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Undefeated Kiwi heavyweight prospect Junior Fa will take on Argentine former world cruiserweight title contender Rogelio Omar Rossi in the main undercard bout of the Joseph Parker v Alexander ‘The Great’ Flores fight night at Christchurch’s Horncastle Arena on December 15.

The giant Fa, who is 15-0 and ranked No. 10 by the WBO, will use the bout to show he deserves a shot at compatriot Parker, the recently deposed WBO heavyweight champion.

“This is a huge opportunity for me for sure,” Fa said from Tuscaloosa, United States, where he is sparring with Deontay Wilder to help the WBC champion prepare for a blockbuster showdown with Tyson Fury on December 1.

“I’m going to grab it with both hands.”

A tricky southpaw, Rossi (20-6-1) challenged Marko Huck for the WBO world cruiserweight title in 2011. He lost that fight after being struck by Huck after the bell in the fifth round.

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fas a loss waiting to happen if he start fighting anyone decent

lol at rossi being 'tricky' , ya, maybe tricky to miss

jamamb wrote: ↑26 Oct 2018, 02:06 lol at rossi being 'tricky' , ya, maybe tricky to miss

I think it’s all southpaw’s mostly get described as tricky.

Don't know why Fa doesn't try face Browne for promotion and some money, or even Fujimoto if he wants to get ranked by an org. Both winnable if he's actually any good, otherwise he stands no chance against Parker.

What time will this likely take Place in the UK?

joshj909 wrote: ↑26 Oct 2018, 05:30 Don't know why Fa doesn't try face Browne for promotion and some money, or even Fujimoto if he wants to get ranked by an org. Both winnable if he's actually any good, otherwise he stands no chance against Parker.

Josh, it irks me to admit this, but Fa isn't any good. I would love to be all patriotic and say Fa is on his way to a title, but he ain't.
It might look good that he has got in better shape physically, and he has compared to 2-3 years ago. It hasn't unfortunately made him a better boxer, if anything, now he is lighter, he seems to hit lighter.
We have seen him fight a couple of times and honestly, when he connects it sounds like a pitty-pat from a minimumweight.

Yawn. Wake me up when Fa fights somebody in the top 100.

fa will be a good option for any decent hw looking for a low risk 0 to take, hes a loss waiting to happen, most likely by big ko

joshj909 wrote: ↑26 Oct 2018, 05:30 Don't know why Fa doesn't try face Browne for promotion and some money, or even Fujimoto if he wants to get ranked by an org. Both winnable if he's actually any good, otherwise he stands no chance against Parker.

Good call. That's a fight I'd like to see although I'm not sure it would have great appeal for "Big Daddy" in terms of risk/reward.

Lackeos wrote: ↑11 Dec 2018, 02:00 Yawn. Wake me up when Fa fights somebody in the top 100.

Yeah that was my initial reaction. Not just initial either, come to think of it.

Junior Fa scored a first round knockout over Rogelio Rossu to capture the interim-WBO Oriental heavyweight title.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑15 Dec 2018, 06:22 Junior Fa scored a first round knockout over Rogelio Rossu to capture the interim-WBO Oriental heavyweight title.

I really don't fancy Fa as any type of contender. Watched a couple of vids and wasn't very impressed.

yeah this Fa has a top 50 potential at best

dagilechia wrote: ↑15 Dec 2018, 12:59 yeah this Fa has a top 50 potential at best

I know what you mean but I remember that Fa was two and two with Parker, so he must have something about him.

I know many top amateurs don't make it in the pro game, but I refuse to give up on him just yet ... especially when he's just performed a spectacular demolition job on someone as formidable as a former WBO Cruiserweight title challenger and tricky Argentine southpaw to boot.

Yes that was irony in case anybody wasn't sure

parker also lost to 15-6 boxrec #354 mario heredia. and even though fas dining out on the am wins fas am credentials arent really that impressive either, like the one time he beat parker he got kod a few days later in the tournament by some johan linde. didnt really do much beyond the weakish antipode scene

clearly fas not much, i agree hes looking like top 50 at max. hes chinny and will lose hard when he does too. parkers way better then him now.

usyk walked him down and beat him up in wsb too incidentally though no shame there

jamamb wrote: ↑15 Dec 2018, 15:38 parker also lost to 15-6 boxrec #354 mario heredia. and even though fas dining out on the am wins fas am credentials arent really that impressive either, like the one time he beat parker he got kod a few days later in the tournament by some johan linde. didnt really do much beyond the weakish antipode scene

clearly fas not much, i agree hes looking like top 50 at max. hes chinny and will lose hard when he does too. parkers way better then him now.

usyk walked him down and beat him up in wsb too incidentally though no shame there

100%!

Fair enough but I'll keep an open mind.

He's 29 and probably at his prime. He's had sloppy close decision wins over such ATG's as Daneil Tai and Craig Lewis, neither of whom gets mention on these forums. His wins over Parker in the amateurs was 9 and 6 years ago when Parker was 16 and 19 y/o. Watch him fight and you'll never pay much attention to him again. Slow and ponderous and doesn't throw his punches well. Like he never really learned. I know it sounds harsh, but I'm getting sick of how many bad fighters are considered prospects.

I've mentioned both those fighters in previous posts. In connection with Fa and Jermaine Franklin I believe.

franklins got a decent prospect record , ive been meaning to take a look at him

By all accounts he's a big KO waiting to happen.

jamamb wrote: ↑15 Dec 2018, 19:39 franklins got a decent prospect record , ive been meaning to take a look at him

He's decent but his lack of stature is a concern. He doesn't have that aggressive all action style like a Tyson, a Tua, or a Cooper that can compensate for his lack of height ... or that's the impression I got from not a great deal of footage it has to be said.

Ha - not a great deal of footage - no pun intended, honest