With another big boxing fights coming up on the Crews-Dezurn vs. Marshall card, let’s talk about it. This bout is for the IBF welterweight belt and Natasha Jonas will be dropping down a weight class to reach two-division champ status. She will be meeting Kandi Wyatt in the ring on Saturday night in Manchester.
Read along for the official Jonas vs Wyatt betting analysis and prediction ahead of betting on boxing matches this weekend.
Jonas vs. Wyatt Information
Natasha Jonas vs Kandi Wyatt
Location of the fight: AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Date and Time: Saturday, July 01. 11:00 AM ET
How to Watch: ESPN+
Last Fight Record
Jonas is coming off a title unification win over Marie-Eve Dicaire via unanimous decision last November.
Wyatt is fresh off a narrow split-decision win over Kirstie Bavington in March to become the intercontinental welterweight champ.
Jonas vs. Wyatt Betting Analysis
Natasha Jonas
Jonas had a very decorated amateur boxing career representing Great Britain. She earned numerous medals at the world championships and the European Championships. Her professional boxing record is currently 13-2-1 with 8 KOs. At age 38, it’s rare to see boxers realize their championship potential, let alone going for two-division title status.
The UK boxer is very comfortable fighting in front of her home crowd. And will enjoy that advantage over he opponent traveling all the way from Canada. Even though there is a lot of debate if Jonas deserves to be ranked amongst the pound-for-pound champs. But with a win this weekend her resume will be tough to deny.
Kandi Wyatt
Wyatt is an 11-4 professional boxer with 3 KOs under her belt. This is a rare opportunity that a boxer can get to challenge for her third world title after losing the first two chances. This is no secret, but Wyatt will have her work cut out for her this weekend in Manchester against the superior fighter.
Key Injuries
The headlining bout was moved into the main event slot after the Smith-Eubank Jr. fight was postponed again due to injury. There are no injuries leading up to this title fight.
Jonas vs. Wyatt Betting Preview
While looking through the available boxing odds for this bout, you can see that Jonas is the heavy-betting favorite at -1300. The challenger is the +710 underdog.
This is unfortunate to see for a world title fight. But boxing tends to have these one-sided affairs a lot of times to fill out fight cards. With the IBF title being vacant, Jonas stepped up to the plate and will dare to be great on Saturday night.
The only question mark for this bout on Jonas’ side is how her weight cut will be. It’s not like she already cuts a bunch of weight to make super welter. But cutting weight will always bring questions to an athlete’s durability and cardio.
Prop Bet Highlight
The most interesting prop bet available for this bout has to be the fight going to a decision at +110. Those are very favorable odds for a sport that tends to not have a lot of knockouts. Even though Wyatt has been finished in both her previous title fights, this is a bet to keep your eye on.
For a pick in Jonas’ favor, her winning by TKO/KO at -138 is the best odds you will be able to find. She has 8 KOs in her career and will have an extra bit of power going down in a weight class.
When searching through Jonas vs Wyatt betting lines, it’s important to try to find at least one alternative line that is valuable to you if the betting favorite is at a ridiculous number like -1300.
Jonas vs. Wyatt Betting Prediction
After breaking down this fight technically and on paper, the official Jonas vs Wyatt betting prediction is pretty easy to arrive at.
- Jonas is going to get her hand raised on Saturday night to win her first belt at welterweight. She has the championship experience and all the momentum in this matchup.
A TKO/KO by Jonas at -138 is probably the best bet to make. Her skillset will be enough to get the job done, and those odds are a lot better than taking her moneyline at -1300.
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