[PilotMan]

Ohhh, there is one, big, doozy of a fight this week. I have been waiting for it for almost a year now. I will get to that in a second, but first Niall Beaumont is also fighting. Here is a preview.

Niall Beaumont 7-1-0(3) #110 v. Harry Lelliot 6-4-2(3) #108

Niall is in really good shape, and looks to be the favorite on paper. He is notoriously inconsistent and I wonder if he will really show up. Lelliot is the favorite in the bookies hearts, and the odds on him are 4/6, while the odds on Beaumont are 5/4.

Title Fight -

Lightweight World Champion Damien Essett 23-1-0(23) v. Julio Cesar Chavez 105-4-2(84) #2

I love it when Essett fights, he one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. I mean top two, with Pernell being the other one. Anyway, he has dismantled every opponent that he has faced in the last 3 years, and doesn’t look to be slowing down at all. He is aggressive, has a huge punch and a good chin. Chavez is on a roll, he put himself on the map with the win over Whitaker in their rematch fight, and he hasn’t let down one bit. He deserves this title shot, but I am not sure that even he, is in the same class as Essett. Oddsmakers are favoring Essett. He is at a ridiculous 1/6, while the odds on Chavez are 9/2. I may have to lay some money down on Chavez, just in the off chance that he does pay. That would be a nice return. Still,I get chills thinking about this. I would love to be able to represent Essett someday. That would be grand.