Los Angeles is the epicenter of the boxing world today, with PBC's big show topped by the heavyweight battle between former three-belt champion Andy Ruiz and ancient but dangerous Luis Ortiz. Here are our picks, courtesy of
MB Boxing Official:
Andy Ruiz (34-2) vs. Luis Ortiz (33-2) (WBC heavyweight eliminator) … Prediction: Ruiz by close unanimous decision;
Isaac Cruz (23-2-1) vs. Eduardo Ramirez (27-2-3) (WBC lightweight eliminator) … Prediction: Cruz by clear unanimous decision;
Jose Valenzuela (12-0) vs. Edwin De Los Santos (14-1) (Lightweights) … Prediction: Valenzuela by clear unanimous decision;
Joey Spencer (15-0) vs. Kevin Salgado (14-0-1) (Middleweights) … Prediction: Spencer by close unanimous decision;
Ra’eese Aleem (19-0) vs. Mike Plania (26-1) (Super Bantamweights) … Prediction: Aleem by close unanimous decision;
Abner Mares (31-3-1) vs. Miguel Flores (25-4) (Lightweights) … Prediction: Mares by close unanimous decision;
Charles Martin (28-3-1) vs. Devin Vargas (22-7) (Heavyweights) … Prediction voided due to conflict of interest!
Carlos Jackson (18-1) vs. Donny Garcia (16-13) (Super Bantamweights) … Prediction: Jackson by mid-round knockout;
Michael Seals (25-3) vs. Euri Gonzalez (25-17-1) (Cruiserweights) … Prediction: Seals by early knockout;
Arias Rosario Fabian (1-0) vs. Jorge De Jesus (3-0) (junior welterweights) … Prediction: De Jesus by close unanimous decision;
Daisuke Watanabe (12-5-2) vs. Ridwan Oyekola (8-1-1) (Super Featherweights) … Prediction: Watanabe by close unanimous decision;
Dickson Saidi (5-3-1) vs. Freeman Mabvongwe (6-1) (Middleweights) … Prediction: Mabvongwe by clear unanimous decision;
Sergei Vorobev (18-1) vs. Lukas Ndafoluma (21-5) (junior middleweights) … Prediction: Vorobev by clear unanimous decision;
Anthony Garnica (9-0-1) vs. Juan Antonio Lopez (17-10) (Super Bantamweights) … Prediction: Garnica by close unanimous decision;
Anthony Cuba (4-0-1) vs. Oscar Alan Perez (5-0) (Lightweights) … Prediction: Perez by majority decision; and
Juan Esteban Garcia (10-0-2) vs. Gilberto Mendoza (19-13-3) (Flyweights) … Prediction: Garcia by majority decision.
