Boxing returns to the Copperbox on March 23rd, as Charlie Edwards headlines his first show and defends his WBC world Flyweight title for the first time. The undercard contains some very good fights, with 2 British title fights in the light heavyweight and cruiser weight division, as well as plenty of entertaining bouts. I will be previewing a few selected fights, looking at each fighter and weighing up who I think will come out victorious.
Lewis Ritson v German ARgentino Benitez
Lewis Ritson looks to bounce back from his European title defeat against Francesco Patera in his Super Lightweight debut. Ritson was originally scheduled to defend his British lightweight title against Andy Townend, however as he has moved up to 140lb now he has vacated that title and Townend will face Joe Cordina on April 20th for the vacant belt.
Ritson fights Argentinian Benitez for the WBA Intercontinental belt, in a 12 round bout. This will be the first time Benetiz has fought outside of his native Argentina, and I can only see Ritson winning this fight convincingly, most likely via a later stoppage. I think Ritson will have no problems carrying his power and speed up to his new weight, and look forward to seeing how he performs.
Lawrence Okolie V Wadi Camacho
Okolie and Camacho clash here in a big cruiserweight dust up, with both the British and Commonwealth titles on the line. This fight has the potential to either be a entertaining, exciting bout with two big punchers coming together with a bit of beef between the two fighters, or it could be a dull, depressing hug-fest, if Okolie gets up to his hugging antics. I hope the two boxers use their power to their advantage and create an entertaining fight, and if this happens its hard to call who can win, how ever i’d slightly edge my bets on Okolie winning by late stoppage.
Joshua Buatsi V Liam Conroy
This is probably my pick for what will be fight of the night, arguably Britians best boxing prospect Buatsi fights for the British light heavyweight title against a decent opponent in Liam Conroy and probably his toughest fight yet. Buatsi is the undeniable favourite in the fight, and I predict him to come out of this fight in ease with a stoppage win, as I believe his speed, power and shot selection will be too much for Conroy to handle.
I very much look forward to watching Buatsi’s career unfold, and hope to see him in big domestic fights and further down the line world title fights very very soon.
Charlie Edwards V Angel Moreno
WBC world flyweight champion Edwards makes the first defence of his belt as he headlines his first event. He fights spanish Moreno, who comes into the bout with a 19-2 record, and hopes of taking Edwards crown away from him.
I see this fight being a fairly straight forward defence for Edwards, as I dont think Moreno will bring too much that will trouble the champ, and I think he will cruise to a unamious decision victory. I hope that after this fight Edwards goes onto unify in the flyweight division, or moves up in weight and becomes a multiple weight world champion.
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