One of the most interesting boxing matches set to take place this weekend will be this lightweight matchup between top-10 lightweight contenders. Keyshawn Davis and Francesco Patera on the Kambosos Jr vs. Hughes main card.
Read along for the complete betting analysis and the official Davis vs Patera prediction before placing your boxing wagers this weekend.
Davis vs. Patera Information
Keyshawn Davis vs Francesco Patera
Location of the fight: FireLake Arena, Shawnee, OK.
Date and Time: July 22, 2023. 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch: ESPN+
Last Fight Record
Davis is coming off a TKO victory over Anthony Yigit in April.
Patera is coming off a KO victory over Irakli Shariashvili in April as well.
Davis vs. Patera Betting Analysis
Keyshawn Davis
Davis is a former silver medalist at the 2019 Pan-Am Games, the 2019 World Championships, and the 2020 Olympics as an amateur. Since turning professional after his Olympic run, he is now 8-0 with 6 KOs.
This is a step up in competition for the undefeated 24-year-old, who stands at 5’9” and has a reach of 70”. He has been nothing but dominant in his first 8 fights, and now he is ranked in the top 10 of the lightweight division by just about every publication and commission.
Francesco Patera
Patera is a 30-year-old orthodox boxer from Belgium with a professional record of 28-3 with 10 KOs under his belt. He is currently on a 10-fight winning streak in which he has scored 3 KOs during that span since 2018. Patera stands at 5’10” with a similar reach as his opponent.
Davis vs. Patera Betting Preview
Before getting to the Davis vs Patera prediction. let’s take a look at the available boxing odds for this lightweight bout. Davis, the former Olympic medalist, is the massive -2500 betting favorite over Patera. Patera is coming in at +1000.
These odds make boxing predictions a tricky thing to do because there is literally no value in the right pick here. To get the best betting pick possible, you need to look through all the possible betting lines to hit.
The over/under for this bout is set at 8.5 rounds, with the over being slightly favored. An interesting prop bet has Davis winning by TKO/KO at -125. You will need to look even deeper and get creative if you want really valuable odds for this one.
Amateur Pedigree Meets Pro Skills
From a technical standpoint, this fight is pretty simple. And you don’t need to look too deep into it to see how much better Keyshawn Davis is than his opponent this weekend. Davis brings his amateur pedigree and experience into this one, along with all the improvement he is making every time he steps foot in the ring as a professional.
As Davis grows into his body and gets older, his power increases, and he becomes even more dangerous in the lightweight division. He could even go up a class and compete at a high level right now.
Davis vs. Patera Betting Prediction
After breaking down this fight technically and looking at all the available betting lines, the pick is pretty easy to make.
- The official Davis vs Patera prediction is that Davis will get his hand raised and win in a dominant fashion on Saturday night.
Since his moneyline has no value in it, go with him finishing this fight inside the distance at -125 or even winning in rounds 5-6 at +575 if you really want to get creative with it.
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