Young Mikey Borao had an off-day on Friday, with some upsets on the ProBox show and being on the wrong side of two atomweight title fights in Japan. But today is a new day, and here are the picks for an eventful Saturday. Be sure to check out his
MB Boxing Official Youtube page.
Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Vincent Astrolabio (bantamweights) … Prediction: Rigondeaux by early KO;
Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catteral (four-belt world junior welterweight championship) … Prediction: Taylor by mid-round KO;
Jerwin Ancajas vs. Fernando Martinez (IBF 115-pound championship) … Prediction: Ancajas by wide unanimous decision;
Robeisy Ramirez vs. Eric Donovan (featherweights) … Prediction: Ramirez UD10 by wide unanimous decision;
Chris Colbert vs. Hector Luis Garcia (WBA super featherweight eliminator) … Prediction: Colbert by wide unanimous decision;
Gary Antuanne Russell vs. Viktor Postol (junior welterweights) … Prediction: Russell by split decision;
Viktor Slavinskyi vs. Claudio Marrero (super featherweights) … Prediction: Slavinskyi by majority decision; and
Joseph Adorno vs. Iron Alvarez (lightweights) … Prediction: Adorno by late-round stoppage.
FRIDAY'S PICKS:
Eri Matsuda vs. Ayaka Miyao (vacant IBF atomweight title) … Prediction: Matsuda by majority decision; RESULT: Miyao
Mika Iwakawa vs. Nanae Suzuki (WBO atomweight title) … Prediction: Iwakawa by majority decision; RESULT: Suzuki
Kanat Islam vs. James Kilrain Kelly (middleweights) … Prediction: Islam by unanimous decision; RESULT: Kelly
Luca Rigoldi vs. Hugo Legros (super bantamweights) … Prediction: Rigoldi by wide unanimous decision; RESULT: Rigoldi
Jose Miguel Borrego vs. Peter Dobson (welterweights) … Prediction: Borrego by late KO; RESULT: Dobson and
Mark Reyes Jr. vs. Jonathan Jose Eniz (welterweights) … Prediction: Reyes Jr. by wide unanimous decision. RESULT: Eniz