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Robert Easter Jr. vs. Rances Barthelemy fight prediction, card, odds, start time, Showtime boxing In combat sports, often the best fights are produced when both competitors have something to prove. The slight air of desperation between fighters has long been a great recipe for action and entertainment. The same theory could be in play for Saturday's lightweight title bout when former champion Robert Easter Jr. (21-1, 14 KOs) looks to bounce back from his first defeat when he faces former two-division titleholder Rances Barthelemy (27-1, 14 KOs) for the vacant WBA title at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas ( Showtime, 10 p.m. ET ). The matchup pairs two of the tallest and craftiest fighters in the 135-pound division. Yet the key combustible element adjoining the two boxers is how hungry they are to return to the title level by avoiding a second costly setback. The 28-year-old Easter returns to the ring for the first time since losing his IBF title to Mikey Garcia by