Stiverne at the cigar shop when I just pulled up. Looks in pretty good shape. I’ve never had the balls to ask him about boxing haha
ESPN has a card tonight. June 16: Las Vegas (ESPN) Joshua Greer Jr. vs. Mike Plania, 10 rounds, bantamweights Giovani Santillan vs. Antonio DeMarco, 10 rounds, welterweights Nikoloz Sekhniashvili vs. Isiah Jones, 6 rounds, super middleweights Bobirzhan Mominov vs. Cameron Krael, 8 rounds, welterweights Hector Perez vs. Juan Torres, 6 rounds, heavyweights
Not a bad card on paper. ESPN, 8:00 pm ET, Joshua Greer Jr vs Mike Plania, Giovani Santillan vs Antonio DeMarco. The Top Rank schedule has some better matchups as it goes on in the coming weeks (I like both of next week’s main events), but I also think Greer-Plania has some quiet potential, as well as some upset potential. Greer is very fast and very flawed, while Plania’s only loss came in 2018 against Juan Carlos Payano, a good fighter and former titlist. Santillan is old for a prospect at 28, but he’s an unbeaten 147-pound southpaw. DeMarco still has enough fire in him to compete with decent fighters, and if Santillan can’t go, DeMarco will let us know. Undercard features Bobirzhan Mominov, Nikoloz Sekhniashvili, and Hector Perez. Greer is looking to work his way to a title shot in the bantamweight division, but the 26-year-old from Chicago has struggled a bit in his last two bouts, though he did win both on the cards. Plania, a 23-year-old from the Philippines who’s been in Florida recently, is looking to break through himself, shooting for the upset. The co-feature will see Giovanni Santillan, a 28-year-old untested welterweight from San Diego, look to make some waves against 34-year-old Antonio DeMarco, a former lightweight titleholder who is now fighting on at welterweight, past his prime but still with enough fire to expose Santillan if there is exposing to be done.
A real shame Roy Jones isn’t an ESPN commentator so we could hear him try and pronounce Sekhniashvili.
Expected a better KO rate than 50% for a guy that carries around a pillow and calls himself night night.
So obviously I am behind but my unless something has happened Greer is completely over rated and how is a contender?
Tonight’s main event, Pedraza-LesPierre is off. LesPierre’s manager tested positive and has been around him this week, so had to pull it. Card goes on though.
Here’s what we’ve got. With the late start, not sure if it’ll just be Navarrete shown or if they’ll air multiple bouts. ESPN, 11:00 pm ET, Emanuel Navarrete vs Uriel Lopez. If you thought Navarrete’s title defenses had been weak, wait ‘til you see who he gets in a non-title fight. Uriel Lopez is a club fighter with a record of 13-13-1 (6 KO), and has lost three straight fights, one to Jeo Santisima, whom Navarrete dominated last time out in February. I actually really do like Navarrete, but post-rematch with Dogboe this has been an all-time “kid gloves” title reign so far. Emanuel Navarrete (31-1, 27 KO) vs Uriel Lopez (13-13-1, 6 KO), featherweights, 10 rounds Carlos Ornelas (25-2, 14 KO) vs Edwin Palomares (12-3-1, 3 KO), featherweights, 10 rounds Sergio Sanchez (14-1, 8 KO) vs Gustavo Pina (8-2, 5 KO), featherweights, 8 rounds Jessica Nery Plata (25-2, 3 KO) vs Edith de Jesus (7-14, 1 KO), flyweights, 8 rounds Ivan Garcia (5-0, 3 KO) vs Roberto Palomares (5-4-1, 1 KO), flyweights, 6 rounds