Andy Vences vs Jono Carroll: Analysis and Prediction
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Andy Vences (23-2-1, 12KO) vs Jono Carroll (19-2-1, 5KO)
Super Featherweight (130)
Andy Vences
The only real boxing fight on the card! Andy Vences is a decent little fighter, despite a couple of career bumps over the past few years. With a background of over 80 amateur fights, Vences tore his way to a 20-0 record before meeting Erick De Leon. Using his length to keep De Leon on the outside of his jab, Vences dropped rounds based on a desire to find the ‘perfect shot’. While the most recent split decision loss to Luis Alberto Lopez looks poor on paper, Vences can feel hard done by not to have been given the nod on the night. Volume remains an issue, but Vences is a deadly accurate counter puncher with a spiteful pop to his shots.
Jono Carroll
I like Jono Carroll, but his limitations are clear as day. The twenty-nine-year-old has neither the skill nor the frame to change his style from anything other than a front-foot, head down, break an opponent under pressure approach. Beating Scott Quigg was an excellent scalp to secure, but Quiggy was far past his best and fighting out of his natural weight class. Against a superior technician in Maxi Hughes last time out, Carroll regularly missed the mark as a result of his short reach and telegraphed footwork. Hughes throws more shots than Vences, however, and Carroll has a real shot at dragging the American into an early dog fight that could heavily impact the second half of the affair.
Predicted Result: Vences Decision
Andy Vences is a decent little fighter, despite a couple of career bumps over the past few years. While the most recent split decision loss to Luis Alberto Lopez looks poor on paper, Vences can feel hard done by not to have been given the nod on the night. Volume remains an issue, but Vences is a deadly accurate counter puncher with a spiteful pop to his shots. Carroll is a limited but entertaining fighter to keep an eye on. Against a superior technician in Maxi Hughes last time out, Carroll regularly missed the mark as a result of his short reach and telegraphed footwork. Vences lack of volume may prove an issue, offering Carroll early opportunities to drag American into a dog fight that could heavily impact the second half of the affair.
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