Danny Garcia vs Adrian Granados Live

Danny Garcia vs Adrian Granados on April 20

Danny Garcia (34-2, 20 KOs) will be fighting on April 20 against Adrian Granados (20-6-2, 14 KOs) on FOX, and Anthony Dirrell (32-1-1, 24 KOs) faces Avni Yildirim on FS1 on February 23@@@

This is a must win situation for Garcia@@@ He’s got to win, look good and show that he still belongs with the elite in the welterweight division@@@ On paper, Garcia wins this fight 10 out of 10 times, but you can’t dismiss Granados’ chances of winning due to his strong will to win@@@ Granados gave Shawn Porter all he could handle last year in November in losing a 12 round decision@@@ Porter got the win by the scores 117-111, 117-111 and 117-111, but he knew he’d been in a fight@@@
Garcia, 30, has lost two out of his last three fights since last year in defeats at the hands of Shawn Porter and Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman@@@ Garcia’s losses were close ones, but he still came up short in both of the matches@@@ At this point in Garcia’s career, he needs a clear win over a credible opponent@@@ Granados, 29, isn’t viewed as an elite welterweight, but he’s someone that is good enough to give Garcia a good test to show off his boxing skills@@@ Garcia needs to show that he’s a level above the fringe level fighters like Granados in the welterweight division

Danny Garcia vs@@@ Adrian Granados

Garcia, will be fighting a tough opponent in Granados at a still to be determined venue@@@ The fight card starts at 8pm ET on FOX@@@ Garcia lost his last fight to Shawn Porter by a 12 round unanimous decision in a battle for the vacant WBC welterweight title last September@@@ Garcia tried his best, but Porter was relentless with his pressure@@@ In the end, Garcia couldn’t keep up with the fast pace of the fight, and he ended up taking his second loss@@@

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In the last four years, Granados has lost four times in defeats against Adrien Broner, Brad Solomon, Felix Diaz and Shawn Porter@@@ Grandos gave all four of those fighters all kinds of problems@@@ Those were all close decision losses for Granados@@@ He deserved the victory over Broner last year, but came up empty in fighting in Adrien’s hometown of Cincinnati@@@

Anthony Dirrell vs@@@ Avni Yildirim

Dirrell (32-1-1, 24 KOs) will be fighting Yildirim (21-1, 12 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Council World Super Middleweight Title on February 23 on FS1 at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota@@@ The Dirrell-Yildirim card starts at 10 pm ET@@@

Dirrell, 34, and Yildirim will be fighting for the WBC 168 lb title recently stripped from champion David Benavidez following his positive test for cocaine on September 17@@@

This is a fight that is Dirrell’s to win@@@ He’s facing a guy that is well below his talent level in 27-year-old Yildirim@@@ It’s not that Yildirim isn’t a good fighter@@@ It’s more of a case of him lacking the hand speed and athleticism to get the job done@@@ Yildirim does hit hard, but he’s easy to hit and he hasn’t shown the type of ability that would make one believe that he’s capable of beating a fighter in Dirrell’s class@@@ This will be Dirrell’s chance to become a 2-time WBC super middleweight champion@@@ He previously held the WBC 168 lb belt from 2014 to 2015@@@ Dirrell lost the belt to Badou Jack in 2015 in getting beaten by a 12 round majority decision@@@ Jack’s pressure, body punching and power was a little much for Dirrell in that fight@@@ If Dirrell had been able to stand his ground, he would have had a better chance of getting the victory, but he was backing up the entire night@@@

Yildirim was stopped in the 3rd round by IBO 168 lb champion Chris Eubank Jr@@@ last year in October 2017 in the World Boxing Super Series super middleweight tournament in Stuttgart, Germany@@@ Eubank Jr@@@ made it look so easy in beating Yildirim@@@ It wasn’t competitive at all@@@ Dirrell is capable of doing the same thing to Yildirim if he goes after him early with combinations@@@ Yildirim has won his last five fights since his loss to Eubank Jr@@@ Yildirim’s most impressive win in the last year was a 12 round decision win over Lolenga Mock@@@

READ  Shawn Porter to defend against Yordenis Ugas on March 9
Shawn Porter vs@@@ Yordenis Ugas

Porter (29-2-1, 17 KOs) defends against Ugas (23-3, 11 KOs) in a potentially tough voluntary defense on March 9 on Fox at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada@@@ The start time is at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT@@@ This is a tough fight for Porter to be taking for a voluntary defense, a Ugas is highly skilled fighter from a great amateur background in Cuba@@@ This is no sure thing fight for Porter@@@ He’s going to need to bring his A-game if he wants to beat Ugas and hold onto his WBC title for the bigger fights in the division@@@ Porter wants fights against IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr@@@, Manny Pacquiao, and Keith Thurman@@@ Those are all make-able fights for Porter as long as he keeps winning@@@

Ugas had the chance to fight Spence as his IBF mandatory, but he decided to go in another direction for a quicker title shot against Porter@@@ It’s also a fight that Ugas at least has a chance to win@@@ If he fought Spence, he would be at the mercy of his size, punching power and immense talent@@@ Ugas is a good fighter, but he’s not shown the type of ability that would enable him to beat a fighter in Spence’s class@@@ Ugas suffered several losses earlier in his career before he made adjustments to his game@@@ Ugas,29, has improved steadily in the last four years, and he now looks like a guy that is almost unstoppable@@@ He’s clearly a top five guy right now, and he’s got the power and the ability to pull off an upset on March 9 if Porter isn’t at his best@@@ Porter knows better than to let his foot off the gas at this stage in his career@@@

Porter has won five out of his last seven fights since 2014@@@ He lost to Kell Brook by a 12 round majority decision in 2014 in a fight that he should have won if the referee and judges had given him a break@@@ Brook used the punch and grab style to spoil his way to a win, and the referee turned a blind eye to all the holding he was doing in the fight@@@