Ramon Cardenas vs Leonardo Carrillo

Ramon Cardenas against Leonardo Carrillo is a decent fight. Cardenas has already been in with Naoya Inoue and even put him over, so nobody can say he lacks timing, bottle or spite in his shots.

Cardenas is compact, strong and seasoned. He’s not the prettiest boxer, but he knows how to make life uncomfortable, getting close, working the body and forcing exchanges. His weakness is that he can take a bit too much coming in, and sharp counters could nick rounds off him.

Carrillo looks like the fresher, tidier operator. He’ll want straight shots, distance and calm feet, not a proper tear-up. But that’s easier said than done when Cardenas is on your chest asking questions.

I think Carrillo starts well, but Cardenas has been in deeper water. Cardenas by a close unanimous decision.