Donovan Dennis vs. Steve Vukosa: It will be an interesting fight when Donovan Dennis (10-1, 8 KO) takes on Steve Vukosa (10-0, 4 KO). Dennis is 11 years younger than Vukosa and he carries much more power, but just two fights ago he was knocked out in the very 1st round. Vukosa has spent most of his time recently driving a bus. The former amateur champion who once trained under Freddie Roach fought twice in 2014 after being out of the ring for twelve years due to a knee injury. Now Vukosa is back with his amateur trainer and looking to have successful second act in the sport. Dennis is a tall southpaw with surprisingly quick hands. He carries a nice jab and a strong left hand along with a powerful right hook but he is not without his flaws. Dennis doesn't always bring his right hand up after he throws a jab and he is extremely vulnerable to right hands which is the punch he was recently knocked out with. Vukosa isn't so easy to figure out considering there is no tape of him online. Judging from his record he doesn't have much power and he has only ever faced one legitimate opponent. If Vukosa had more power he could be a dangerous opponent for Dennis but the younger, quicker Dennis should win this fight by the way of unanimous decision.
Razvan Cojanu vs. Ed Fountain: The matchup between Razvan Cojanu (12-1, 7 KO) and Ed Fountain (10-0, 4 KO) who is also known sometimes as Tex Trismegistus will be a battle of young fighters who are looking to make a name for themselves. Cojanu is a 6'7'' orthodox fighter with solid power but nothing overwhelming. What can be learned from the minimal tape found of him online is that he has a thudding left hook and an overhand right that can finish fights. Also, Cojanu hasn't lost a fight since his pro debut and is riding a 12 fight winning streak, including winning the last three by stoppage. Fountain is a southpaw but like Vukosa there is absolutely no tape of him online which is never a good sign. He has faced a string of fighters with losing records and has three wins over fighters making their professional debuts. Fountain will also be giving up a ton of height to Cojanu which won't do him any favors against the tall Romanian. This fight will be all Cojanu, he is too tall and strong for Fountain and will get the win via 4th round stoppage.
Andrey Fedesov vs. Nat Heaven: One of the two fighters in the Boxcino heavyweight tournament who fans may have actually heard of is Adrey Fedesov (25-3, 20 KO). He is an experienced fighter and has been in the ring with quality opponents, most notable Bryant Jennings who beat Fedesov in 2013. Fedesov will be in the ring with Nat Heaven (9-1, 7 KO) who is the fighter who knocked out Donovan Dennis in the 1st round of their 2014 fight. While Fedesov does have three losses only one was by stoppage and that was because of a cut, so it isn't like his chin is made of glass. Fedesov is an orthodox fighter with plenty of power. He does his best work in close where he can dig his left hook downstairs and he always seems to be coming forward. Fedesov also has a very nice right hand and his hand speed is very good for the division, especially on the inside. Defensively Fedesov usually just puts the earmuffs on and will take some clean punches but has shown a good chin. As for Heaven he is very tall at 6'6'' who fights out of the orthodox stance. Heaven doesn't have much of a jab which actually makes him more fun to watch because he has no problem trading power punches. Heaven's best punch is without a doubt his right hand which can stop a fighter cold like it did to Dennis. The problem for Heaven is that he takes a lot of clean punches upstairs, tends to get wild, and was knocked out in the 1st round of his last fight. The hand speed on the inside and the experience of Fedesov will be the difference in this fight as he gets the 5th round knockout.
Jason Estrada vs. Lenroy Thomas: The other fighter in this tournament who fans should recognize is Jason Estrada (20-5, 6 KO). Estrada is a veteran who has been in the ring with the likes of Tomasz Adamek and Alexander Povetkin. Unfortunately for Estrada he lost those fights and is coming off of a loss against fellow tournament competitor Steve Vukosa. This time around Estrada will be challenged by Lenroy Thomas (18-3, 9 KO). Neither of these fighters has much power so expect more of a chess match than a brawl. Estrada is an orthodox fighter with a quick jab but he tends to keep his jab hand waist high which is never a good idea. Estrada also has a quality straight right hand, although none of his punches have much behind them. Like many other of the Boxcino heavyweight contestants there is not much tape of Thomas. There are some of his amateur fights online and he looks like he has a decent jab and straight left hand out of the southpaw stance but he also looks tentative in the ring. Thomas has also been stopped twice in his three losses and has not faced the same level of competition that Estrada has. Even though Estrada is coming off of a loss he should have enough left to get passed Thomas by the way of unanimous decision.
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