Tonight, Saturday November 26th 2016, Vasyl Lomachenko (6-1, 4 KO’s) will defend his WBO Super Featherweight title against Nicholas “Axe Man” Walters (26-0-1, 21 KO’s). The fight will take place at The Cosmopolitan Of Las Vegas in Las Vegas Nevada, and will be live on HBO Boxing at 10:35pm ET. In the co-feature, undefeated Juan Ruiz (17-0, 10 KO’s) will face fellow undefeated fighter Egidijus Kavaliauskas (15-0, 12 KO’s) in a 10 round Welterweight bout. Also on the card, Constantine Ponomarev (30-0, 12 KO’s) will face Silvero Ortiz (35-18, 17 KO’s) in an 8 round Welterweight bout, and Trevor McCumby (23-0, 18 KO’s) will face Donavan George (25-6-1, 19 KO’s) in an 8 round Light Heavyweight bout. Here is the breakdown and predictions:
VASYL LOMACHENKO
-Record: 6 – 1 – 0, 4 KO’s
-Weight Class: Super Featherweight
-Height: 5′ 6″
-Reach: 65″
-Notable Fights
- Gary Russel Jr — Win, Majority Decision (12), 6/21/14. (Won vacant WBO Featherweight title)
- Gamalier Rodriguez — Win, KO 9th round (12), 5/2/15.
- Rocky Martinez — Win, KO 5th round (12), 6/11/16. (Won WBO Super Featherweight title)
NICHOLAS WALTERS
-Record: 26 – 0 – 1, 21 KO’s
-Weight Class: Super Featherweight
-Height: 5′ 7″
-Reach: 73″
-Notable Fights
- Vic Darchinyan — Win, KO 5th round (12), 5/31/14.
- Nonito Donaire — Win , TKO 6th round (12), 10/18/14. (Won WBAsuper Featherweight title)
- Miguel Marriage — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 6/13/15.
Predictions:
Trevor McCumby — def — Donavan George — via — KO 6th round
Constantine Ponomarev — def — Silvero Ortiz — via — TKO 7th round
Juan Ruiz — def — Egidijus Kavaliauskas — via — Unanimous Decision
Vasyl Lomachenko — def — Nicholas Walters — via — Unanimous Decision
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
