- So far 2017 has been a fun year for boxing fans and that is great, considering how terrible 2016 was. On Saturday night fans got another good fight, this one on Showtime. That fight was between Adrien Broner and Adrian Granados and the action was close for all 10 rounds of the fight. While Granados threw more punches it was Broner who was the more accurate puncher. The only thing that left something to be desired was the refereeing because Broner was never warned or penalized for repeated holding on the inside. When the scores were announced it was Broner who came out on top by the way of split decision but one thing was clear after the fight, Broner is not the same fighter at 147 that he was at 135 or even 140. Broner's power doesn't move up with him in weight and he never hurt Granados, who, for his part was able to buzz Broner. For his effort Granados certainly deserves a rematch, preferably at 140 pounds.
- Also on that Showtime card was a title fight between champion David Avanesyan and challenger Lamont Peterson. That fight was also a close one but the big difference was the excellent body work of Peterson who returned to the ring after sitting out all of 2016. Now that Peterson has a belt he needs to stay active because while he is talented he doesn't usually make for very exciting fights and he doesn't have electric power and that means fans will be quick to forget about him. The opening bout on Saturday's card was an exciting and confusing fight between Marcus Browne and Thomas Williams Jr.. Browne dropped Williams three times in the fight, the last time which ended the fight. The confusion came in round two when Browne dropped Williams with a punch but then very clearly rabbit punched him while he was down. For some reason the referee decided to count him out only to then give him five minutes to recover while taking a point away for Browne. Luckily for the ref and for Browne the action would continue but Williams never looked the same and Browne controlled the action until finishing him off in the sixth round.
- Saturday night's other fight card aired on beIN Sports Espanol. Despite some bumpy moments early in the fight Pedro Campa was able to overcome them to stop Marvin Quintero. The end of the fight came in the fourth round and it all started with an overhand right by Campa that caught Quintero on the top of the head. From there Quintero really had no legs and Campa jumped on him once, landing a number of heavy left hooks to the body and right hands upstairs. While Quintero survived that onslaught, moments later the fight would be over as Quintero lay on the canvas and Campa celebrated his stoppage victory.
- There was only one fight on Friday and that fight pit talented prospect Jose Felix Jr. up against Jonathan Maicelo. Felix was working his way towards a title shot but had faced very weak competition throughout much of his career. Now his days as a top prospect may be numbered as he lost the second fight of his career and this one in spectacular fashion. Maicelo is a fine fighter be he is far from elite and he dropped Felix a total of five times over 10 rounds despite not being known as a power puncher. That type of performance is usually disastrous for prospects and Felix will have a long road back to get where he was.
WEEKLY RECORD: 4-1
MONTHLY RECORD: 11-4
OVERALL RECORD: 830-239-34
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