Saturday 23rd March -
Sandy Ryan v Terri Harper
Looking forward to this one , Ryan (8 Fights - 6 Wins (2 KOs) - 1 Loss - 1 Draw) comes into this after a last time draw with Jessica McGaskill in Florida back in September 2023 and in all honesty for me , and a helluva lot of others , it was a fight she won , whilst Terri Harper (17 Fights - 14 Wins (6 KOs) - 1 Loss - 2 Draws) also comes here after a draw in her last fight , that was against Cecilia Braekhus in October of last year - dont think ive covered a fight where both fighters have drawn in their previous bouts before , first time for everything ! Its a tough one to call this one as both are high level operators , both will be up for it , Harper is coming down a division for this and theres a part of me that thinks thats probably not in her best interests , whilst Ryan is big for the weight and for me has a better ring IQ. Harper can bang so Ryan will have to stay focussed throughout the fight. The more experienced Harper wont make it easy , and she'll certainly have her moments in the fight without a doubt but i feel that Ryan edges this one , probably on points.
Sandy Ryan To Win
Dalton Smith v Jose Zepeda
Unbeaten Yorkshireman Dalton Smith (15 Fights - 15 Wins (11 KOs) meets Jose Zepeda (43 Fights - 37 Wins (28 KOs) - 2 NC) meet for the WBC International Super Lightweight Title , and its an interesting match up to be honest .. up n coming prospect against someone whose been there , seen it and done it so its gonna be an intriguing match up i think. Smith comes into this on the back of a TKO of Sam Maxwell , whilst Zepeda arrives after a unanimous decision loss to Richardson Hitchins back in September of last year , in fact hes lost two of his last three fights , the other one being to Regis Prograis where he was knocked out in the eleventh round. Smith is gonna come into this bouyed up and full of confidence i think , as looking at Zepedas last few fights i think his powers may well be on the wane. Hes 7 years older than Smith , and whilst Smith has a slight height advantage he does have a slightly longer reach which hes going to have to utilise to keep Smith off him. He has the more impressive resume and is obviously the more experienced fighter and i think hes gonna need all that experience to keep Smith at bay in this one but i think Smith does what he does and eventually breaks him down and i can see a stoppage late on if im being honest.
Dalton Smith To Win .. By Stoppage (Rounds 8-10)