Boxing: 7/8th Sept

[kompressaur]

7 Sep 20:00 Andy Morris v John Simpson 1.20 4.33
7 Sep 22:00 Junior Witter v Vivian Harris 1.40 2.75
8 Sep 01:00 David Tua v Cerrone Fox 1.02 15.00
8 Sep 01:00 Antonio Escalante v Feider Viloria 1.13 5.75
8 Sep 01:30 Abner Mares v Isidro Garcia 1.25 3.75
8 Sep 02:00 Zab Judah v Edwin Vazquez 1.02 15.00
8 Sep 02:00 Hasim Rahman v Dicky Ryan 1.04 9.00
8 Sep 02:00 Lamont Peterson v Frankie Santos 1.01 17.00
8 Sep 04:00 Nick Casal v Antonio De Marco 1.40 2.87
odds from bet365

[kompressaur]

WBC light-welterweight champion Junior Witter, still chasing that dream showdown with big domestic rival Ricky Hatton, makes a mandatory defence of his title at the Doncaster Dome on Friday night against former WBA champ 'Vicious' Vivian Harris.

Witter goes into the fight as a tepid two's on favourite with the bookies but despite home advantage could well have his hands full against the heavy-handed Harris, the Georgetown, Guyana gun-slinger now based in New York.

Harris, who was being touted as a possible foe for Hatton two years ago before he suffered a shock loss to Carlos Maussa, is 28-2-1 (18) and still very ambitious.

He is some four years younger than Witter and won't be intimidated by fighting Witter in his own backyard after beating Oktay Urkal twice on German soil in 2004.

He comes into this one off the back of two good wins (against Stevie Johnson and Juan Lazcano respectively) and he is certainly talking a good fight.

In fact, he has been doing his level best to rile the champion in the run-up to the bout after calling Witter "a coward" earlier this week.

He also claims he is "here to get the job done" but while he's talking the talk well enough I guess we will have to wait until the bell rings before we know whether he can walk the walk.

A total of 38 men have tried to beat Witter in the past and so far only one has succeeded.

That man was Zab Judah who outpointed Junior in a stinker for the IBF light-welterweight strap back in 2000.

Witter copped a huge amount of criticism for his negative display in that one but in his defence he did take the fight on a week's notice and despite rarely trying to engage Judah in a fight he was unmarked at the end and never in any serious trouble.

Since that night in Glasgow he has reeled off 20 straights wins in a run that has seen him claim British, Commonwealth, European and now World honours.

His skills have been honed by the legendary Brendan Ingle in Sheffield and even at 33 Witter remains as elusive as ever.

Many reckon Witter will try to peck and poke his way to victory against Harris, who is strong and sturdy but not the quickest 10-stoner in the world.

However I feel if Witter is serious about fighting the really big names in marquee fights he needs to do a job on Harris in Yorkshire and send out a statement of intent to the rest of the division, Hatton included.

Witter is not a noted puncher but he can definitely bang and anyone who can drop the marble-chinned Aussie Lovemore N'Dou twice in one fight can't be described as feather-fisted.

Harris is a tall, rangy fighter and so my hunch is that Witter will have to get inside and try to rough him up a bit.

Throwing single shots from distance is not going to cut much ice against a battle hardened warrior such as Harris and so that's why I fancy fireworks in this one.

In terms of betting, the 5/4 about the fight lasting 'Less than 11.5 Rounds' looks more than fair as does bet365's 100/30 quote about Witter winning this inside schedule.

The Judah debacle aside Witter strikes me as a fighter who tends to raise his level when he's under threat.

He'll be under threat from the first bell in Doncaster and far from being a tactical, cagey affair I fancy this late summer match-up to sizzle.

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[Winrew]

Looking forward to the Witter fight , its live on Sky tonight btw.
Can`t see Witter getting involved in a toe to toe battle , that could be his downfall.

[mrmuzeman]

"I am here to get to get the job done and I'm not making any predictions," Harris said.

"I just know that come the end of the fight I will be WBC champion.

[Wayne]

[mrmuzeman]

And he was wrong too the daft cnut.