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 LEGACY! 42 - Available on PPV 01.30.16 Belle Centre - Montreal
Event Preview prepared by: Taylor Powell (107803)
PRELIMS
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: Pablo Escobar (13-5) vs Wayne Conner (8-5)
WELTERWEIGHT: Michael Amp (14-5-1) vs Erik Kramer (9-5)
WELTERWEIGHT: Jericho Hill (8-3) vs Jeremy Dunham (12-10)
LIGHTWEIGHT: Alexsandro De Souza (11-2) vs Blind Shaman (10-2-1)
WELTERWEIGHT: Kim II Sung (13-7) vs Manolito Damhius (11-4)
MAIN CARD
HEAVYWEIGHT: Terrell Grant (17-7) vs Dante Boudain (10-3)
Terrell “Too Tall” Grant is very aptly named. Grant is a massive heavyweight standing almost 6 foot 8. Grant uses his long limbs very well with a varied submission game that has resulted in 14 of his 17 wins coming by way of submission. Grant is a former champion at 265 pounds in LEGACY!. His chin has been hit a lot in the last 4 fights, but he’s still in the prime of his career now.
Dante Boudain won his debut fight against Hennan Hoyce with a barrage of punches in the 2nd round. Boudain is a dominant Muay Thai type striker who registered 4 straight wins by head kick early in his career and he has 8 of his 10 wins by TKO in total. It’ll be critical for the former CTS champion to keep this fight standing and preferably in the clinch to maximize his chances of leaving with a win. If this fight hits the ground, Grant will have a huge edge and should be able to finish the fight.
LIGHTWEIGHT: Magnus Mamba (41-11) vs Vinny Hopkins (16-6)
Former Death Squad and Evolution title contender Magnus Mamba is looking to avenge is debut loss in the promotion against Vinny Hopkins in this fight. Mamba has fought top contention his entire career in the best promotions, but has mostly come up short. At 42 years of age, the window for Mamba making another run at a title is probably over, but he’s still a very dangerous fighter.
He has a whopping 34 of his 41 wins by TKO and is a very game wrestler as well. Mamba’s submission defense has cost him a few times in his career, but Vinny Hopkins isn’t much of a submission threat. Hopkins is making his debut in the promotion and reeled off 4 straight wins in the very solid SP-ICON organization. Both of these guys should be happy to stand and bang in this one, which should lead to a finish. We’ll get to see exactly how much Magnus Mamba has left in the tank against a guy in his prime like Vinny Hopkins.
MIDDLEWEIGHT: Ed Gennero (17-8) vs Malik Al-Khaldi (11-1)
How good is this card? We have a trilogy on our hands and it didn’t even make the co-main even on this card. Malik Al-Khaldi knocked out Ed Gennero in back-to-back fights a few years ago for the title at 185 pounds in the LFC promotion. Since then, Ed Gennero has went 3-1 in LEGACY! and his only loss was a 2nd round TKO against champion Cid Strife. Interestingly enough, Al-Khaldi made his debut at 170 pounds, but will be going back up to 185 pounds for this trilogy fight with Gennero.
In the first fight, Gennero was clearly beaten in the first 2 rounds and was hit with a barrage of punches at the start of the third round that would force the stoppage. He desperately tried to get the fight into the clinch, but was largely unsuccessful. In the rematch, a hook-uppercut combo from Gennero cut Malik in the first minute of the fight, but Gennero was rocked by an uppercut and eventually knocked out cold by a straight right hand before the first round buzzer expired. It’ll be interesting to see what Gennero can do different in this third fight.
WELTERWEIGHT: Alfred Hitscock (13-5) vs Chiku Maneno (14-5)
Alfred Hitscock didn’t arrive in this promotion with ton of hype or fanfare, but after 6 six straight wins, 5 by finish, Hitscock has established himself as a contender at 170 pounds. The only negative is the lack of competition Hitscock has faced in those six fights. He’ll get by far his toughest challenge to date in former title contender Chiku Maneno.
Maneno is 2-1 in the promotion and owns a non-title win over the current champion at 170 pounds, Arlington Beech. Maneno is very dangerous with his boxing and has a ton of power in his hands. Stylistically, Hitscock is a very similar fighter, so we should see strength on strength on the feet in this matchup. This is a massive opportunity for Alfred Hitscock to prove that he’s a legitimate title contender in the division with a win over a guy many believe to be his superior. Chiku Maneno has strung together a couple wins and could be closing in on a third fight with champion Arlington Beech.
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT: © Declan Sweeney (35-16) vs Scott Norton (25-12)
In our main event, “Flash” Scott Norton takes aim at champion Declan Sweeney in a Super Heavyweight title fight. Norton could be the best fighter in the world at 265 plus pounds and is getting his title shot in his debut fight. Scott Norton fights are always wars, as he has 24 of his wins by TKO and 9 of his 12 losses he’s been knocked out in. Champion Declan Sweeney won’t shy away from that type of fight though.
Sweeney has 30+ knockouts on his resume and has also been KO’d 10 times in his career. Sweeney is riding a three fight winning streak, including a third round TKO win over John Bunting to win the title in his last fight. Sweeney is currently outside the top 10 rankings at this weight class in the world, but a win over a top 5 guy like Norton would put him easily in the top 10 and cement him as a force in the promotion. It isn’t a stretch to say that the winner will have to finish this fight. This should take place inside a phone booth and whoever lands the first big shot should take this fight and the title home.
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