I doubt he makes the TV portion but Juan Heraldez is a very fun prospect to keep an eye on.
He is agresssive and likes to pile up the hurt in combo from distance. That Hook also has nasty pop.
Kevin Newman II also in action Tonight. Probably not on the TV portion but i hope to get some Hls so see his progression. So far he has shown a nice stalker grinder style with decent combo that cumulate pop.
Good southpaw Boxing talent Ladarius Miller 9-0 also in action tonight.
I like the matchup vs another decent prospect who stepped up before and did pretty well. Ladarius should be able to outbox him though.
Lanell Bellows also very fun to watch. He is a nice stalker who is not wasting much. He can combo in straight punches very effectively.
That right is his best tool.
It will be interesting to see how his undefeated opponent Aikens handles the step up. So far he only has 1 KO in 11 fights so shouldn't have enough pop to keep Bellows off of him.
Lionell Thompson was supposed to fight at 175lbs but both fighters came in a few pounds over the limit. Thompson is a gifted fighter technically. He is not the most risk taking fighter which can make him look a little less exciting than the other fighters featured on this card. But he is smart and gifted.
He will often fight on the outside and control distance with footwork. He will display his good hands only in short sequences in which he usually throws in combo... He is an evasive fighter with good counterpunching timing too.
He has 3 defeats, 2 of them by SD... His non risk taking style is probably the reason... Vs jean Pascal's bro Nicholson Poulard, he could've won but wasn't busy enough vs a quantity fighter in Poulard. His 3rd defeat is by stoppage vs Kovalev...
His best win is vs limited fighter but popular one Ryan Coyne.
Should be an interesting matchup vs Parker. Parker is MUCH more aggressive and showed effective pop at a good level in his last one vs Vyacheslav Shabranskyy 13-0 (who has a win vs THompson by SD)... He floored Vyacheslav twice in round 1 and almost upset him...
Vyacheslav fought back vs the brave Parker to stop him in 3.
Parker should push and pressure Thompson out of his confort zone so should be a good fight.
Santiago has had mixed results vs his top opposition. He loss a close fight vs top fighter Randy Caballero. He also loss to Roman Morales who floored him once with a big uppercut catching him closing the distance. But he also defeated Hanzel Martinez in an absolute war that went under the radar.
Beaver Santiago is a good fighter and is entertaining. He can fight from distance behind the jab.
But he can also mix it up on the inside once his legs start to get tired.
His opponent Erick Ruiz is coming into this fight after getting the best win of his career vs Roy Tapia. Otherwise he pretty much always loss to his best opposition going the distance vs undefeated Avila & Magdaleno and Daniel Roman... only won 1 round vs the 3 fighters/his 3 losses.
Ruiz is durable and tough but Santiago should be able to look very entertaining and effective.
