Day of Reckoning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
One of the biggest boxing tournaments in recent years involving six heavyweight fights and a cruiserweight and light heavyweight matchup takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
The betting odds for the various matches are:
Anthony Joshua 4:1 Otto Wallin (heavyweight)
Deontay Wilder 7:1 Joseph Parker (heavyweight)
Daniel Dubois 3:1 Jarrell Miller (heavyweight)
Dmitry Bivol 20:1 Lyndon Arthur (light heavyweight)
Jai Opetaia 25:1 Ellis Zorro (cruiserweight)
Arslanbek Makhmudov 10:1 Agit Kabayel (heavyweight)
Frank Sanchez 20:1 Junior Fa (heavyweight)
Filip Hrgovic 50:1 Mark De Mori (heavyweight)
In the triple main event undefeated WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol defends his title against Britain’s Lyndon Arthur while Deontay Wilder meets Joseph Parker in a heavyweight bout and former world champion Anthony Joshua goes in against Sweden’s Otto Wallin.
Dmitry Bivol v Lyndon Arthur
It has been 18 months since Dmitry Bivol upset the famous Mexican Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and now takes on the WBA No 8 ranked Arthur
In his only fight since the victory over Canelo, he outpointed Gilberto Ramirez to retain his title.
Arthur has fought on two occasions this year winning against Boris Crighton and Braian Nahuel Suarez.
Arthur is a massive underdog at -1100.
Deontay Wilder v Joseph Parker
Deontay Wilder, 38, has a tough one going in against New Zealand’s Joseph Parker. A former heavyweight champion who has scored some good wins against Derek Chisora and Andy Ruiz.
Wilder is the betting favourite at -700 and should win this one inside the distance.
Anthony Joshua v Otto Wallin
Joshua, 34, comes into the fight against Otto Wallin after two losses against Aleksandr Usyk really took the wind out of his sails.
Wallin, 33, has won six fights since losing to Tyson Fury in 2019.
The southpaw Wallin is at +310 in the betting.
Joshua has struggled against southpaws.
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