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Demetrius Andrade v Maciej Sulecki Betting Tips & Predictions
We’re off to America this weekend for an evening of world championship boxing at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The show will be live on Sky Sports in the early hours of Sunday morning and there are no less than two world titles on the line. Here are our top Demetrius Andrade v Maciej Sulecki betting tips.
Demetrius Andrade defends his WBO world middleweight strap against the challenge of ambitious Pole Maciej Sulecki in the main event and that is supported by Kal Yafai v Norbelto Jimenez for the WBA world super flyweight face-off. Former heavyweight champion Joe Parker is also back in action as he aims to force his way back into contention following Andy Ruiz Jr’s stunning upset win over Anthony Joshua in New York earlier this month which blow the division wide open.
Interest from UK Audience
The event is promoted by Eddie Hearn for Matchroom Boxing and that will ensure there’s a healthy UK audience, both in attendance and watching the live coverage. The main event is scheduled for a 2.00am start time GMT but it promises to be a bout well worth staying up for and the undercard means dedicated followers will be in their seats early.
As well as the action, you can also bet on the outcome of the evening’s best fights. Aim to make a slight profit in each contest by betting fight by fight or shoot for a bigger pay out and go for a nice priced multiple, such as an accumulator or Lucky 15. A tougher task, of course, but there’s much more to get excited about in terms of prizes.
There are also many specials markets attached to the fights, including round betting, group round betting, method of victory, over/under rounds, draw no bet, and plenty more besides. The method of victory is of particular interest to value hunters as it offers better odds. All you have to do here is predict the winner of the fight and how they will achieve the result – points or KO/TKO. No mean feat, as you can imagine, but a bit of research done on both fighters involved usually makes it an achievable task.
Andrade Unbeaten in 27
Demetrius Andrade arrives at the venue unbeaten in his previous 27 outings, a record stretching all the way back to his debut on October 2010. The 31-year-old local lad has 17 knockout wins on his card, resulting in a 63% KO average. He won the title in October of last year when beating Walter Kautoondokwa by a unanimous decision in front of an appreciative Boston audience when the vacant title was on the line.
Andrade made a successful defence of his crown with an inside the distance victory over Artur Akavov in January of this year, helping push himself further up the rankings. He may be in a quality-laden middleweight category, but he has a respected version of the world title and that will ensure the big names will come calling, providing he keeps winning. That, of course, means he’ll also be in line for some life-changing pay cheques, especially if the likes of Saul Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin and Billy Joe Saunders can be brought to the negotiating table.
To have any chance of that, Andrade must win this weekend and he must put on a performance that catches the eye of major promoters and boxing’s big hitters. He has fought his way into a fantastic position, but that’s the easy bit. Holding on and continuing that progress will be key to any future success. Bookmakers expect the champion to successfully defend his crown and punters who agree will have to make do with the 1/5 offered by 888sport. Tight, but it’s better than the 1/6 that’s generally available. The method of victory market is sure to see increased interest as a result and another KO/TKO is sure to attract attention, especially from casual backers looking for a reason to stay up burning the midnight oil.
