Heard the rumors about boxing being a slow month in October? Read on for the gory details.
Oct 1
Tim Coleman vs. Patrick Lopez – Showtime
Archie Ray Marquez vs. Juan Santiago – Showtime
Jorge Barrios vs. Wilson Alcorro – Telefutura
Hector Saldivia vs. Jailton DeJesus – Telefutura
Oct 2
Luis Concepcion vs. Denkaosan Kaowichit
Guillermo Jones vs. Valery Brudov
Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym vs. Ryol Li Lee
Paul McCloskey vs. Barry Morrison
Oct 3
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam vs. Suriyan Por Chockchai
Oct 8
Danny Garcia vs. Mike Arnaoutis – Telefutura
Oct 15
Lucian Bute vs. Jesse Brinkley – ESPN3.com
Adrian Diaconu vs. Omar Sheika – ESPN3.com
Antonio Tarver vs. Nagy Aguilera – Showtime
Shawn Porter vs. Hector Munoz – Showtime
Eloy Perez vs. Dominic Salsido – Telefutura
Oct 16
Vitali Klitschko vs. Shannon Briggs – ESPN3.com
Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. vs. Ivan Hernandez – PPV
Oct 22
Mercito Gesta vs. Ivan Valle – Telefutura
Oct 24
Toshiaki Nishioka vs. Rendall Munroe
Juan Carlos Reveco vs. Roman Gonzalez
Jorge Linares vs. Jesus Chavez
Oct 30
Sebastian Sylvester vs. Mahir Oral
Oct 31
Roman Karmazin vs. Daniel Geale
Staff Picks: Fight to Watch
Corey’s Pick: Vitali Klitschko vs. Shannon Briggs
Oct 16 on ESPN3.com
October is an awful month for the sport of boxing and will force fight fans to turn to the heavyweight division for answers. Unfortunately, you won’t see much beyond the usual one-sided drubbings that have become customary. Because there’s so little else to choose from, take your chances on Shannon Briggs showing up in decent shape against Vitali Klitschko and trying to force the aging Ukranian into a brawl. It won’t happen, but we can dream.
Trent’s Pick: Wilfredo Vazquez Jr vs. Ivan Hernandez
Oct 16 on Integrated Sports PPV
Picking a fight to watch in November is going to be like choosing your favorite child. Picking one for October, however, is like picking which child gets to kick you in the balls. Hernandez doesn’t deserve the title shot he’s getting against Vazquez Jr but he’s got it anyway. It’s been fun to see the development of Vazquez Jr so I’ll stay on that trail this month until the real action begins next month.
