Prediction; Patrick Teixeira vs Brian Castaño

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On the eve of February 13, we are about to see one of the most anticipated matches for boxing fans, especially Argentines and Brazilians. Finally, former WBA champion Brian Castaño [16 (12KOs) -0-1] of Argentina will face current WBO champion Patrick Teixeira [31 (22KOs) -1-0] at 154 pounds.

I will be sharing some little details of both boxer considering they both come from a rival national side, Argentina and Brazil, There's also an interesting facts to know about this two and I view this fight as one of the most anticipated.

Brian Castaño, who has a more traditional boxing style, with his high, closed and firm guard, is a boxer specialized in shortening the distance and punishing the opponent's body, he imposes a lot of pressure with his speed applying punches interspersed between the line of the ball. The opponent's waist and head, though not a great receiver, his boxing using explosion and speed, made Castaño, undefeated with 16 wins, win 12 of those bouts by knockout.

The Argentine has already said that he will not change his boxing characteristics to face champion Teixeira, he will continue to use his speed and pressure to slow down the Brazilian, while Teixeira said that he worked hard to nullify Castaño's speed.

To win this fight, the Argentine will have to go for the kill, and try to impose pressure at all times, because Teixeira is a boxer with a difficult pace to follow, the Brazilian is intelligent and cannot have time to think, because soon he will . He picks up on Castaño's rhythm and will get you into trouble.

Teixeira is a boxer with a strange and difficult game to decipher, he throws punches from different angles and unexpectedly, he has a strong jaw and is tireless, he knows how to box with his back foot, and his movement around the ring is constant, he is on the ropes and in the corner doesn't cause too much trouble as you can avoid your opponents attacks by leaving the ropes and returning to the center of the ring with ease.

For this fight I really expect a war, but I see Teixeira winning by split decision over Argentine Castaño, all because of the Brazilian's footwork with his movement, which is undoubtedly his main weapon to overcome Castaño's speed and pressure, who depends in the opponent's parry, something we will rarely see in Teixeira's style.