Boxing Challenge

The boxing challenge is a bit light with top fights this weekend, but there are cards on Showtime, FS1, and Facebook to choose from, so even though the challenge doesn't have what it usually does, there is still boxing to peruse around the college football weekend.

Friday night on Showtime will bring the return of the ShoBox series and their prospects meeting prospects composition for the series.
The main event from Midland, Texas will be a challenge match with promising California lightweight Michael Dutchover facing Cleveland's Thomas Mattice in a ten rounder that will be the first scheduled at that distance for both prospects.
I've very impressed with Dutchover's appearances on the Facebook cards by Thompson boxing and on ShoBox and I think he is definitely a prospect to keep tabs on.
Mattice was thought to have high-level potential as well, but his split decision "win" on ShoBox last year over Zhora Hamazaryan was perhaps the worst decision of the year and even though I thought he might have edged Hamazaryan in their rematch, it was scored a draw and the bout that followed, Mattice lost a close decision to Will Madera.

Saturday's main event on Fox Sports One might have been a big deal five or six years ago and a division ago, but none the less, it'll be former WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin against former junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo in a twelve rounder.
Quillin has fought only twenty rounds in the almost four years since his first-round knockout loss to Daniel Jacobs, but still has a name, while the badly faded Angulo is a late replacement for Caleb Truax, who was injured while training for a rematch with Quillin after their first fight was ruled a no-contest in the second round after cuts stopped the fight following a clash of heads.
A Quillin win would likely earn him a title shot against IBF champion Caleb Plant and while Quillin wouldn't exactly be deserving of such a fight under normal conditions, a cursory scan of the weak 168-pound division shows few fighters that would be more deserving of a title challenge.

Saturday on Facebook, Golden Boy's slate will see match former featherweight title challenger and current junior lightweight contender Joseph Diaz against Jesus Cuadro.
Diaz, who lost to Gary Russell in a featherweight title try in his only loss, holds several quality wins, including one over minor junior lightweight beltholder Andrew Cancio by knockout.
A Diaz win over Cuadro, a journeyman that has lost each time the opposition improved, could position him for a chance at IBF champion Tevin Farmer, who has had several confrontations with Diaz both in person and on social media.

Lightweights. 10 Rds
Michael Dutchover vs Thomas Mattice
R.L: Mattice Unanimous Decision
TRS: Dutchover KO 6

Super Middleweights. 12 Rds
Peter Quillin vs Alfredo Angulo
R.L: Quillin KO 7
TRS: Quillin KO 5

Junior Lightweights. 10 Rds
Joseph Diaz vs Jesus Cuadro
Both: Diaz Unanimous Decision