Recently, my kickboxing predictions have been way off. Gokhan Saki beat Daniel Ghita, completely opposite of what I thought would happen. Then veteran Peter Aerts pulls off what I consider the shocking upset by stopping young Jamal Ben Saddik by TKO in the third round.

Peter Aerts, at forty-two years old, has become boxing’s version of Bernard Hopkins. He is a wily veteran who stays in the game, and despite being counted out many times, always makes that surprise come back. Aerts seems like a man who truly loves to fight!

I was genuinely surprised when I heard that Peter Aerts would face Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory 4. First of all, I thought that Peter Aerts was retired, but he seems to keep getting back in the ring for who knows what reason. Second of all, if he is fighting again, I don’t know why it would be against the “new” Badr Hari, Jamal Saddik. Peter Aerts unceremoniously got his clock cleaned when he fought the real Badr Hari, and he’s again fighting a much younger, bigger man. The only advantage Aerts has at this time is his legend status, and his wins against the seven-foot Semmy Schilt.

So Aerts has had success in fighting significantly larger men, and no one would ever doubt Aerts’ heart and warrior spirit at any age. Unfortunately, I foresee this fight ending badly for Aerts. Jamal Saddik will come out of the gates guns blazing, like he did against Errol Zimmerman, and he will overwhelm Aerts. The fight will eventually be stopped and Jamal Saddik will emerge the winner via TKO.