Another hometown fighter was added to the Shields-Canejo event, and boxing fights coming up this weekend. Michigan native Joseph Hicks will be taking on Antonio Dodd for the WBC Americas Silver middleweight championship at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Read further for the Hicks vs Todd betting analysis and boxing prediction before placing your bets on this weekend’s boxing matches.
Hicks vs. Todd Information
Joseph Hicks vs Antonio Todd
Location of the fight: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan.
Date and Time: Saturday, June 3. 9:00 PM ET
How to Watch: DAZN
Last Fight Record
Hicks is coming off of a TKO victory over Noah Kidd on April 14th of this year.
Todd is making his first appearance since last December. He lost a unanimous decision to the 22-1 Anthony Sims Jr.
Hicks vs. Todd Betting Analysis
Joseph Hicks
Hicks is clearly the A-side to this matchup created by the promotion. He has a stellar background in the amateur ranks, winning multiple national tournaments, including the Golden Gloves in 2019. He was also named Team USA’s boxing captain heading into the 2020 Olympics.
Since COVID-19 hit, Olympic plans were yanked away from the young man; who expected to be a medalist in Tokyo in 2020. Now he has a chip on his shoulder and is building his record up to get into some big fights in the near future. Hicks is currently 6-0 professionally and has 5 KOs.
Antonio Todd
Todd is an orthodox boxer out of Atlanta that seems to be a career-long journeyman for these boxing promotions. With a record of 14-7, he is no exciting prospect or championship-level competitor.
This is clearly a fight to keep Hicks’ record going and to gain experience. Todd has a massive opportunity to get a massive win in front of Hicks’ hometown crowd in Detroit, under the bright lights.
Updates
No injuries have been reported.
Hicks vs. Todd Betting Preview
The Hicks vs Todd betting analysis doesn’t have much substance to it because of how one-sided this matchup is going to be. There are also no available boxing odds currently this early on fight week. It seems like his Shields-Canejo event is being put together at the last minute.
Keep your eye on your local sportsbooks this week for betting lines becoming available. But if we had to guess, the moneylines for this middleweight matchup are going to be wacky. Hicks should be at least a -1500 favorite this weekend.
Hicks is going to be a massive favorite because he was a world-class amateur boxer that was even named to the honor of being Team USA’s boxing captain for the 2020 Olympics. That is basically the biggest honor an amateur fighter from the United States can have.
Hicks is a very slick, fast, and powerful middleweight that will always look to put his opponents out inside the distance. The best bet will be looking for prop bet lines that have Hicks scoring a KO withing the first 3 or 4 rounds.
If you are new to betting on boxing, this is what happens quite often in the sport. There will be a newer professional that either has a big name, or had a very successful amateur career. These prospects will be signed by a promotion that will want to build their record up to gain credibility for bigger and bigger fights.
Hicks vs. Todd Betting Prediction
Even after not getting a ton of information with the Hicks vs Todd betting analysis. This is an easy boxing prediction to make.
Hicks will be the better man on Saturday night. Yes, Todd always has a puncher’s chance, but that chance really weakens with boxing gloves on and with this fight being in Detroit with Hicks being the A-side.
Sadly, there is probably a 0% chance that Todd wins on the scorecards, so you might as well bet on a Todd KO if you want a Rocky Balboa moment to happen on Saturday night.
When it comes down to it, Hicks is going to be too sharp and too fast for Todd to handle for more than a round or two. Hicks will be able to decide when he wants to start opening up his hands and letting his combinations go to finish the fight.
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