Next year, someone will likely fight Claressa Shields in a super fight with the unification of several belt and weight classes on the line. This Saturday night who her opponent is could well be determined.
Both Natasha Jonas and Marie Eve Dicaire are vying to be the next in line for a big unification fight and meet this weekend to fight for the WBC, WBO and IBF Super Welterweight belts. Both carry strong professional records into this clash with Jonas only having two losses and a draw across her 15 fights, while Dicaire has one loss in 19 appearances.
We breakdown the fight odds from William Hill ahead of this clash and outline all of the best bets to be made this weekend.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: November 11th, 12:00 P.M. (EST)
While Natasha Jonas has less professional fights and more blemishes on her record, she is the heavy favourite coming into this match up.
Bookmaker William Hill has Jonas at 1.20 to win this bout well ahead of Dicaire’s odds which sit at 5.00. This discrepancy is a reflection of how hot Jonas has been fighting the past 18 months. Since dropping a narrow decision to Katie Taylor, Jonas has won three fights straight and picked up the WBC and WBO belts to boot. Stepping out in front of a home crowd with such momentum behind her, Jonas is a clear favourite to win here.
That’s not to say that Dicaire doesn’t have a chance here. While the odds aren’t particularly kind to the Canadian, remember that this is a fighter that has only lost once in her career and that was to the dominant Claressa Shields. Backing her as an underdog with a bet may not be the worst idea.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: November 11th, 12:00 P.M. (EST)
William Hill’s method of victory odds indicate that this bout is expected to go the distance.
Betting against the odds here could be lucrative. While Jonas may have just won two months ago by decision, prior to that she’d only won on points twice but has eight knockouts to her name. The 38-year-old Brit has real knockout power and this combined with her strong fight IQ means there is a reasonable chance that at some stage in ten rounds against Dicaire, she’ll land a knockout blow.
Take Jonas to win by knockout in this one with odds of 4.33 for a stronger return than the oddsmakers’ outright odds.
