KOTELNIK-KHAN TITLE TIFF TOPS WEEKEND OF “WORK” FIGHTS

Friday, July 17, 2009

Planet Hollywood Casino, Las Vegas, NV- (ESPN 2) Breidis Prescott (21-0, 18 KOs) vs. Miguel Vazquez (24-3, 12 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Prescott, KO winner over Amir Khan is 14-5 here.  Favorite looks to be far better and should prevail with stoppage. 
Erislandy Lara (6-0, 4 KOs) vs. Darnell Boone (16-11-2, 1 KO) Odds/Prediction: This fight begins a n weekend of primarily  “work” fights.  Lara should stamp out foe as if he were a bug!                                                                                                                                                             

Civic Center, Kissimmee, FL- (Telemundo) Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (15-0-1, 13 KOs) vs. Cecilio Santos (23-10-3, 12 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Wilfredo Jr. 4-1.  Is this another setup fight promoted by the Seminole Indians?  Jr. should walk all over “opponent.”

Saturday, July 18, 2009

O2 Arena, Manchester, England- Andriy Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13 KOs) vs. Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) (WBA 140 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Kotelnik 9-5.  (3 ½ to 1 if in Germany) Having beaten Marcos Maidana (who destroyed Victor Ortiz a fortnight ago) makes Kotelnik the real deal.  Khan is a “con” in that he has a suspect chin.  Kotelnik will need gun to secure points win unless he thrashes Khan to and fro throughout.  Dropping $900 to win $500 on AK.
Enzo Maccarinelli (29-3, 22 KOs) vs. Denis Lebedev (17-0, 12 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Enzo 8-5.  Unbeaten Russian not highly thought of, but Enzo stopped in last outing. 

Mexicali, Mexico- Martin Castillo (33-3, 17 KOs) vs. Alfredo Montano (9-8, 5 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Another “work” fight, seeing ex-champ Castillo in first fight since February 2008.