Super welterweight boxing heads down under this weekend with Queensland, Australia playing host to a title fight between home favourite Tim Tszyu and challenger Carlos Ocampo. The two will compete for the Interim WBO World Super-Welterweight title, with Tszyu the current interim holder of the belt.
Keeping in trend with this weekend’s boxing, Tszyu vs. Ocampo looks to be a one-sided affair in favour of the champion. Tim Tszyu is yet to suffer defeat in his career across 22 fights and while his opponent comes into this match up with 37 professional fights under his belt, the odds are certainly stacked in the Australian’s favour.
We break down all the latest odds from bookmaker William Hill ahead of Tszyu vs. Ocampo and outline our top betting recommendations on this title fight.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: June 16th, 1:30 A.M. (GMT)
Interim champion Tim Tszyu is a 1.12 heavy favourite to win this fight based on the latest odds from bookmaker William Hill. On the other hand, Carlos Ocampo sits at a long but not outrageous 6.50 in the outright betting odds.
In terms of how the bookies see this one ending, Tszyu by knockout is by far the favoured option at 1.44. Next is the champion winning by decision at 4.00 followed by Ocampo’s odds, which are a knockout at 11.00 and a decision at 13.00.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: June 16th, 1:30 A.M. (GMT)
Heading into this fight, Tim Tszyu has been clear that the clash he really wants is against unified champion Jermell Charlo. Win against Ocampo this weekend and Tszyu is a shoe-in to have this fight made. The big question is does having his eye on Charlo make Tszyu vulnerable for an upset here or even more motivated to move through the gatekeeper?
Considering Tszyu has always had his eye on the future and hasn’t been slipped up by this yet, we say that the Australian should have no troubles navigating Ocampo in this bout. The 28-year-old has made a bold knockout claim, which is looking like a good bet at 1.44.
The cherry on top that swings this match even further in Tszyu’s favour is the disrupted build up Ocampo has had. Fighting away from his home base, Ocampo suffered a nasty dog bite a fortnight ago, which left the boxer with a gash on his arm. While he had insisted on proceeding with the fight as scheduled, there’s no doubt this will have impacted his training to some extent, and it’s hard to see the Mexican coming out at his best on Saturday.
