Josh Taylor v Ivan Baranchyk Betting Tips & Predictions

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5 August, 2024

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We have three massive fights to look forward to this weekend with action taking place in Scotland, England and America. World titles will be won and lost on each of those shows and you can read expert reviews on the highlights on the boxing section of our site. Here are our top Josh Taylor v Ivan Baranchyk betting tips.

We have Josh Taylor v Ivan Baranchyk for the IBF super lightweight world title, Billy Joe Saunders v Shefat Isufi for the vacant WBO super middleweight strap and Deontay Wilder v Dominick Breazeale for the WBC heavyweight crown, the belt Anthony Joshua needs to complete his collection. All three shows will be live on TV courtesy of Sky Sports and BT Sport and sportsbook punters can ramp up the interest with a bet on outcome.

Bookies have put in the work to allow you a financial interest on the bouts and you can have your say on the fight winner as well as a number of specials, including method of victory, total rounds and winning round. The latter is, perhaps, the most difficult of boxing bets to nail down as you are challenged with correctly predicting the exact round the fight will end in, but it’s also the market that offers the biggest odds, other than the draw.

In this preview we focus on the Scottish action that sees Edinburgh’s Josh Taylor aim to realise a lifelong dream of becoming a world champion while taking a step closer to World Boxing Super Series title. Winning the Muhamad Ali Trophy would catapult the youngster towards the biggest names on the circuit, as well as the major pay cheques.

Taylor Unbeaten in 14

28-year-old southpaw Josh Taylor may be taking part in only his 15^th professional contest but he is already seen as one of the hottest properties British boxing has to offer and a man who will be fast-tracked to the top of the division. The Prestopans native brings a record of 14 wins, 12 by KO from 14 fights and journey to the top has already seen him capture some respected belts, as well as the scalps of established fighters.

Taylor was already well-known in Scotland following his success in the amateurs at the Commonwealth Games and he burst on to the British scene, winning new fans when beating Londoner Ohara Davies at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow in the summer of 2017. With the WBC silver title on the line that night, and OD bringing a record of 15-0-0, it was billed as the toughest test of Josh’s career so far and one many in England expected him to lose, due to the difference in championship experience. Not only did he prove them wrong, the youngster did it in some style.

Taylor inflicted a seventh-round stoppage of Davies and what was more impressive than the bare result itself was the way he mixed it up on the night. Showing his full range of boxing and fighting, the victor proved his natural ability beyond doubt to leave Davies frustrated, before standing with the man who promised to knock him out. In doing so he had no problem pushing his rival back, fighting on the front foot and Ohara took a knee as early as the third before being put down again in the seventh with a well-timed righthand.