Boxing 14-15 May

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14 May Oktay Urkal to beat Frederic Klose @ 1.33 (bet365) Urkal is a quality operator whose only 3 defeats have come at the top level - close decisions to Kostya Tszyu and Vivian Harris, and a TKO defeat to Harris. Klose has the massive disadvantage of fighting a German fighter away from home. And he has already experienced the controversial scoring against a German - two fights ago he won 115-113 on 2 scorecards, losing 117-111 on the third. Clearly something was wrong there. Amir Khan to beat Mario Kindelan @ 3.00 (bet365) You have to ask, what does Khan have to gain by taking this fight before turning pro? Or more to the point, what does he have to lose? A defeat would be damaging in the short term (although clearly not for his long term prospects). This will be a very close fight, but watch out for the judges pressing buttons more quickly when Khan lands, and missing the occassional Kindelan punch. 15 May Zab Judah to beat Cosme Rivera @ 1.11 (willhill) A very short price, but this is about as big a certainty you will find in boxing. Since his jelly legs routine against Kostya Tszyu, Judah has only been beaten on points by Cory Spinks, a man that he subsequently KOd. Rivera's biggest win was over James Hare. Enough said. Felix Trinidad to beat Ronald Wright @ 1.44 (willhill) Trinidad is not a legend for no reason - wins over Hector Camacho, Yory Boy Campas, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, William Joppy form part of an impressive resume. Any doubts about whether a comback was the correct decision were laid to rest with a TKO win over Ricardo Mayorga in his first fight for nearly 2 1/2 years. Ronald Wright boasts consecutive wins over Shane Mosley but, while he appears to have "Sugar" Shane's number, this will easily be his toughest test to date.

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Re: Boxing 14-15 May Impessive previews, good luck!