keep IBF trinket.
Marcos Maidana (31-3, 28 KOs) vs. Jesus Soto Karass (26-7-3, 17 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Marcos 3-1. Karass has HAD his moments. Won’t bet this but MM looks like the winner!
Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Germany– Yoan Hernandez (26-1, 13 KOs) vs. Troy Ross (25-2, 16 KOs) (IBF 200 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Yoan 6-1. This one ain’t close! Southpaw champ is 6’4 & 200 lbs. and looks like a shoe-in to win!
Mateusz Masternak (27-0, 20 KOs) vs. David Quinonero (27-0, 26 KOs) Odds/Prediction: MM 12-5. Quinonero an unproven puncher! Close one!
Pedro Fernandez