Out of all the upcoming boxing fights this weekend on this stacked Matchroom Boxing card, this WBA Intercontinental super bantamweight title bout between Shabaz Masoud and Jose Sanmartin is the most overlooked. These two are true fighters that will leave it all on the line on Saturday evening in Liverpool.
Masoud vs Sanmartin Picks
Pick Masoud to win by decision.
Read further for a breakdown of this matchup and for the official Masoud vs Sanmartin prediction ahead of making your betting picks this weekend.
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Shabaz Masoud vs. Jose Sanmartin Information
Shabaz Masoud vs Jose Sanmartin
Location of the game: ECHO Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Date & Time: October 21, 2023, 3 PM ET estimated ring walk
How to Watch: DAZN
Last Fight Results
Masoud is making his return to action after beating Jake Bateson last November via TKO in the 12th round to win the WBA Intercontinental super bantamweight belt.
Sanmartin is looking to bounce back from a tough loss to Kevin Gonzalez in March.
Shabaz Masoud vs. Jose Sanmartin Betting Analysis
Shabaz Masoud
Masoud is a British boxer with a professional record of 11-0 and four KOs thus far at the age of 27. After signing with the Matchroom promotion earlier this summer, he is making his promotional debut and putting his WBA Intercontinental title on the line.
“Maverick” is listed at 5’7” with an impressive 71” reach at that size. He fights out of the southpaw stance with a very slick and smooth style of boxing that is easy on the eyes to watch.
Jose Sanmartin
Sanmartin is a Colombian professional boxer with a record of 34-7-1 with 21 KOs under his belt now at the age of 41. He’s listed at 5’5” with a 65” reach, fighting out of the orthodox stance as well.
His recent notable matchup was against #1 ranked featherweight Mauricio Lara last year–suffering a third-round KO in a fight that earned Lara his title shot and first world title win.
Updates
There are no injuries reported to Matchroom or WBA.
Shabaz Masoud vs. Jose Sanmartin Betting Preview
Since these fighters are still not very well-known in the boxing universe, making the Masoud vs Sanmartin prediction isn’t as easy to do as it usually is. We need to dig deeper online to break down the film on both guys and preview the betting lines and trends of both.
According to the available boxing odds, Masoud is coming in as the massive -1200 betting favorite over the +700 Sanmartin. There are actually no other odds available because this is on the undercard of a bigger fight and isn’t drawing much traction. Keep a lookout on your sportsbook for more lines to come up this weekend before the fight.
The tape on both guys is very interesting to watch and analyze. Masoud has an unorthodox style and moves differently than most traditional boxers around the ring. He thrives the most when he’s the one enforcing the pressure and controlling the pace of the fight; landing winging shots with both hands while walking down his opponents.
Sanmartin has fought for so long that his style has changed multiple times depending on who’s standing across from him.
For his best chance to win, he needs to be confident enough to let that lead jab go from the start and get some offensive work in early. He has fallen into some tough situations when he’s timid and shells up. He likes to be physical and work on the inside with a tight guard.
Shabaz Masoud vs. Jose Sanmartin Betting Prediction
Boxing picks are tough to make on a fight like this, with not a lot of traction in the media and at sportsbooks. With that being said, the official Masoud vs Sanmartin prediction is Masoud will get his hand raised.
There isn’t enough value in the money line to bet, but if a prop bet for him winning a decision comes up, that’s worth laying money on.
- Pick: Masoud by decision
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