On the undercard of the Prograis-Zorilla event in New Orleans, we have a great matchup between women super bantamweight contenders Ramla Ali and Julissa Alejandra Guzman with the IBF inter-continental belt on the line.
Read further for an in-depth betting analysis and an official Ali vs Guzman prediction ahead of making your boxing picks this weekend.
Ali vs. Guzman Information
Ramla Ali vs Julissa Alejandra Guzman
Location of the game: Smoothie King Center, NO.
Date and Time: Saturday, June 17. 10:00 PM ET
How to Watch: DAZN
Last Fight Record
Ali last fought in February this year when she beat Avril Mathie in a dominant unanimous decision.
Guzman fought just over a month ago in May, where she TKO’d Rosa Diaz Peralta.
Ramla Ali vs. Julissa Alejandra Guzman Analysis
Ramla Ali
Ali has proven to be a very important piece in women’s boxing over the last few years. Especially after being the first female to box professionally in Saudi Arabia. She is a 33-year-old orthodox boxer with a ton of skills.
Born in Somalia and training out of the UK. Ali has been able to grow her boxing abilities in many different places and cultures and has seemingly gotten better every time she steps in the ring. The biggest change has been her punching power. She is now sitting down on a lot of her punches, and it’s noticeably changing how her opponents react.
Julissa Alejandra Guzman
Guzman is a tough, durable Mexican fighter that is making her debut in the United States this weekend. At 26 years old, she has youth on her side. But from looking at the tape, it seems like she isn’t as fast as Ali.
For Guzman to be successful on Saturday, she will need all her power that has scored 6 KOs in her career out of 12 wins. She is currently 12-2-2 and has never been finished in the ring.
Key Injuries
No injuries have been reported to Matchroom Boxing or the IBF.
Ali vs. Guzman Betting Preview
To ultimately get to a correct Ali vs Guzman prediction, you have to look at the available betting lines to figure out what is the best way to win bets on this fight.
When you plan on betting on upcoming boxing fights, the time you take to learn about fighters and how they look recently leading up to their next fight is the most important part of the whole process.
Right now, sportsbooks have Ali as a massive -1600 betting favorite, according to available boxing odds. Guzman is sitting at +820.
Since this is an undercard bout with not many dollar signs behind it within the promotion, prop bets might not be available until a day before fight night. This is definitely a fight. You need to look at props to get the best value.
Ramla Ali vs. Julissa Alejandra Guzman Betting Prediction
When you look at both of these women fight in the past, it’s clear to see who the better boxer is. Ali is the much slicker, more technical fighter out of the two, and she has shown that on a much biggers stage as well.
- The official Ali vs Guzman prediction is that Ali will cruise to a dominant 10-round performance and will probably have 119-111 scorecards across the board.
Her speed and timing will be too much for a brawler-style fighter like Guzman.
Keep an eye out for prop bets that have Ali finishing the fight in the later rounds as well. This looks like it could be a very frustrating night for Guzman, and that sometimes can lead to an easier way out on the stool or staying down on a knockdown late in the fight.
Ali has more power now than she ever has, and her speed getting in and out of the pocket is very impressive. She also has a lot more amateur experience before turning pro and has just been around the game much longer.
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