British fighter strong favourite to take down Usyk in heavyweight title bout
William Hill’s customers are siding with Anthony Joshua over Oleksandr Usyk ahead of their world heavyweight title fight at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening.
The leading bookmaker reports that nearly two thirds of bets taken on the bout have been in favour of Joshua, with the WBA, IBF and WBO champion a solid 2/5 favourite, while Hills make the Ukrainian challenger a 9/4 chance.
There has been support for Usyk in the round betting, though, with 20% of bets in that market being placed on the outsider winning in rounds 8-11.
Rupert Adams, Spokesperson for William Hill, said: “Despite being a short-priced favourite in his fight against Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua is very much the one our customers want to be with ahead of Saturday night.
“In the outright market, we’ve seen nearly two thirds of bets placed on AJ at 2/5, while the support for Usyk has been in the round betting with rounds 8-11 being notably popular.”
William Hill – Sports – Boxing
Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk:
Anthony Joshua: 2/5
Oleksandr Usyk: 9/4
Draw: 20/1
Bookies back Anthony Joshua to weigh in at 234lbs
Sporting Index predicts heavyweight champion to weigh lowest for title fight since Andy Ruiz Jr rematch
Anthony Joshua is predicted to weigh in at 234lbs ahead of this weekend’s fight against Oleksandr Usyk, according to Sporting Index, which would be his lightest for a fight since 2013.
AJ’s slighter frame has been widely discussed ahead of his upcoming heavyweight title bout, due to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on Saturday night.
And the betting firm have crunched the numbers and expect the WBA, IBF and WBO champion to weigh in 6lbs lighter than his last fight against Kubrat Pulev in December 2020.
Joshua’s lightest weight came back in 2013 during the early years of his career, at 229lbs, however he’s still backed to tip the scales heavier than Usyk at tomorrow’s official weigh-in.
Sporting Index also expect AJ to win the fight in the ninth round of the bout this weekend, predicting the fight will last 26 minutes in total.
Neville Burdock, Head of Trading at Sporting Index, said: “Anthony Joshua has built a reputation as a heavyweight fighter with a huge frame and big muscles, which has helped him to land many knockouts with his explosive punching style.
“However, it looks like the heavyweight champion has stuck with the more streamlined figure he adopted for the Andy Ruiz Jr rematch and Kubrat Pulev fight, and we expect him to record his lowest weight for a fight in eight years at 234lbs at tomorrow’s weigh-in.”
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A birthday is a day of celebration and joy. On this auspicious day, people think about their accomplishments in their life, what they have done so far? What were they trying to achieve? It is no surprise that people question their schools of thought. But still, it is a hidden feeling of joy. And to wish all those basketball players who were lucky that God grant them the happiness of this day, we wish to all those players a very deep heartwarming, Happy Birthday!
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