Boxing Challenge

I've been busy most of this week and next week is even busier as the minor league season nears its end.
Stay tuned, I'll have more writing time soon and even though the work season looms, that means more time to be around here.

The boxing weekend is all free and available on Facebook and YouTube, thanks to Showtime, who has picked up a card from Northern Ireland with a title fight, a minor title with large implications with a win and a contest that means nothing other than the one time linear heavyweight champion needing a win for a shot at a title later this year.

It's not the main event or for even a minor title, but the most important fight on the card features former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury's second fight in his comeback against Francisco Pianeta.
Fury is reported to meet WBC champion Deontay Wilder in December, should he defeat Pianeta.
Pianeta did challenge Wladimir Klitschko five years ago (being stopped in six) but has fought just two fighters since that you might have heard of (Ruslan Chagaev and Kevin Johnson) and was stopped by both.
A Wilder-Fury fight does have its interesting points and makes sense from Fury's standpoint since no one really knows what he has left and he might as well be paid well for his first test.
Wilder brings big power and a questionable chin, so there is a chance that fight could be a barnburner.

Carl Frampton defends his minor featherweight title against undefeated, unheralded and untested Australian Luke Jackson in what is the gate attraction in Belfast on this day.
Frampton has a much bigger target in his future such as IBF champ Josh Warrington in what would be a large money bout in Europe in December, but he still needs to notch the W over Jackson and preferably impressively so.

WBC flyweight champion Cristofer Rosales returns to the road for his first defense after upsetting the highly thought of Daigo Higa earlier this year in Japan.
Rosales defends against two time Olympic bronze medalist Paddy Barnes of Ireland, who is just 6-0 and is being moved quickly after turning pro at nearly 30.
The winner will take on mandatory contender Andrew Selby of the UK and either fighter would make an interesting bout against Selby.
A Rosales win will force a rematch of their fight in 2017 that Selby won a decision, while a Barnes-Selby match would have few problems selling tickets in either the UK or Ireland.

In the boxing challenge, I lead Ramon Malpica 122-97.

Heavyweights. 12 Rds
Tyson Fury vs Francisco Pianeta
R.L: Fury KO 9
TRS: Fury KO 5

Featherweights 12 Rds
Carl Frampton vs Luke Jackson
Both: Frampton Unanimous Decision

WBC Flyweight Title. 12 Rds
Cristofer Rosales vs Paddy Barnes
R.L: Rosales Unanimous Decision
TRS: Rosales Split Decision