This week in boxing, we’ve got a few interesting bouts, from Jamaica to the U.S. to Scotland. As usual, there’s a few championships that are up for grabs -- meaning there are bets to consider at the sportsbook. Let’s take a look at a few matchups you can bet on this week. There’s new odds being added every day, so make sure to sign in for the latest updates.
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May 25, 2016
Chinese Benevolent Association Auditorium, Kingston, Jamaica
TV: TBA
Demarcus Corley -425
Revlon Lake +310
Former world champion Demarcus Corley will fight for the fourth time this year against Guyana’s Revlon Lake in a junior welterweight contest in Jamaica. At 37, Lake is coming off a an upset win over Anthony Woods and will look to ride the momentum against the former WBO champ.
A southpaw, Corley has been in the ring with the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto, Zab Judah and Junior Witter. But his prime came a long time ago -- he won the vacant championship in June 2001 against Felix Flores. Now 41, “Chop Chop” is still skilled enough to beat midlevel opposition like Lake, but his time at the top is long gone.
May 28, 2016
Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Interim WBA welterweight championship
TV: CBS Sports Net
David Avanesyan vs. Shane Mosley
ODDS COMING SOON
At 45, “Sugar” Shane Mosley will be fighting for another world title -- although it’s hard to make the argument that he deserves it. The most notable win he’s notched in the past few years is probably a sixth round knockout over a creaky, overweight Ricardo Mayorga in September 2015. In his last fight, he knocked out an unknown Patrick Lopez in the 10th round.
But Mosley’s opponent, Russia’s David Avanesyan, doesn’t have much of an argument to be in an interim title fight either. His best wins came against Charlie Navarro, Dean Byrne and Kaizer Mabuza. The story here is whether Mosley has enough to beat a midlevel guy like Avansyan. A fight like this will show us how much he’s got left in the tank.
May 28, 2016
The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
TV: TBA
WBA “Regular” junior welterweight title
Michele Di Rocco +275
Ricky Burns -365
Former two-division world champion Ricky Burns will get another opportunity to hold a title when he faces #2 WBA Michele Di Rocco for the vacant “regular” light welterweight title. It’s interesting to note that while Burns isn’t ranked in the top 15 by any of the sanctioning bodies, he’s a huge favorite going into the bout. Then again, Di Rocco’s record is inflated by weak opposition.
Burns is coming off back-to-back wins against Prince Ofotsu and Josh King -- two fighters that aren’t exactly considered top competition. But those were exactly the types of opponents he needed to fight after having his confidence shattered in losses to Terence Crawford, Dejan Zlaticanin and Omar Figueroa. Di Rocco is somewhere in between those two levels, good enough not to be a scrub, but not an elite opponent.
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