On Saturday, November 30, challengers Radzhab Butaev and Alexander Besputin go against each for the vacant WBA Welterweight title in a fight that can be seen on DAZN. Butaev is 12-0 in his career with 9 knockouts, while Besputin is 13-0 with 9 knockouts. Butaev vs. Besputin will take place at Casino Monte Carlo in Monaco and will be featured on DAZN with a start time of 1 p.m. Eastern. Let’s look at the bout and boxing picks.
Boxing Odds
Radzhab Butaev: +145
Alexander Besputin: -175
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Radzhab Butaev (12-0, 9 knockouts)
In his last five fights, Butaev has five wins and no losses. He defeated Janer Gonzalez by unanimous decision, Ramses Agaton by KO in the third round, Azael Cosio by corner retirement in the third round, Lanardo Tyner by TKO in the third round, and Silverio Ortiz by unanimous decision. Butaev gets a knockout win 75% of the time.
Butaev said this to espn.com about his upcoming bout, “I am excited and honored to be fighting for a world title and this is a great opportunity for me, and I will make sure that I do everything to take advantage of it. I have been working towards this moment all of my career and finally it is my time to announce myself to the world.”
The manager for Butaev, Vadim Kornilov said to the media that his boxer has a lot of potential that has not yet been seen. "Radzhab is a very special boxer. He has a lot of potential that has not yet been revealed in previous fights. I believe that this fight will really motivate him to open up and perform at his best.”
Alexander Besputin (13-0, 9 knockouts)
In his last five fights, Besputin has five wins and no losses. He defeated Wesley Tucker by corner retirement in the fifth round, Saul Corral by KO in the third round, Alan Sanchez by TKO in the ninth round, and Juan Carlos Abreu by unanimous decision, and Alfredo Rodolfo Blanco by unanimous decision. Besputin gets a knockout win 69.23% of the time.
Besputin said this to espn.com about his upcoming bout, “This is a long time coming for me and I know I belong with the best welterweights, and Nov. 30 is my opportunity to prove that. I've prepared for this fight my entire boxing life. I had over 300 fights as an amateur and fought the best fighters the world had to offer. I am used to traveling to fight the best, and I look forward to impressing the fans in Monaco.”
Boxing Picks
Butaev and Besputin are each unbeaten and the winner of this fight could be in line for a marquee bout next year. Besputin does have a much better ranking in the world in the welterweight division at No. 16, while Butaev is No. 82. I don’t know that the ranking means a whole lot and when you consider the odds are only slightly in favor of Besputin, you have to question the rankings. The resume of these two fighters is very similar and each has shown good power. I think this fight is a toss-up and that makes the price on Butaev worth taking. We get him at +145 in a fight that he has a chance to win. I also can’t ignore the power stats for the two fighters who have combined for 18 knockouts, so I will take the rounds to go under the total.
Boxing Pick: Radzhab Butaev by knockout in the fourth round and the rounds to go under the total.
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