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Lots of title fights, lots of decent bills happening in the UK and abroad this weekend. Here is a big of the action.

Robert Norton vs Tommy Eastwood (English Cruiser Title).
Richard Evatt’s comeback.

Gammer vs Williams card (which looks tasty actually).
Scott Gammer vs Danny Williams (British Heavy Title).
Dean Phillips vs Damian Owen (Welsh Light Title).
Ceri Hall vs Martin Watson (Celtic Light Welter Title).
Joszef Matolsci vs Koba Karkashade (WBF Light Middle Title).


Rest of Europe, Americas.
Nate Campbell vs Ricky Qulies (IBF Light Eliminator)
Sebastian Sylvester vs Alessio Furlan
Robert Steiglitz vs Alejandro Berrio (IBF Super Middle Title).
Chris John vs Jose Rojas (WBA Feather Title).
Miguel Cotto vs Oktay Urkal (WBA Welter Title)
Allen Green vs Edison Miranda.
Vic Darchinyan vs Victor Burgos (IBF Fly Title)
Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez (WBC Super Bantam title).

Allen Green vs Edison Miranda is a great match-up, both these boxers can punch, and its turned into a grudge match. I've no idea who's going to come out on top.

Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez has the potential to be a fight of the year, both have good skills and can bang.

stujones wrote:Gammer vs Williams card (which looks tasty actually).
Scott Gammer vs Danny Williams (British Heavy Title).
Dean Phillips vs Damian Owen (Welsh Light Title).
Ceri Hall vs Martin Watson (Celtic Light Welter Title).
Joszef Matolsci vs Koba Karkashade (WBF Light Middle Title).

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sorry but that is a frickin awful bill

is it on sky ?

if so very very poor considering they have financial backing via TV

Welsh lightweight title... anyone have a list of welsh champions?

stujones wrote:Robert Norton vs Tommy Eastwood (English Cruiser Title).
Richard Evatt’s comeback.

Sadly, Richie is off the Coventry card. He told me he picked up an arm injury in training is likely to be out of action for a few months. However, he hopes to be out on a show in Coventry in August.

Tom Podmore.

sweetscience wrote:

stujones wrote:Gammer vs Williams card (which looks tasty actually).
Scott Gammer vs Danny Williams (British Heavy Title).
Dean Phillips vs Damian Owen (Welsh Light Title).
Ceri Hall vs Martin Watson (Celtic Light Welter Title).
Joszef Matolsci vs Koba Karkashade (WBF Light Middle Title).

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sorry but that is a frickin awful bill

is it on sky ?

if so very very poor considering they have financial backing via TV

I personaly think it's quite a good card I mean Phillips V Owen should be good , Hall V Watson should be a decent fight - and well the big 1 who can tell but it but it cant be any worse than some shows the big promoters put on - I understand theres 9 fights on in total - ive been too some dire events in London

I understand it's on SS1

Daveyswan

Looks like Martin Watson is off the card :

Full card at Cwrt Herbert Sport Centre, Neath, 2 March:

Scott Gammer vs. Danny Williams, 12 rounds, heavyweight, British Championship

Jozsef "Shatter Machine" Matolcsi vs. Koba Karkashadze, 12 rounds, light middleweight, WBF Championship

Damian Owen vs. "Dynamite" Dean Phillips, 10 rounds, lightweight, Vacant Welsh Championship

Ceri Hall vs. Stuart Green, 10 rounds, light welterweight, Celtic Championship

Ricky Owen vs. Buster Dennis, 6 rounds, featherweight

Karl David vs. Alex Stoda, 6 rounds, welterweight

Wayne Brooks vs. Nick Okoth, 4 rounds, light heavyweight

John McDermott vs. TBA, 6 rounds, heavyweight

Grzegorz Proksa vs. TBA, 6 rounds, middleweight

Daveyswan

Great weekend of action...Miranda V Green looks a great fight but Marquez V Vazquez is the pick. What a potential thriller, two Mexican warriors who can punch, great stuff.

I think Chris John will beat Rojas in their rematch, John wants Marquez again but in the USA this time.

I think Williams will surprise us and last the distance with Gammer but lose on points.

Miranda to KO Green who has punch resistance issues and questionable stamina.

Cotto to beat cagey Urkal on points.

Darchinyan to KO Burgos and call out Arce-Mijares winner.

Sylvester on points over Furlan, shame Asikainen was injured he looks one to watch at European level.

sweetscience wrote:

stujones wrote:Gammer vs Williams card (which looks tasty actually).
Scott Gammer vs Danny Williams (British Heavy Title).
Dean Phillips vs Damian Owen (Welsh Light Title).
Ceri Hall vs Martin Watson (Celtic Light Welter Title).
Joszef Matolsci vs Koba Karkashade (WBF Light Middle Title).

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sorry but that is a frickin awful bill

is it on sky ?

if so very very poor considering they have financial backing via TV

And the number of great competitive undercard you have seen on Sky in recent weeks is? This is better than average... although Hall vs Green isn't as appeal (but possibly more competitive) than Watson vs Hall.

What was the undercard of Haye vs Fragomeni again?

Wasn't Lloyd-Taylor V Hare on the Haye undercard? That wasn't a bad scrap. Akash Bhatia was on it too he is getting some exposure, warranted or otherwise.

stujones wrote:

sweetscience wrote:

stujones wrote:Gammer vs Williams card (which looks tasty actually).
Scott Gammer vs Danny Williams (British Heavy Title).
Dean Phillips vs Damian Owen (Welsh Light Title).
Ceri Hall vs Martin Watson (Celtic Light Welter Title).
Joszef Matolsci vs Koba Karkashade (WBF Light Middle Title).

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sorry but that is a frickin awful bill

is it on sky ?

if so very very poor considering they have financial backing via TV

And the number of great competitive undercard you have seen on Sky in recent weeks is? This is better than average... although Hall vs Green isn't as appeal (but possibly more competitive) than Watson vs Hall.

What was the undercard of Haye vs Fragomeni again?

to be honest i think the sky cards have gone down hill since fwanky went to itv

his were always predictable 80/20 fight sbut at least his lads were good - good skill level etc, skys cards are just like televised small hall show caliber fighters

stujones wrote:

sweetscience wrote:

stujones wrote:Gammer vs Williams card (which looks tasty actually).
Scott Gammer vs Danny Williams (British Heavy Title).
Dean Phillips vs Damian Owen (Welsh Light Title).
Ceri Hall vs Martin Watson (Celtic Light Welter Title).
Joszef Matolsci vs Koba Karkashade (WBF Light Middle Title).

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sorry but that is a frickin awful bill

is it on sky ?

if so very very poor considering they have financial backing via TV

And the number of great competitive undercard you have seen on Sky in recent weeks is? This is better than average... although Hall vs Green isn't as appeal (but possibly more competitive) than Watson vs Hall.

What was the undercard of Haye vs Fragomeni again?

What has that got to do with it, Stu? Because it's better than average doesn't make it tasty. And it probably isn't better than average anyway. It's not the best, is it?

For once, admit you were getting carried away!

Podmore_Birmingham wrote:

stujones wrote:Robert Norton vs Tommy Eastwood (English Cruiser Title).
Richard Evatt’s comeback.

Sadly, Richie is off the Coventry card. He told me he picked up an arm injury in training is likely to be out of action for a few months. However, he hopes to be out on a show in Coventry in August.

Tom Podmore.

its february..... august is 6 months away !!!

sweetscience wrote:

stujones wrote:

sweetscience wrote: sorry but that is a frickin awful bill

is it on sky ?

if so very very poor considering they have financial backing via TV

And the number of great competitive undercard you have seen on Sky in recent weeks is? This is better than average... although Hall vs Green isn't as appeal (but possibly more competitive) than Watson vs Hall.

What was the undercard of Haye vs Fragomeni again?

to be honest i think the sky cards have gone down hill since fwanky went to itv

his were always predictable 80/20 fight sbut at least his lads were good - good skill level etc, skys cards are just like televised small hall show caliber fighters

Now that I COMPLETELY agree with, most thought it would all be smelling of roses with Warren at ITV and Sky picking up other promoters for their Friday Fight Night and still getting the odd US bill live or on delayed.

Now thought the SN bills are sporadic, Sky's live UK cards are sporadic and the undercard action is especially poor - get decent(ish) main events, but the undercards usually scrap the barrell. Too many promoters to boxers ratio and the promoters will not work together.

Maybe calling it "tasty" was a bit dramatic Ian, but no more so than calling it "Fooking awful". It IS better than the average bill and the original line up had some decent 50:50/60:40 matches IMO.

Give credit were it is due - I think Maloney has the right idea.... he's been putting on some very nice undercards of late. Although the Haye vs Fragomeni one was a dissapointment IMO.

Yeah, you can't get better than even matches - been some good undercard ones recently.

steve689 wrote:Great weekend of action...Miranda V Green looks a great fight but Marquez V Vazquez is the pick. What a potential thriller, two Mexican warriors who can punch, great stuff.

I think Chris John will beat Rojas in their rematch, John wants Marquez again but in the USA this time.

I think Williams will surprise us and last the distance with Gammer but lose on points.

Miranda to KO Green who has punch resistance issues and questionable stamina.

Cotto to beat cagey Urkal on points.

Darchinyan to KO Burgos and call out Arce-Mijares winner.

Sylvester on points over Furlan, shame Asikainen was injured he looks one to watch at European level.

Some toughies... I'm on the fence for Hall vs Green and Williams vs Gammer. Hall vs Green is a good competitive match up and I fully expect Gammer to have a big lead over Danny, but Danny has the power to close it with one punch late.

The Phillips will beat Owen, might be points or late stoppage.

Onto the world action.

I think Cotto will stop Urkal in a bit of a beating.
Agree with you Sylvester, Darchinyan and Chris John picks.

I'm going to go for Green to outbox Miranda in a bit of an upset.

Marquez vs Vasquez is a tough one - Marquez can be vulnerable but I do think he might have more left and is the better operator, so Marquez by Stoppage.

Campbell to beat Quiles on points.

Tempted to go for Berrio to upset Steiglitz - he seemed to be doing better untill he got careless last time - but again, who knows how the judges will see it. Good little scrap last time.

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:Yeah, you can't get better than even matches - been some good undercard ones recently.

Certainly an upturn compared the summer. I don't know if Sky has put some more pressure. Seems like the main events that got alot of pre-fight hype by sky were given some leeway in terms of undercard. Two of Sky's more hyped fighters, Froch and Haye - don't seem to have the greatest of undercards.

Matchroom cards though aren't what they used to be. The recent Nuumbembe vs Anderson bill had an especially dissapointing undercard - as was Gammer vs Steeds.

Sky Friday fights have improved since sn left. British, commonwelath europena fights now, better than wbu dross. It be great if they showed boxing live from US every weekend. I would like to see Cotto fight this weekend. I am in States next weekend will Klitscko fight be live?

leforge wrote:Sky Friday fights have improved since sn left. British, commonwelath europena fights now, better than wbu dross. It be great if they showed boxing live from US every weekend. I would like to see Cotto fight this weekend. I am in States next weekend will Klitscko fight be live?

You mean will it be live in the States? Yes, HBO are showing it. The local start time means an afternoon broadcast in America.

http://www.hbo.com/boxing/events/2007/0 ... ement.html

I think Williams is going to jump on Gammer in the 1st round, try and do an early number, like the Meehan fight.
If he doesn't catch Gammer early, then i can see Scott wearing Williams down late on.

Results on Britishboxing.net

Robert Norton W RSF 8 Tommy Eastwood.

Not too surprising, hope Norton gets inthe British mix sooner. Always wanted to see Norton vs Hobson II when Norton was more active. Quite a close fight to call now with Hobson's career not at the best stage.

sweetscience wrote:

stujones wrote:

sweetscience wrote: sorry but that is a frickin awful bill

is it on sky ?

if so very very poor considering they have financial backing via TV

And the number of great competitive undercard you have seen on Sky in recent weeks is? This is better than average... although Hall vs Green isn't as appeal (but possibly more competitive) than Watson vs Hall.

What was the undercard of Haye vs Fragomeni again?

to be honest i think the sky cards have gone down hill since fwanky went to itv
his were always predictable 80/20 fight sbut at least his lads were good - good skill level etc, skys cards are just like televised small hall show caliber fighters

I feel the opposite. Just alst year we had great fights and lots of'em. Best of the lot was Earl-Romanov, but there were so many good ones.

stujones wrote:Results on Britishboxing.net

Robert Norton W RSF 8 Tommy Eastwood.

Not too surprising, hope Norton gets inthe British mix sooner. Always wanted to see Norton vs Hobson II when Norton was more active. Quite a close fight to call now with Hobson's career not at the best stage.

EASTWOOD won by TKO mate, sure you read it right?

m1kee50 wrote:

stujones wrote:Results on Britishboxing.net

Robert Norton W RSF 8 Tommy Eastwood.

Not too surprising, hope Norton gets inthe British mix sooner. Always wanted to see Norton vs Hobson II when Norton was more active. Quite a close fight to call now with Hobson's career not at the best stage.

EASTWOOD won by TKO mate, sure you read it right?

No he didn't. I was there for BBN and Norton stopped him in eight.

Tom Podmore.

Podmore_Birmingham wrote:

m1kee50 wrote:

stujones wrote:Results on Britishboxing.net

Robert Norton W RSF 8 Tommy Eastwood.

Not too surprising, hope Norton gets inthe British mix sooner. Always wanted to see Norton vs Hobson II when Norton was more active. Quite a close fight to call now with Hobson's career not at the best stage.

EASTWOOD won by TKO mate, sure you read it right?

No he didn't. I was there for BBN and Norton stopped him in eight.

Tom Podmore.

fair enough mate, tell Boxrec they have put it in the wrong way round then?