Being the massive boxing fan I am I thought I would post about the British Boxing contingent?  First let’s start with Amir Khan who is scheduled to fight former British super featherweight champion Michael Gomez in Birmingham on 21 June.  Gomez is a typical in your face sort of fighter and one who smashed Alex Arthur onto the canvas a few years ago. So this should be a different style of fight for Amir and possibly a stern test. Kahn is unbeaten in 17 pro fights and will have to deal with Gomez walking forward trying to open up Kahn and land bombs. If Kahn deals with this style which I’m sure he will then he should go onto win the fight.  As long as Kahn keeps moving and keeps his hand up then his superior hand speed should be effective enough to outbox Gomez. I can’t see Gomez being as fit as Kahn either and having had back to back losses in 2005 he has since struggled to find his form.  The only concern will be if Gomez lands a big enough shot to test out Kahn’s chin which has yet to be tested by a big puncher. He looked more than a little rattled when light handed Willie Limond sent shock waves through Kahn’s boots in the sixth round. So this could be an explosive fight.

 

Carl 'The Cobra' Froch has a new opponent for his fight on Saturday in Nottingham. After Russian Dennis Inkin pulled out of the fight for the second time, a quick replacement was required for Froch to beat up. In steps American fighter Rubin Williams who has taken the fight on short notice. Froch is set up to be the future of the Super-Middleweight division and the fighter has plenty of talent, a good chin and a hunger for success. Froch may feel he has been overlooked in the past but there is know doubt he is set for great things since being named as mandatory challenger for the WBC Super-middleweight crown. Having watched him for a number of years he improves with every fight and brings a certain edge to his fights, so my advice for Saturday the 10th of May will be Back Carl Froch for the win.

 

Alex Arthur has finally heard the good news that his WBO Super featherweight title fight has been given the green light for June. Arthur’s opponent the tough Champion Joan Guzman had a few visa issues and had to postpone the original fight on the 3rd of May.  Guzman will defend his WBO title in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, however come fight night the beauty will be left outside the ring as I expect a brutal fight between these two. I must admit I never really like the way Alex Arthur went about his work in the past, and when Gomez beat him I was expecting him to continue being a cocky fighter. However he has won me over with his commitment to his art and has turned in some key performances on route to the top. This as Arthur will surly be aware is a tough fight as Guzman is a top quality opponent who will take Arthur to the edge. I’m still undecided on how this fight will play out as home advantage will no doubt help Arthur who last fought in December when he survived a knockdown to overcome Steve Foster Junior and retain his interim title.

 

All in all should be a few cracking fight to keep an eye on and a few bets will no doubt be had.

 

Regards

 

Ross