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The best plants on Taylor-Serrano 3, Shakur-Zepeda and others
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1 year agoon
Katie Taylor will try to make 3-0 against Amanda Serrano, when they meet on Friday at the undisputed Taylor welterweight championships in Up-to-date York Garden Madison Square Garden (Netflix, 20:00 ET).
Taylor won the first fight in April 2022 made by a divided decision and continued her unanimous win in the rematch in November last year. Both fights were very close, which caused calls to fight the trilogy.
In the co-main event of Alycia Baumgardner defends his undisputed juniors of lithe championships against Jennifer Miranda in a very engaging duel with an early finish.
On Saturday at the Louis Armstrong stadium in Queens, Up-to-date York Edgar Berlanga will face Hamzah Sheeraz in the fight for a super medium weight (Dazn PPV, 17:00 et). Berlanga won his first 16 fights in the first round, but he has only two KO in the last eight fights.
In cooperation with Shakur Stevenson, he places his lithe WBC title on the line against William Zezedie in the fight against the weekend.
With Serrano a petite favorite in her fight with Taylor, and Baumgardner is the biggest favorite on the All-Women card, where is the best value for Bettorów? Stevenson is another great favorite and knowing his style, a certain plant lies in the fact that the fight will go to the decision. But is this the best plant?
The bookmaker expert Espn Ian Parker breaks the best fights on both cards and offers guidelines.
Katie Taylor (+160) vs. Amanda Serrano (-200)
Despite entering 2: 0 in the fight against Taylor with Taylor, Serrano sits as a favorite bookmaker almost 2-1. The first fight was very competitive, and in the second Serrano she had moments when she hurt Taylor, but she couldn’t close her. With another opportunity to finally win in the next epic duel, Serrano will want to operate two clear advantages that he has over Taylor: her power and pace.
There are many ways to find values in this fight.
1. I am on the side of Serrano in this fight, but if the price -175 is a bit high for your preferences, take it to win by decision -110. As powerful as Serrano, and even with his ability to hurt opponents, in Taylor stands a warrior whom he demands and durability is almost unmatched.
2. Because Serrano is known for its power, there are several props that have great value and are worth playing. Even as strong as Taylor is almost 40 years ancient, so I would say that in Taylor is fallen (+350).
3. If you are on the Taylor side, the Money line is +140. But if you are lucky, take Taylor to be knocked down and continue to win (+2000). This is certainly not outside the field of possibilities. Taylor could have been dropped early, but Serrano straightened the rest of the road.
Alycia Baumgardner (-3500) vs. Jennifer Miranda (+1200)
How to get any value from Baumgardner who should not have a problem with Miranda and is the biggest card favorite? The only way to put yourself in this fight is to win Baumgardner based on the decision -190 or KO/TKO in +165. I think the value is in the KO/TKO requisition. Baumgardner should have an advantage everywhere in this fight, and she wears a decent KO (7 KO in 15 fights). She should not have a problem with pressure, overwhelming Miranda with a immense volume and ultimately landing with a knockout. I am surprised that we get such a number for KO/TKO for the defending master.
Savannah Marshall (-550) vs. Shadasia Green (+375)
Marshall is another great favorite because he sits in -500 against Green. This line is too wide, because Green is a threat to its power and speed, and considering that Marshall is fighting for the first time in two years. However, Marshall has an advantage of experience and consistently fought with high-level competition, including Claress Shields and Franchon Crews-Dezurn. And he is a generally better boxer. Until Marshall is caught early by Green’s power, I would look for the bookmaking line -500, Parlaying Marshall to win by -120.
Edgar Blangka (+110) vs. Hamzah Sheeraz (-135)
At the age of -135, I think we get a very good number for Sheeraz, because it always accepts aggressive and risky Berlanga. There is no doubt that Sheeraz is a better boxer, but he must avoid Berlang’s explosive attack, which he brings to every fight in the first round. This and all fights along the way are Berlang’s paths to victory. If Sheeraz manages to master, he should be able to survive an early storm and take control as the fight continued. Because Berlanga notoriously disappears in the fighting later, there are several ways to put this fight.
1. -135 Moneyline for Sheeraz. This price is so low that you can comfortably set it up without stressing the victory method.
2. Sheeraz by KO/TKO in +325 is a great number for a warrior with great power and a immense fuel tank, against a warrior who releases and loses shine as the fight continued.
3. Fight so as not to pass the distance in +105. If you do not want to focus on the site because of how close it is – and rightly so – betting on the finish in plus a chance is a great way. We know that Berlanga will choose KO, which is a chance, and if he does not get it, it can run out to such an extent that Sheeraz can end it later in the fight.
Shakur Stevenson (-1100) vs William Zepeda (+650)
About -1100 Stevenson is the biggest favorite on the Saturday card, and if you watched it long enough, you know that the price for winning it with the decision will not be inexpensive. However, at -200 I don’t hate it. Zepeda is a knockout (27 KO in 33 fights), so I expect Stevenson to defend himself and win with his great style and point point, never exposing himself to the risk, and therefore without choosing KO himself. If you want better value, take Stevenson to win by decision and fight for a distance in +105.
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Carl Froch Claims One Welterweight Champion Could Have Stopped Terence Crawfords Unbeaten Streak
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August 16, 2026
Terence Crawford faced and defeated 42 different opponents during a 17-year career, but super-middleweight icon Carl Froch believes that there is one welterweight who would have put an end to Crawford’s unbeaten streak if they were to meet in their primes.
Crawford became the first post-war boxer to claim the undisputed title in three separate weight divisions last September; a run which began as a super-lightweight in 2015 by defeating Thomas Dulorme, then unifying against Viktor Postol before halting Julius Indongo in an undisputed title showdown.
‘Bud’ then moved on to the welterweight scene and knocked out Jeff Horn to capture the WBO world title on his 147lb debut, making five defences of the title before colliding with fierce rival and three-belt unified titleholder, Errol Spence Jr, in 2023.
In a unforgettable fight, Crawford brutally beat Spence down in an authoritative ninth-round stoppage win to capture the undisputed welterweight throne. Talk then turned to an unprecedented three-weight move up to super-middleweight to take on Canelo Alvarez.
After stopping off at super-welterweight to dethrone Israil Madrimov on his way up, Crawford debuted at super-middleweight in a challenge for Canelo’s undisputed crown and outboxed the Mexican superstar in an iconic win last year, hanging up the gloves three months later.
Despite those legendary achievements, Froch picked Floyd Mayweather Jr to come out on top in a potential fantasy fight against the Omaha southpaw, in an episode of ‘Froch on Fighting’.
Mayweather’s achievements speak for themselves, retiring with a perfect 50-0 unbeaten record after claiming world honours in five divisions, with his most impressive reign coming at 147lbs, where he defeated the likes of Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley.
Mayweather has been rumoured to make a comeback, but while there would be huge finances that would be on offer, Crawford has revealed that he would have no interest in ending his retirement for a bout with ‘TBE’, believing that the 49-year-old is ‘old’ and ‘done’.
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Conor Benn Reveals His Pick: Oscar De La Hoya vs Terence Crawford Showdown in Boxing History
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August 16, 2026
Terence Crawford has been hailed by many as the best fighter of this generation following his retirement, and now WBC welterweight title hopeful Conor Benn has shared how he thinks ‘Bud’ would have fared against six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya.
Crawford became boxing’s sixth five-division world champion with an iconic win over Canelo Alvarez back in September; joining Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in that elite and exclusive club reserved only for legends of the sport.
Of that group, only De La Hoya and Pacquiao have gone on to conquer a sixth division, with De La Hoya’s 2004 WBO middleweight world title win over Felix Sturm seeing the Californian become the first boxer to ever become a sextuple champion.
Crawford could have joined ‘’The Golden Boy’ and ‘Pac-Man’ in achieving that feat, having been offered a middleweight world title shot during the aftermath of his triumph over Canelo late last year – a proposal which later fell apart due to a failed doping test by Janibek Alimkhanuly.
Continuing the praise that the Omaha-born southpaw has received since announcing his retirement last December, Benn told Daily Mail Boxing that he would favour the undefeated star to get the better of De La Hoya, if they were to meet in their primes.
Benn also went on to predict that Crawford would retain his unbeaten streak against other greats of the game, picking him to come out on top against each of Mayweather, Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker and Roberto Duran.
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Robert Garcia Evaluates Terence Crawfords Odds Against Prime Pacquiao
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August 15, 2026
Top trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia has considered the outcome of a fantasy showdown between Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao.
The two generational greats reportedly came close to squaring off in 2021, back when Crawford was the WBO welterweight champion and ‘Pac Man’ held the WBA title.
Their unification match never materialised, though, as Pacquiao was scheduled to face Errol Spence Jr before ‘The Truth’ pulled out with a torn retina.
Instead, the Filipino legend ended up losing his WBA title to Yordenis Ugas at a stage when, while still serviceable, he was quite clearly past his best.
Crawford, meanwhile, was hitting top form around this time, just a few fights away from producing arguably a career-best performance against Spence.
He did, of course, manage to stop his welterweight rival in nine rounds, before moving up to 168lbs and becoming a three-division undisputed champion by dethroning Canelo Alvarez last September.
Based on those two performances, coach Garcia has told ESNEWS that he would favour ‘Bud’ to defeat even a prime version of Pacquiao.
“The Crawford that beat Spence – and the Crawford that beat Canelo – would probably beat Manny.”
While Crawford’s prime almost certainly came during his run of eight stoppages at welterweight, it is harder to pinpoint when Pacquiao ultimately reached his peak.
In terms of his most destructive performance at world level, however, many will point towards his second-round finish over Ricky Hatton in 2009.
While facing the ‘Hitman’ at 140lbs, Pacquiao would cement himself as a formidable welterweight champion soon after, dethroning Miguel Cotto with a 12th-round stoppage for the WBO title.
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