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The Longshot Don’t you just hate last minute dropouts? Today’s longshot was intended to be Nizar Trimech to defeat Nathan Heaney by decision at 10/1. Unfortunately, the Stoke native pulled out of the bout yesterday. It is a shame as I genuinely felt the Frenchman had a significantly better chance at pulling off the upset […]
Well, it does not get much better than last week. Both the double and treble landed, even though the longshot was way off the mark. Despite more fights to choose from, value prices are few and far between today. As always, we will not be deterred. Here are this Saturday’s selections: The Longshot Former Team […]
The inaugural Longshots column correctly predicted a draw between Quaise Khademi and Ijaz Ahmed at 16/1. It will not always be that good. This week is a case in point. There are few fights to choose from and fewer viable underdogs. However, we will not be deterred as there are still some interesting prices to […]
Liam Davies (12-0, 5 KOs) overcame the odds to capture the British super-bantamweight title with a hard-fought unanimous decision over Marc Leach, at the Telford International Centre, on Saturday night. The 11/4 underdog had the dream start when a right hand sent the champion to the canvas in the opening round. The challenger ensured that […]
Each week, Graham Houston provides detailed betting analysis of the big fights in the Weekend Betting Angle. The International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee has an impressive strike rate and often finds the (little) value available. A combination of cynical matchmaking and risk-adverse odds result in “good” prices still being short in comparison to markets […]
On Saturday, Joe Cordina (15-0, 9 KOs) captured the IBF super-featherweight title with a stunning second round knockout of Kenichi Ogawa, at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. The Japanese champion represented a significant step up in class for the ‘Welsh Wizard’, but it was one Cordina handled with ease. The fight was perceived to be a […]
Tonight, Joe Cordina attempts to become the second member of 2016 Rio Olympic Team GB squad to capture a world title when he challenges Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF super featherweight strap. Cordina (14-0, 8 KOs) is the bookmakers’ favourite (currently 4/7 with Betfred) and has the advantage of the fight taking place in his […]
David Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs) produced a dominant display of power punching to capture the Interim WBC super middleweight title by halting David Lemieux in the third round, last Saturday. Benavidez delivered the type of performance many expected from him, but given that too many fighters are risk adverse, even against over-matched opposition, ‘Red Flag’ […]
Last Friday, James Metcalf (23-2, 14 KOs) secured the biggest win of his career to date with a unanimous decision over Kerman Lejarraga, in Bilbao, Spain. ‘Kid Shamrock’ had previously been in competitive fights against Ted Cheeseman and Kieron Conway, but his best efforts were not enough as he suffered an 11th round stoppage against […]
Brad Foster (14-2-2, 5 KOs) suffered his second consecutive defeat as he lost by unanimous decision to Ionut Baluta, at York Hall, last Friday night. ‘The Blade’ had endured the same fate seven months previous against Jason Cunningham, with the British, Commonwealth and European super-bantamweight titles at stake. On both occasions, Foster believed he had […]
An all-Yorkshire showdown between Maxi Hughes (25-5-2, 5 KOs) and Kid Galahad (28-2, 17 KOs) is in-play for this summer, with the IBO lightweight title on the line. Boxing Social understands that Matchroom, who promote the pair, have enquired about the possibility of staging the bout. At present, the most significant stumbling block in the […]
Tyson Fury retained his WBC and Lineal heavyweight titles in spectacular fashion before admitting that his victory over Dillian Whyte may be the last of his career. If Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) is truly intending to hang up the gloves, then he finished his career in style, halting Dillian Whyte in the sixth round of […]