Holt Vs. Torres Predictions

June 24, 2008

On Saturday July 5th boxing fans are set for a big time rematch when WBO Light Welterweight Champion of the World Ricardo “Mochuelo” Torres takes on the No. 2 Welterweight Kendall Holt for the 2nd time. These two fighters first squared off in September of 2007 at Country Clubs Salon Jumbo in Barranquilla, but this time the fight is set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. In the first fight Torres won by technical knockout in the 11th round to hold on to his belt, but after the fight Holt complained of the crowd throwing things at him and that Torres’s corner attempted to trip him. Either way Torres is still the champ, and Holt will get his shot to prove to everyone he is the better fighter, and its pretty easy to see why many are calling this fight the “No Excuses Rematch.” So with the fight less than 2 weeks away professional handicapper Jason Lowry is ready to make his Torres vs. Holt predictions, but first lets take a closer look at each fighter and how they got to who they are today.

Here are the most current odds thanks to Bodoglife.com
Torres +250
Holt -325

Ricardo “Mochelo” Torres
Torres comes in as a pretty big underdog in this fight, even though he is the guy that won the last fight between these two fighters. Torres first started boxing as a professional in 2001, and started off with a bang, winning 28 straight and knocking out all but 2 of the guys he faced. Then he was matched up against the very good Miguel Cotto for the WBO Light Welterweight title, and ended up losing by knock out. Torres returned to the ring for another shot at the title, but this time it was against Mike Arnaoutis, as the belt was vacated by Cotto. Torres was able to barely beat Arnaoutis by decision, but he was now the champion he had dreamed of. Since that win he has defended his title twice, the first coming against Arturo Morua and then most recently against Holt. So there is no doubt that this Columbian fighter has plenty of power and the talent to retain the belt, so with so many giving the edge to Holt it might light a fire inside Torres to come out and win this fight.

Kendall Holt
Holt is born and raised out of Patterson, New jersey and has put together a pretty impressive career as well. So far he is 23-2 with 12 wins by knock out. Holt really believes that he should have won the first fight against Torres, and seems to be pretty pissed off about the whole deal. Since his fight with Torres Holt went on to fight Ben Tackie in February of this year, and walked away with majority decision win. Tackie like Torres was probably stronger puncher than Holt, but Holt showed great speed and ability to land multiple counter punches for every one punch Tackie threw. With the fight in the US there is no question that Holt will be given a fair shot this time, no matter what happened in the last fight. We look for this to be on hell of a fight, and expect Holt to use the same strategy against Torres as he did against Tackie.

Winner: Kendall Holt - 325
While we didn’t expect the fight to be favored so heavily in one corner, there is no question that many of the odds makers feel that Holt is going to punish Torress and become the new WBO Light Welterweight Champion. We are right on board, as we see Holt easily winning this fight. While it might not end in a knock out for Holt, there is a good chance if this thing goes the distance he will win by decision.

If you are looking to place a bet on this fight, be sure to head over to Bodoglife.com now and get an account up and going today. Be sure to check back for more boxing previews and prediction, also you might want to check out Jason Lowry’s UFC 86 previews and predictions as well.

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