We have a middleweight fight between two of the best middleweights on the planet on Saturday night inside of the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona as David Benavidez and David Lemeiux square off here.
Lemieux is currently 43-4-0 with 36 knockouts while Benavidez is a perfect 25-0-0 with 22 knockouts.
With the WBC Super Middleweight Interim Championship on the line, this should be one of the most interesting Premier Boxing Champions fights of the year. Let’s check the Lemeiux vs Benavidez Betting Analysis.
Last Fight’s Records
David Lemeiux has been doing incredibly well and is coming off a TKO victory over David Zegarra back on June 4, 2021. David Benavidez also has been dominating throughout his career as he is coming off a TKO victory over Kyrone Davis in the Footprint Arena in Arizona back on November 13, 2021.
Matchup Information
This will be the first fight between these two fighters and this is going to be a tough matchup between two of the best fighters in terms of their records. Betting on boxing can be a bit tough in that sense as they have not been fighting against one another so this will be interesting to dive into a little bit more.
Lemeiux vs Benavidez Betting Analysis
David Lemeiux Content
David Lemeiux has been one of the best fighters to step inside of the PBC boxing ring as he has a 43-4-0 record with 36 knockouts. His 76.6 knockout percentage is incredibly high and has shown the ability to end a fight with a single strike.
He has won each of his previous five fights throughout his career and three of those ended with a knockout there as well. If he can figure out how to get some solid angles throughout the fight, he can walk out with the interim super middleweight championship.
David Benavidez Content
David Benavidez has been doing incredibly well as he is 25-0-0 with 22 knockouts throughout his career. His 88 knockout percentage is absolutely dominant as he knows when to strike and how to provide significant strikes in a timely manner.
He has ended each of his last five fights with a knockout and that has gained him some extra confidence. Benavidez has been one of the best fighters in the ring and has the best chance to win the interim WBC Super Middleweight Championship heading into the fight.
Updates
Neither fighter has had any injuries officially announced heading into this fight, so this is going to be both Lemeiux and Benavidez at full strength heading into Saturday’s interim championship fight.
Both fighters are at 100 percent as of this writing and should have no excuses heading into this interim championship fight.
Lemeiux vs Benavidez Betting Preview
Boxing betting odds shows this can be one of the more one-sided fights that we will see on the entire card.
Benavidez has been considered to be a gigantic favorite heading into this fight as he is currently listed as a -1450 favorite while Lemeiux is currently a major underdog as he is a +760 underdog heading into the boxing ring.
Lemeiux vs Benavidez Betting Prediction
David Benavidez has been perfect throughout his career and has a lot of advantages over David Lemeiux heading into this fight.
Benavidez is a two-time world champion boxer with a three inch height advantage, 4.5 inch reach advantage, and is eight years younger. He also is undefeated and is one of the biggest favorites heading into the boxing ring.
Having experience as a champion and every conceivable advantage heading into this fight, it will be extremely tough to make an argument for Lemeiux to pull off the massive upset.
How to Bet on Lemeiux vs Benavidez
If you are looking to begin betting on boxing, go to whichever sportsbook that you are going to use and look at the boxing betting odds listed on the website. Some sportsbooks are going to have a tab specifically for Premier Boxing Champions and would have the fight listed under that. If you are struggling to find the wager, simply search it up at the search bar listed inside of the sportsbook.
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