Our Ratings System:
**** PPV — Can’t miss boxing!
*** Main Event — The promise of some great boxing exists with this matchup.
** Undercard — There could be some good action
* Amateur — Don’t say we didn’t warn you
(All fights include fighters from our rankings pages - Top Dogs, Contenders or Prospects. Check out the rankings to place each fighter)
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Showtime - Saturday, November 5th - Quebec City, Canada 10:00pm CT
Champion Lucian Bute 29-0 (24 KO) vs Glen Johnson 51-15-2 (35 KO) - Super Middleweight Fight (168 lb) **
Insight: Bute is one of the true contenders in an action-packed division. Johnson has seen better days and this may be his last fight at this epchilon. All signs point to Bute having his way on Saturday.
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HBO Boxing After Dark - Saturday, November 5th - Cancun, Mexico 9:15pm CT
Alfredo Angulo 20-1 (17 KO) vs James Kirkland 29-1 (26 KO) - Junior Middleweight (154 lb) ****
Insight: These are two of the most vicious attackers in the sport. If bloodlust is your thing, there isn’t a better fight to be made in boxing.
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Peter Quillin 25-0 (19 KO) vs Craig McEwan 19-1 (10 KO) - Middleweight (160 lb) ***
Insight: As Kid Chocolate (Quillin) continues to move up the charts, and competition, the next two years will expose him as either a champion on the horizon, or a gatekeeper. McEwan is a game guy that won’t be hard to find.
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