Tonight, January 27th 2018, we have a huge double header of action. Lucas Matthysse (38-4, 35 KO’s) will take on Tewa Kiram (38-0, 28 KO’s) for the vacant WBA Welterweight title. The fight will take place at The Forum in Inglewood California, and will be live on HBO Boxing at 10:20pm ET. The co-feature will be another huge fight, as Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KO’s) will defend his WBA/TheRing Lightweight titles against Mercito Gesta (31-1-2, 17 KO’s). Here is the breakdown and predictions:
LUCAS MATTHYSSE
-Record: 38 – 4 – 0, 35 KO’s
-Weight Class: Welterweight
-Height: 5′ 6″
-Reach: 69″
-Notable Fights
- Danny Garcia — Loss, Unanimous Decision (12), 9/14/13.
- John Molina Jr — Win, KO 11th round (12), 3/26/14.
- Ruslan Provodnikov — Win, Majority Decision (12), 4/18/15.
TEWA KIRAM
-Record: 38 – 0 – 0, 28 KO’s
-Weight Class: Welterweight
-Height: 5′ 7″
-Reach: N/A
-Notable Fights
- Vijender Kumar — Win, KO 9th round (12), 2/17/17.
- Ramadhani Shauri — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 7/14/17.
PREDICTIONS:
Jorge Linares — def — Mercito Gesta — via — Decision
Lucas Matthysse — def — Tewa Kiram — via — TKO 9th round
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
