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WBC World Welterweight Championship: Danny Garcia (31-0) vs. Robert Guerrero (33-3-1)

Luke Irwin: This is purely to showcase Garcia here, as Guerrero is little more than a moving canvas for Garcia to decorate. Guerrero will be active and come at Garcia, but Swift is just too good at too many areas. Aaron Martinez almost stopped Guerrero dead, Garcia should be able to finish what he couldn’t. Garcia via R10 TKO.

Nolan Howell: I personally think this will be an interesting matchup, though I expect Garcia to be able to handle Guerrero. While Guerrero doesn’t have particularly scary power, his volume and pace can be killer. Against Garcia, that may not matter as much, but Garcia is also prone to inconsistency. Guerrero may also not be troubled too much by Garcia’s power and that could be something interesting to look at as well. Overall, despite Guerrero being a gritty gamer of a boxer, this seems like Garcia’s fight to stand at range and throw all different sizes and brands of kitchen sinks at a defensively flawed action fighter. Danny Garcia by ninth-round TKO.

WBC World Welterweight Semifinal Eliminator: Aaron Martinez (20-4-1) vs. Sammy Vasquez (20-0)

Luke: The first step in the WBC’s King of the Ring setup they have should be a fun one. Probably the best fight of the weekend right here. He doesn’t have marquee power, but can zero-in on a boxer, especially close, and deliver some nasty punches in bunches, like he did when he dropped Robert Guerrero. However, I think Vasquez is on another level right now and poised for very big things. He’s crisp, but powerful and I think Martinez is going to be made very uncomfortable and get hit more than he wants to. Vasquez via R5 KO.

WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Championship: Amir Mansour (22-1-1) vs. Dominic Breazeale (16-0)

Luke: A couple of hosses throwing down here, as Mansour and Breazeale are both two gentlemen that you’d rather not be across from in the ring, if you had your druthers. Mansour is a violent, but undersized heavyweight, and can be outboxed by good, technical boxers, like he was against Steve Cunningham despite putting him on the mat twice. Breazeale, with his Olympic background, should have no problem with that while keeping distance with his massive reach. A world title fight isn’t too far behind for the winner since they’ll already have a JV WBC title. Breazeale via UD.