Interesting fight card in Panama today - Acosta, Cermeno, Mosquera, Dulorme in action

Whilst, aside from Nonito Donaire vs Omar Narvaez (which I see as a foregone conclusion in Donaire's favour really) there isn't a great deal going on that weekend, there is a card in Panama with 15 fights currently scheduled, several of which are worth looking at.

Former WBA lightweight champion Miguel Acosta will be having his first significant fight since a tough TKO loss to Brandon Rios in February. In a FOTY candidate Acosta appeared dominant early and had Rios in trouble at times before the younger man's superior size and durability wore Acosta down and turned the fight in Rios's favour. Since then Acosta has fought just once, a tuneup fight against a 3-31 fighter he stopped in the 3rd. His opponent will be Richard Abril, a Cuban who has lost 2 of 19, both questionable decisions to Breidis Prescott and Hank Lundy. Although Acosta should be favoured it might not be easy for him.

There are two interesting bouts at light welterweight. Alberto Mosquera and Johan Perez, both unbeaten prospects, fought to a draw in June and both are in action here. Mosquera will be fighting another unbeaten fighter, Italy-based Cuban Brunet Zamora who is 36 and doesn't really have any notable wins. Perez fights the once-beaten Kenny Galarza who lost a shutout to Brad Solomon.

Nehomar Cermeno will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing run of form which saw him lose 3 questionable split decisions in a row, two to jpab's favourite fighter Anselmo Moreno and one to Victor Terrazas. In his last fight he quit on his stool against Fernando Montiel at the end of the 2nd after being floored by a body shot. His opponent will be Chris Avalos who's only loss is to Chris Martin, and defeated the unbeaten Khabir Suleymanov last time out.

Another 140 pound prospect is in action. Thomas Dulorme, who scored a chilling KO of Harrison Cuello and won a wide decision over Chop Chop Corley in his last two fights, will be featured. He'll be facing local fighter and former world title challenger (if that really means anything) Charlie Jose Navarro for a trinket at 147. (Navarro lost a fairly close decision to Viacheslav Senchenko who has been holding the WBA belt hostage for the last few years, making an annual defence against poor competition) Still, it should be a test for the 12-fight novice Dulorme who is also having his first fight outside the US.

Also on the card, more somewhat notable names are in action. Rafael Concepcion, Yoandris Salinas and Yuri Romanov are taking relatively easy fights. And heavyweight Larry Donald (yes, the Larry Donald) is returning from nearly 4 years of inactivity against a TBA.

 

The fight card is this Saturday, and somewhat surprisingly all the fights still seem to be on.

 

Pacquiao is obviously on steroids or he would take the tests!

 

He's taken and passed the same tests as every other ****ing boxer in the world, you ******. You're just jealous because Pacquiao's performances have been so amazing and more impressive than Floyd.

 

**** no! He's beating shot, overrated tomato cans. Anybody could do that ****.

Who wouldn't take a $40m blood test? A steroid user, that's who.

 

It was a shameful attempt to get someone to read my thread, I'm not insane.

Anyway back on topic, Floyd is clearly ducking. The same way he ducked Cotto, Margarito, Willams, Casamayor and Tszyu. :deal