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2008 Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach has been on quite a roll lately guiding fighters and predicting outcomes. While training pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, Roach has correctly predicted the verdict in each of his last two fights.
Now working with Butler, Pennsylvania heavyweight Brian Minto in preparation for his clash with the undefeated Donnell Holmes on August 14th, Roach is hoping that his premonition is right again.
“I think Brian will win by knockout in the later rounds”, said Roach recently.
Roach’s notoriety for predicting fights came after Manny Pacquiao demolished the heavily favored Oscar De La Hoya through eight brutally one sided rounds in 2008. Roach predicted that Pacquiao would stop De La Hoya in nine rounds.
In Pacquiao’s next bout, Roach said that the Filipino fighter would stop then junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton within three rounds. Pacquiao then knocked Hatton out cold within two.
“We’re going to break Holmes’ body down early”, Roach said discussing the game plan for the fight, then making the claim that the KO will come in the later rounds.
The fight will be broadcast worldwide via PPV webstream at both www.NESportsTV.com and www.Mintofight.com. The PPV costs $10 USD. Equal conversion rates apply worldwide. The bout will be available both live and on archived on demand video. Visit www.Mintofight.com now to listen to prefight audio interviews with Brian Minto, Donnell Holmes and Freddie Roach.
