Preview and predictions of Friday Night Fights on January 7th
As always, I am excited for the first ESPN fight card of the year on January 7th. Ruslan Provodnikov (17-0 11KO) is fighting Maricuo Herrera (15-1 7 KO). Ruslan is coming off of a win in his home country of Russia, but we last saw him stateside May of last year when he fought fan favorite Emanuel Augustus. While the record will show that he knocked Augustus down 3 times and eventually ended him in the 9th, Augustus took the fight on short notice (4 days) and still managed to win a few of the early rounds.
Herrera is coming off two wins since that controversial split decision to Mike Achondo in December of ’09. I had them at least at a draw. It will be interesting because Achondo was Herrera’s first real step up in class and he felt he got screwed. If Provodnikov starts slow again, watch out, Herrera just might pull this one out. Remember, it’s not like the Russian has had too much stiff competition either. Of course I love pressure fighters, but upset special with some good action here. Herrera D12
I’m also excited about watching Demetrius Andrade (11-0 8KO) fight as always. Easily one of the best American prospects (Paul Williams part duex). He fights another family member, Alberto Herrera (7-1-1 5KO) as the other fight on the televised card. They have an common opponent in Chris Chatman, who knocked out Herrera in the 4th of his only loss. Chatman also lost a lopsided decision against Andrade in his hometown of Rhode Island. Herrera is coming off of a loss and has likely never seen skill on the same level as Demetrius. I expect a boxing demolition with ultimately Andrade stopping him.
Andrade KO6
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