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Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson Betting and Prediction
Updated February 9, 2023
The top-quality boxing bouts keep coming along, and this weekend we have another show stopper with Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson clashing in Georgia with the WBO junior lightweight title on the line.
This fight promises to be a technical masterclass for the boxing purists.
In Jamel Herring, we have the older experienced guy. The fighter with the belt. The one who’s been there and done it, many times over!
While in Shakur Stevenson, we see the young upstart. A 24-year-old with all the talent and the boxing world at his feet.
So out of these two technically gifted fighters, who will prevail?
Fight – Jamel Herring v Shakur Stevenson | WBO Junior Lightweight Title
In the method of victory betting market, the betting favorite is for the fight to go the distance with a win for Stevenson.
Odds of +180 with BetUS for the fight to end with a TKO, KO or DQ for Stevenson is the outsider. With -150 for the younger fighter to win after 12 rounds, favorite.
If you favor the experienced boxer, a points or decision victory for a fighter of Herring’s class looks massive on paper at +1000. This shows what a highly regarded fighter Stevenson already is.
With Stevenson such a heavy favorite, there is no surprise to see that the odds are just a toss-up between him winning via stoppage or the fight going the distance.
Jamel Herring will be hoping experience wins the day
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Neither boxer has a big reputation for knockouts. Six of Stevenson’s eight knockouts have been technical (TKO). And all came in the earlier stages of his career when he was fighting lesser opponents.
Since then he has won twice by knockout. Those two wins came against Alberto Guevara in 2019 and Felix Caraballo in 2020.
His two wins since then have come via unanimous decision over Toka Khan Clary in December 2020, and Jeremiah Nakathila in June this year.
With form like that, it’s difficult to see this fight not going the distance.
I feel that despite his lesser experience, Shakur Stevenson still has enough know-how to deal with Herring.
I don’t see a great deal of value in betting on him to win outright at the sportsbooks odds of -750, so my betting pick for this fight is for Shakur Stevenson to win by points or decision at -150.
Stevenson to win by Points or DecisionJamel Herring v Shakur Stevenson
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