Heavyweight Bout: Carlos Takam (38-5-1) vs. Jerry Forrest (26-3)
Luke Irwin: The heavyweights finally take center stage! Takam is what he is, and has always been, a B-level fighter who jobs out to the A’s. His last four losses? Chisora, Joshua, Parker, Povetkin. He’s still a decent-enough name, especially for a heavyweight get on a weeknight, but Forrest is a level below Takam, despite his heavy hands. Takam via UD.
Junior Featherweight Bout: Carlos Castro (25-0) vs. Cesar Juarez (25-8)
Luke: This fight is closer than it appears. Disregard Juarez’s record, he’s faced bangers and has fought over his head since he just about started. He’s a quality fighter who’s dropped a lot of split-decisions and majority-decisions. He comes to fight, and he’s still only 28. Castro has been built properly, and I think Juarez is going to drop another on the cards due to his reckless style. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, and for a fighter with Castro’s pedigree, it’ll cost him some rounds. Castro via MD.
Junior Lightweight Bout: Joshafat Ortiz (7-0) vs. Joshua Orta (6-0)
Luke: Ortiz via SD.
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