Major Boxing Fights of The Weekend Will Take Place in Poland and The US

Major Boxing Fights of The Weekend Will Take Place in Poland and The US

The Olympic champion from Ukraine Alexander Barbel and Mexican boxing superstar Saul Canelo Alvarez have a good chance in the matches against the world champions, which will be held on Saturday in the Polish Gdansk and the American Arlington.

Major Boxing Fights of The Weekend Will Take Place in Poland and The US

Gdansk, Poland. Krzysztof Glowacki (Poland) - Alexander Barbel (Ukraine).

Until last summer, is not something that very few people knew about the Polish left-hander, now occupies first place in the ranking of the independent boxing category up to 90.7 kg, but still the name Glowacki was known mostly only Polish boxing fans and experts.

He fought it exclusively at home, Tapping rivals middling, and knockout victories had not so much for such an impressive weight category.

All changed his trip to the US-lasting battle with the champion of the WBO German Marco Huck. Having been knocked down in the sixth round and behind on points on all three scorecards, the Pole was able to in the 11th round knock out his opponent a combination of punches to the body and mind - a victory by knockout!

The first surprise of many defense regained the title Glowacki held again in the United States - in April this year, this time meeting with  the ex-champion of the world by the IBF American Steve Cunningham.

In this confrontation, "pounding tired" arm of the Polish fighter all designated in the title fight 12 rounds - four veterans from the United States to open an account, but each time the battle lasted.

At the same time a lot of rounds left for Cunningham, and  still confrontation result - Pole convincing victory on points.

And now Glowacki will first fight at home in a new status - the world champion. His WBO belt he will bring to Gdansk to ... likely to lose.

So at least think bookmakers, placing in a duel of two rivals who do not know defeats on Cirrus. His victory is estimated factor of 1.4, while the champion bets are accepted with a 3.5.

How is this possible? Such a question may ask only those who are not too closely following the events in the boxing world - both professional and amateur.

It was the last born in Simferopol has collected all the gold in major tournaments, beginning his "adult life" with the category up to 75 kg. The first big success came to him at the European Championship - 2008 in Liverpool, where the gold was in the category up to 81 kg, and only then the first places conquered in the weight category up to 91 kg at the World Cup - 2011 in Baku and as a crown amateur career - at the Olympics -2012 in London, where he was captain of the national team of Ukraine.

After that, a period of semi-professional career, Ukrainian, and then by a pro debut - in the autumn of 2013.

It was from that moment and counts Cirrus series of victories - nine early wins in nine matches.

But the "extreme" his fight mandatory challenger for the WBO title held still in 2015. In the spring, ready to celebrate the knockout, "anniversary", Alexander was injured. And so it was that instead of the failed passage combat it, albeit with some delay, to be the title.

What can we expect in the upcoming fight? Most likely, the champion will not force things in the ring, giving the initiative Ukrainian. Glowacki task - to take the fight into the most of its ending, where his side will experience - Cirrus their matches finished at the latest in the ninth round. In addition, he was a pretty big easy, work-related injuries

I would venture to predict that the Ukrainian interrupted a series of early victories, but the Pole still lose the title. Excellent amateur school and ability to box with different opponents Antennae should help to adapt more quickly to the confrontation between the two left-handers.

Arlington (Texas), United States. Saul (Canelo) Alvarez (Mexico) - Liam Smith (Great Britain).

Probably, now all that will not touch the Alvarez fight with the super champion of the world in weight to 72.6 kg of Kazakhstani Gennady Golovkin, fans will be treated with a reduced interest.

But this is of little concern to the Mexican, whose interest in her - it is necessary to change the WBC belt handed to a new league, ending freaks with intermediate weight divisions.

So this match and formed the superstar British champion of the WBO in the category up to 69.9 kg, which is sent to the slaughter in the village largely compatriots Alvarez Texas.

Smith first emerges from its Albion, in which he saw the ring is not the strongest contenders. Much do you know about John Thompson, in a battle which was won the world title? About Jimmy Kelly's? About Predrag Radosevic? Perhaps you still more familiar names Amir Khan, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley or Floyd Mayweather, which Alvarez and suffered the only defeat in his career.

In general, the chances are still the defending champion against Mexican camelina is vanishingly small.

Bookmakers estimate the probability coefficient challenger wins less than 1.1, and, perhaps the most interesting in this battle will be a briefing after the "creative plans" Canelo.

The British, of course, does not seem so small as Han, compared with Alvarez, who the day before the fight can dial eight kilograms. Therefore, approaches to it will have to look Mexican. How quickly he will find them - is highly dependent on the tactics you choose to fight the champion. And we will choose the middle ground of the forecast - Early contender victory in the middle rounds.