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Brian Vera vs. Donatas Bondorovas, Jackson Junior vs. Umberto Savigne : FNF Preview

March 26, 2013 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

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This week’s Friday Night Fights from the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York is hardly a star-studded affair, but fans might be pleasantly surprised by two good, well-matched budget bouts that could deliver solid bang for the buck.

The biggest name on the show is middleweight upset specialist Brian Vera (22-6, 13 KOs), who finds himself in the odd position of being the favorite against Lithuania’s Donatas Bondorovas (17-3-1, 6 KOs) in a ten round bout at the 160 lb. limit.FNF banner 3.29

Vera is coming off back to back marquee upset wins over Sergio Mora and Serhiy Dzinziruk and has firmly and officially become a world title contender with the no. 1 spot below WBO titlist Peter Quillin as well as a no. 6 ranking by the WBC. The Texas native is a come forward brawler who lacks technique, but makes up for that with a heaping helping of grit and resolve. On the surface, Vera looks to be a sloppy fighter with, really, little more than journeyman potential. But two wins over Sergio Mora, a win over Dzinziruk, and a 1-1 split with Andy Lee say otherwise.

Bondorovas, a Lithuania-born Chicago resident, has nowhere near the resume of Vera and is also a stylistically much cruder boxer than Vera. A half-step-forward-at-a-time fighter, Bondorovas is a stalker with little ability to move laterally and little ability to adapt to an opponent who moves laterally.

The good news for Bondorovas is that Vera is not a mover and will look to engage. The bad news is that he lacks the firepower and offensive versatility to out-tough Vera. Bondorovas’s best weapon is a fairly heavy right hand, but he throws it like he’s flinging a Frisbee and it’s hard to imagine any quality fighter getting caught regularly with such a telegraphed shot.

All signs point to a mismatch in the FNF main event, but it’s going to be an entertaining mismatch for as long as it lasts because both Vera and Bondorovas are born battlers. Expect a mid-round stoppage for Vera in a fan-friendly tussle.

In the co-feature, Brazil’s Jackson Junior (14-0, 12 KOs) will take on former Cuban national champ, Umberto Savigne (10-1, 7 KOs) in a ten round light heavyweight contest.

Junior and Savigne are similar in both style and mindset. Both are offense-minded fighters with massive defensive liabilities. The two fighters are also working against time as Junior, 27, and Savigne, 34, are long in the tooth as prospects. A loss for either would be deadly to their career plan.

The deciding factor in this contest could very well be experience. Savigne is a product of the stellar Cuban boxing program and has also faced the tougher opposition as a pro. Junior has been babied a bit by staying in the shallow waters of the Brazilian boxing scene (This will only be his second fight away from Brazil). Savigne has been tested a bit, Junior hasn’t. The best bet is always to take the more experienced fighter. In this case, the smart money will be on Savigne to take a competitive unanimous decision over Junior.

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Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

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