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Gamboa vs Ponce de Leon Undercard: Luis Cruz and Wale Omotoso in Action

Gamboa vs Ponce de Leon has no televised undercard, but Top Rank will stream.

Tomorrow night's HBO show from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City features just one televised fight, but here's the undercard for those interested. It will stream on TopRank.com at 7 p.m. EDT, with the main event going live on HBO at 10:30 p.m.

Super Featherweights, 10 Rounds
Luis Cruz (18-0, 14 KO) vs Antonio Davis (28-6, 13 KO)

Cruz, 25, is a Puerto Rican prospect moving his way up the ladder a little bit, but this is a sideways step against a veteran who has seen better days in the 39-year-old Davis. In his last fight, Cruz netted a tight decision win over Martin Honorio on the Juan Manuel Lopez vs Orlando Salido card. Davis has won two in a row, but both were six-round decisions over cans with losing records. Dating back to 2006, his fights with notable opponents resulted in losses to Joan Guzman (UD-12), Steven Luevano (UD-12), Humberto Soto (TKO-4) and Jhonny Gonzalez (TKO-2).

Welterweights, 8 Rounds
Wale Omotoso (18-0, 16 KO) vs Calvin Odom (15-10, 11 KO)

It's great to see the 26-year-old Omotoso, named our top welterweight prospect in May, make his U.S. debut. The Nigerian-born powerhouse has been tearing it up in Australia since turning pro in 2006, and he's out of competition down under. Hopefully he gets fast-tracked in the States, because he's got real talent and toughness, and could be a serious contender sooner than later. Odom, 30, just fought on August 20, and has lost six of eight.

Star-divide

Lightweights, 8 Rounds
Terence Crawford (14-0, 11 KO) vs Angel Rios (9-6, 6 KO)

Rios is also supposedly fighting Jose Benavidez Jr in Arizona on September 17. Crawford, 23, is a Cameron Dunkin-managed prospect out of Omaha. Usually, guys who fight from those locales are a little questionable as prospects, but Crawford has already beaten decent club fodder like Derrick Campos.

Super Bantamweights, 8 Rounds
Jorge Diaz (15-1, 9 KO) vs Salvador Garcia (14-6-2, 7 KO)

23-year-old Diaz is looking to bounce back from his March 26 loss on the last Gamboa undercard, a 12-round scorcher against Teon Kennedy that stole the show in Atlantic City. Garcia, 32, hasn't fought in four years, and hasn't won in five.

Light Heavyweights, 4 Rounds
Anthony Smith (11-0, 9 KO) vs Mickey Scarborough (6-3, 6 KO)

Smith, 26, has also been known as Anthony Caputo. Scarborough, 34 and from Kansas City, has never beaten anyone who had a win on their record coming in, beating five debuting guys and one dude who was 0-1.

Bantamweights, 4 Rounds
Miguel Cartagena (2-0, 1 KO) vs Christian Cruz (3-2, 3 KO)

Cartagena, 19, made his pro debut on the Gamboa vs Solis card, and fought a second time on the Mike Jones vs Raul Munoz show in his hometown of Philadelphia.

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Big fam of Omotoso here

Though I really wish he’d stop taking backwards steps. Has talent coming Out the wazoo, and unlike some other guys, he can actually be exciting and aggressive with it. He’s an athlete who is a natural puncher, which almost always bodes well unless his beard is just rotten or he’s just too hesitant against top level guys.

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by Brickhaus on Sep 10, 2011 3:04 AM EDT via mobile reply actions  

The other welter I like on raw talent alone

Is Teerachai Kratingdaenggym, but it seems his chin might let him down

Bad Left Hook - The SB Nation boxing blog
"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."

by Brickhaus on Sep 10, 2011 3:05 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

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