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who wins and how?

I'm going to go against my initial instinct and say Haskins unorthodox style bamboozles Caballero and takes the points win in a hard fought battle

Anyone giving Haskins much of a chance?? Its gonna be tough night,i thought Hall gave Caballero some problems and Haskins is a far better boxer than Stuey,Caballero hasnt fought since that night and Haskins coming off a great KO over Iwassa so he couldnt be any better prepared for this fight,Lee doesnt lack confidence either so the stage wont get to him

Haskins style might not be to the liking of the judges and Caballero being the champ at home will probably get the favours in the rounds where no one lands,especially i imagine Randy will be doing all the pressing

Haskins outboxing him wouldnt surprise me but my head says Caballero might tag Lee late on for the stoppage,i'd love to see Haskins pull it off though he deserves it,he's won every other major title over 3 divisions(and Prizefighter :P ) home and away

Caballero hasn't fought for over a year and looked very one dimensional v Hall. At the odds Haskin is at got to be worth a few quid and I don't bet.

Naandrew wrote:Caballero hasn't fought for over a year and looked very one dimensional v Hall. At the odds Haskin is at got to be worth a few quid and I don't bet.

What odds can you get on him mate?

Haskins to win is one of the bets I've placed. You can get 6/1 with skybet, willhill and victor.

Just noticed Rigondeuax is on the same card.

It'll be a big upset if Lee wins this - I think he'll give Caballero big trouble early, but his reflex based defense will see him ship punishment as he starts to slow down in the middle rounds, and the American will take over for a late stoppage or maybe points.

Still, Lee can definitely land a few bombs, so could get interesting - great news it's scheduled for mid night Saturday

i think caballero gets Haskins out of there inside 6.

I`m getting the impression that Haskins isn`t convinced that he can win either,he`s not sounding very confident at all.
Caballero by the middle rounds for me.

Randy Caballero - always makes me think of a Mexican Western-themed porn star.

Rigondeaux stripped for inactivity yet fights on Saturday??

I can imagine Haskins being a nightmare opponent after such a long time out with that type of injury.

I can see it being close but Haskins scraping a decision.

We've been running good with decisions in the states lately

forgive my ignorance , but what card is this fight on ? is it on uk tv ?

rd350lc wrote:forgive my ignorance , but what card is this fight on ? is it on uk tv ?

Cotto-Alvarez undercard, not on the PPV in the US but allegedly have it at around midnight.

rd350lc wrote:forgive my ignorance , but what card is this fight on ? is it on uk tv ?

Cotto/Canelo card starts at midnight on allegedly

thanks both , what a night of boxing it is then

Rumours starting to go around that Caballero has missed the weight, possibly by as much as 4-5lbs.

Caballero 5 1/2 lbs overweight.

Going to have a look at the IBF rules now, if what I'm thinking is right, Caballero will be stripped and Haskins will be upgraded to full champion.

Hard to tell from the IBF rules because there's nothing about missing weight in fights between the champion and interim champion. But they do say "If the Champion is unable to defend the title against the interim champion by the end of the time permitted under the Exception, then the interim champion shall become the Champion"

Caballero is no longer champion, so he can't defend the title and if Haskins won't fight him, as he's well within his rights to do so, to me that says that Lee Haskins is now IBF Bantamweight champion.

I wonder how this will impact the odds now haskins got to be worth a bet against a guy who hasn't trained and/or cant be bothered. Ban the guy for a year its a disgrace

Can Lee pass up the pay day though, he will have put months into this and the other guy weighs 6lb more than him. Bloody disgrace.
Hopefully if he fights and gets beat he will get first shot at the vacant title

As things stand the fight is off. Possibly looking for another opponent for Haskins, De La Hoya is going to speak to Haskins' team about the fight going ahead, possibly at a catchweight with no title implications.

Oh, great, if the fight does go ahead that's brilliant circumstances to be boxing in, away from home. And I bet there are no pressure-points or blandishments being aimed at haskins behind the scenes.

Looks like Haskins is now champion.

https://twitter.com/DesertSunSports/sta ... 3394594816

Now confirmed, the fight isn't going ahead, Lee Haskins is now IBF Bantamweight champion.