Thomas Patrick Ward vs. Otabek Kholmatov | FITE tv - 4 March 2023

[margaret thatcher]

looking forward to it, otabek looked good when i saw him and has impressive amateur background, very tall and quick , though not gotten in many pro rounds

tommy very well schooled, not as fast but good timing and punch placement, finally he's in an interesting fight

[Ruthless-RKO]

Kholmatov sounds like Da Bomb!!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Where does Ward go from here?

[margaret thatcher]

well if he wins he''s wba mandatory, he should be going for a shot......he'd be 34-0 and coming off beating a good opponent, f@cking go for it

if he loses, maybe his team will be more willing to match him in tough fights now that he doesnt have a 0 to protect

[tigermoth87]

Ward has had a joke of a career. Why does he deserve an eliminator?

33 wins, not one over a good opponent. He's just been cruising on bums. And it's even less impressive because he's only stopped 5 of them.

[margaret thatcher]

ya it's ridiculous to be unbeaten in 34 fights while having so little of note on your record, the high point of his career was 6 years ago, this is a good step in the right direction though. otabek doesnt have many pro fights but was on the powerhouse uzbek amateur team and really impressed me in his last fight, a young talented guy.

hopefully if wardy wins this he doesn't go another 6 years of fighting meaningless bouts and get to 60-0 before using his mandatory shot

[keithmoonhangover]

He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

[mickey1975]

He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

Are you going tonight?

[keithmoonhangover]

He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

Are you going tonight?

Sadly not, family commitments. Are you?

[Stobbo]

He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

I agree. He's certainly got his hands full

[mickey1975]

He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

Are you going tonight?

Sadly not, family commitments. Are you?

No.

[keithmoonhangover]

Are you going tonight?

Sadly not, family commitments. Are you?

No.

I quite fancy it as well, shame.

[Ruthless-RKO]

He’s fighting a bomb.

Might be close even.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Finally his ‘0’ has gone.

Finally stepped up and took gets thrown in.

He finished .

[margaret thatcher]

otabek now mandatory for lara? good fight that

[1181567]

otabek now mandatory for lara? good fight that

That will be superb

[1181567]

He's a really nice guy, but I think Ward could get beat tonight.

Are you going tonight?

Sadly it looked like nobody else went either, can't have been more than two hundred in there.

[margaret thatcher]

otabek reminded me a bit of rigo, not as slick, but super fast and with that digging backhand left to the body

[bigped]

otabek now mandatory for lara? good fight that

That will be superb

Wee while to go before that
I would imagine it will be

Warrington vs Lara ( wood step aside money )

Then September/October
Wood vs Lara rematch clause( assuming Lara beats Warrington )

Then 2023 at some point otebek will get a shot