A Cuban, an American and a Ghanian walk into a bar. Well, not quite a bar—the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Only one of them will walk out as the WBO World Featherweight Champion, and it certainly won’t be the American referee. For Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez and Ghana’s Isaac Dogboe, this is the biggest fight both men have fought, getting the opportunity to duke it out for a major title for the first time in their careers. Who will walk away victorious and who will be left drowning their sorrows?
Robeisy comes into this fight as a hot prospect with an impressive record of 11-1-0 and 10 wins on the bounce as a professional. Dogboe also has some strong numbers behind him with four wins in a row and an overall record of 24-2-0. Who’s record will improve over the weekend? We break down the best bets to make on Ramirez vs. Dogboe with odds from bookmaker William Hill.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: March 30th, 10:00 P.M. (GMT)
Based on William Hill’s odds, it’s looking like Saturday will be a good night for Robeisy Ramirez. The Cuban is a 1.14 favourite in the outright betting odds to win this weekend, which is well ahead of Isaac Dogboe’s odds of 5.50. The method of victory odds indicate that the most likely outcome in this title fight will be a knockout in favour of Ramirez though a Ramirez decision is not far behind with odds of 2.00 and 2.25 respectively. For Dogboe to win, it will more than likely be a knockout with that being the Ghanaian’s most likely path to victory at 9.00.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: March 30th, 9:00 P.M. (GMT)
Both fighters are in the prime of their careers here and this should be a cracking fight. We say that while Dogboe will be no easy beat, Ramirez should have the boxing nous to win this in a tight match. Since losing his opening fight as a professional, Ramirez has looked unstoppable and Dogboe doesn’t feel like the boxer to stop him. Ever since winning Olympic gold, Ramirez has looked destined to have a major belt strapped around his waist as well—something which feels like it will come to fruition here.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: March 30th, 9:00 P.M. (GMT)
There’s every chance that Dogboe will push this one the distance, however. He learnt a lot from his two losses to Emmanuel Navarrete and has proven to have a good chin as well. With a Ramirez win on points paying 2.25, this is the best bet to take ahead of Saturday night’s fight. Those looking for a little extra change, however, might want to pick this one to end in a late knockout, similar to how Dogboe’s latest Navarrete loss did.
