One of the bigger UK boxing fights coming up this weekend is this super middleweight bout between short-notice replacement Mark Jeffers and Zak Chelli in Manchester. This fight will be on the main card of the Crews-Dezurn vs. Marshall event this Saturday.
Read along for the Jeffers vs Chelli betting analysis and prediction ahead of making your bets this weekend.
Jeffers vs. Chelli Information
Mark Jeffers vs Zak Chelli
Location of the fight: AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Date and Time: Saturday, July 01. 10:00 AM ET
How to Watch: ESPN+
Last Fight Record
Jeffers is fresh off a decision win over Serhii Ksendzov in May of this year.
Chelli is looking in top form after his dominant win over Anthony Sims Jr. in February of this year.
Mark Jeffers vs. Zak Chelli Betting Analysis
Mark Jeffers
Jeffers is a 25-year-old UK prospect that is taking a massive opportunity this week after stepping in for the injured Mark Heffron last week. Jeffers is 15-0 in his professional career but only has 4 KOs under his belt. His lack of power is surely cause of concern if you want to bet in his favor.
The Northern Ireland native trains with Jack Catteral and with a great team. He is very skilled, especially for his age. Jeffers is fresh off a tune-up fight after taking almost two years off of competition for undisclosed reasons.
Zak Chelli
Chelli put his name on the map in the UK boxing scene after his dominant performance over the higher-ranked opponent his last time out. He is now ranked at the top of British super middleweights and wants to keep that momentum going.
The 25-year-old has a professional record of 13-1-1 with 6 KOs. His only loss came at the hands of Kody Davies in 2019.
Injuries & Updates
This bout was moved into the main card after the Smith-Eubank Jr. fight was postponed again due to injury.
Mark Jeffers is replacing Mark Heffron on short notice after Heffron withdrew due to injury.
Jeffers vs. Chelli Betting Preview
After breaking down the Jeffers vs Chelli betting analysis, let’s look at the available betting lines.
According to boxing odds, Chelli is the -275 betting favorite over the +200 Jeffers. Even though this is a last-minute matchup, oddsmakers are giving Jeffers at least a little chance to get his hand raised on Saturday.
The only available prop bets right now are either man to win via TKO/KO or win by decision. The biggest long-shot prop bet is Jeffers winning by TKO/KO at +1000.
On a technical side of things give you a better look at who is the better boxer. Jeffers takes a more calculated, counter-puncher approach in his most recent bouts and does a good job of reading his opponents and what they tend to throw.
Chelli is the much more aggressive fighter, throwing a lot of hard power shots. He will get into range with his lead hand and follow up with a big wild overhand right. This is good for the judges to see him pushing the pace and throwing the heavier shots.
Mark Jeffers vs. Zak Chelli Betting Prediction
Boxing matches like these can be dangerous to bet on when you don’t have much knowledge on either fighter. If you still want to put money on this super middleweight bout, let’s look at the official Jeffers vs Chelli betting prediction.
We are going with the underdog in this one. Jeffers is coming into this bout with a chip on his shoulder and lots of confidence. He is a very solid counter-puncher with good eyes and timing in the ring.
His jab needs to be at his best and he needs to gain respect from Chelli early with heavy counters going into his direction. This might even be a perfect opportunity for a bet on a Draw at +1600. It’s very easy to see an even 5 rounds to 5 rounds on the scorecards for this matchup.
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