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- Anthony Joshua vs Eric Molina: Forecast for the clash
On Saturday night, Manchester will host a night of boxing, the main event of which will be the fight between a Briton and an American, Anthony Joshua vs Eric Molina. A world title in the heavyweight versions of IBF will be at the stake of this fight, which the Briton owns now. We wonder if he will be able to defend his title again?
Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua chose not the most venerable boxer for the second championship belt protection. Anthony Joshua is considered the future of heavyweight, but at his 26, he shows an incredible level. Therefore, for a pro career, Briton held 17 fights, winning all of them by knockout! In addition, AJ spent in the ring more than 3 rounds only twice – a victory over Dillian Whyte (7th round) and Dominic Breazeale (7th round). As for other rivals, among them was also a championship fight with Charles Martin. Before the title clash, Joshua met only with guys like Kevin Johnson, who was easily overpassed by the British talent. Well, it is worth noting that the boxer has a terrific technique and a perfectly delivered blow.
Eric Molina
Eric Molina held 28 fights during his professional career and lost only 3 times by KO. However, he finished 25 matches with 19 victories by knockout. The last time 34-year-old boxer was in the ring was in April of this year, when he "packed" a 40-year-old Tomasz Adamek in the 10th round. Yes, the American is famous for a very powerful blow, but his endurance is poor. Eric Molina took calls from serious rivals, but lost against two main opponents – Chris Arreola and Deontay Wilder. In the title fight with Wilder, Molina delivered a lot of problems to the defending champion, but was eventually knocked out by the power of the opponent. Now, this is the second title chance for Molina, but American’s odds are even more modest than in a duel with Wilder.
Forecast for the fight
We will not look through Molina's chances for success, as the veteran does not have enough class to stand in the battle against the reigning world champion. On the eve of the match, bookmakers do not even doubt the victory of Joshua, exposing such a miserable outcome factor. Yes, Molina has never been a "super fighter", besides, his best years are already behind him, but he is hardly weaker than Joshua’s previous opponents. Most likely, the American will not “go on the rampage", so the battle will not end in the first rounds. Joshua gets stronger, he is more technical and faster and cost-effective solution here, so bet on a victory of the owner of the champion belt. The prices for this are the following: R7-12 (best price 11/2) and R4-6 (5/2 generally). Our choice is AJ R7-12.
Other fights of the night
As part of the evening, 32-year-old Dereck Chisora (26-6, 18KO) will meet a 28-year-old Dillain Whyte (19-1, 15KO). The last time Chisora boxed was on the 10th of September, when he knocked out the Bosnian heavyweight Dagenais Yanzhamina in the second round. Whyte boxed in early October with Ian Lewinson and won by a split decision. Dereck Chisora, after losing to Tyson Fury, beat journeymen, then met with Pulev, losing to him by a split decision, and beat another journeyman. Dillian Whyte, after the defeat against Anthony Joshua, beat a journeyman and two unknown opponents, but with a good track record. In this fight, the bookmakers favorite is Whyte: Whyte by Dec/TD.
One more fight of the night is Callum Smith v Luke Blackledge and the stake Callum Smith to beat Luke Blackledge early and the R1-4 appeals to us.
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