James Power vs Dumitru Girlean Prediction: James Power to have complete dominance to the end

The Lightweight Division has presented another interesting bout for Sunday morning. This bout will be between James Power and Dumitru Girlean and set as the Main Card (fight 8 of 12) bout billing. The weight class is 155 lbs (70.3 kg) and will be held at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England. This bout promotion is this fight is Cage Warriors. Both fighters have won four of their last five bouts.

James Power is currently on a 2-win boxing streak. He is currently fighting out of England. His last fight was six months ago, May 25, 2024, in CWFC against Daniel Kolasiński in a Co-Main Event bout billing via a punches decision. He is currently ranked the 331st MMA fighter in the Europe region. Prior to this victory, he was on a Mian card fight against Gianluca Rocca, winning via unanimous decision. In June 2023, he recorded a loss to Michael Pagani, which ended by a unanimous decision. He joined the Cage Warriors fighting championship promotion in 2022 and has fought five times. Among those fights he has won were against Shaun White (via head kick TKO), Liam Delsol (via ground and pound TKO), Marc Halford (via KO/TKO), Adam Shelley (via knees and punches TKO), and Łukasz Kopera (via TKO).

Dumitru Girlean boasts of a professional record of eight wins and two draws. He is currently ranked as the 208th MMA fighter in the Europe region. He is fighting out of Verona, Italy, with a boxing foundation style. The 30-year-old Italian boxer is currently on a two-win streak and last fought seven months ago, April 20, 2024, in the CWFC. His last fight was against Chris Bungard, which ended in a Guilitoline submission. Prior to this bout, he was in a main event fight against Simone Patrizi, winning via rear naked choke submission. He suffered a loss to Leon Hill on July 20, 2023, on a preliminary card via rear naked choke submission. In December 2011, he won the SLAM Lightweight Championship against Oleg Ursoi in the second round via TKO. Other victories he has won were against Gregorio Davide La Torre (front choke submission), Adam Cullen (via right hook submission), Simone Patrizi (via head kick TKO), Bassirou Diop (via ground and punch TKO), and Francesco Labellarte (via rear naked choke submission).

Went on this one too late. The odds have dropped, but I still think there's value here. Dumitru has what he takes to win this fight, but I believe that James Power will come out victorious. This bout will go the distance.