Showtime comes up trumps

SHOWTIME BOXING SCHEDULE

Dec. 10: Jesus Cuellar (28-1, 21 KOs) vs. Abner Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOs); Jermall Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs) vs. Julian Williams (22-0-1, 14 KOs)*

Jan. 14: Badou Jack (20-1-2, 12 KOs) vs. James DeGale (23-1, 14 KOs)

Jan. 28: Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) vs. Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs); Dejan Zlaticanin (18-0, 11 KOs) vs. Mikey Garcia (35-0, 29 KOs)

Feb. 11: Adrien Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) vs. Adrian Granados (18-4-2, 12 KOs)

March 4: Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) vs. Keith Thurman (27-0, 22 KOs)

Garcia to suffer his first loss. I do think he will raise his game. He does seem to get up for these fights. I think Thurman is too big and good.

Some cracking fights there, but Frampton v Santa Cruz is the one! Can't wait to see it again. Genuine 50/50, but I think Frampton will do just enough and nick another close decision.

Abner Mares UD
Charlo MD
De Gale UD
Frampton SD
Broner LKO
Thurman UD

Cracking set of fights - wonder who picks them up? Sky? BoxNation? PPV?

Nice little schedule for December and January that's a great card on Jan 28.

Always love watching the craftsman Mikey Garcia in action here in against the first ever boxer from Montenegro to win a world title. Jamie Moore said Zlaticanin would cause problems for any lightweight in the world so sounds like that's going to be a good fight. Garcia is exceptional though.

Frampton and Santa Cruz' styles naturally suit each other and who knows this could become the main rivalry of each of their careers. A good rivalry can get the fans going and so a third fight could prove lucrative if this turns out as good as the first one. Frampton to face Selby should he get his hand raised again

I won't get excited about these fights until the weigh ins, seen too many fights announced then fall through lately

I'd missed Zlaticanin's fight with Burns in fact I haven't seen him at all so obviously wondering how people rate him it's a measure of Mikey Garcia's confidence that he's taking on such good opposition so soon into his comeback

Garcia against Thurman is the other one a lot of fans are looking forward to wouldn't entirely rule out an upset but I make Thurman a warm favourite for that one

Mikey Garcia will be far to slick and mobile for Zlaticanic. Even after 30 months out, Mikey's talent is far superior to Zlaticanic's