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Saul Alvarez v Daniel Jacobs Betting Tips & Predictions
Here are our top Saul Alvarez v Daniel Jacobs betting tips. One of the biggest nights of the year so far in boxing circles takes place on Saturday in Las Vegas when Mexican sensation Saul Alvarez takes on Daniel Jacobs in a middleweight world title unification bout. The T-Mobile Arena in Sin City provides the backdrop and UK fight fans can follow the action live from around 04:00 GMT on Sunday morning.
An early start – or late one, depending on how your Saturday goes – but it’s a clash well worth setting your alarm for as we’re gifted a meeting of two of the division’s best and a pair of gladiators who feature highly on most pound-for-pound lists. IBF, WBA and WBC middleweight world titles are on the line here, allowing the victor to move a step closer to dominating the middleweight set-up, driving him towards another big outing before the year is over.
Punchy Undercard
The undercard is perhaps one for the purists although followers of the British scene do have an interest as John Ryder takes on Bilal Akkawy for the interim WBA super middleweight crown in the chief support act. That’s another that’ll prove interesting viewing, Ryder hoping to get a win that would set-up the possibility of a mouth-watering clash against fellow British contenders.
Earlier that night Lamont Roach and Jonathan Oquendo decide the short-term future of the NABO super featherweight strap and there’s also a few non-title bouts that will hold your attention.
You can bet on the winner of the main event, having your say on who the champion will be, or there’s a shot at a bigger pay-out when trawling through the many specials covering Alvarez v Jacobs. Will Canelo score another knockout win? Take him to succeed by KO/TKO. If you fancy Jacobs to upset the odds with a points cheer, you can invest your cash on him winning over the scoring judges sat at ringside.
Return to Middleweight
28-year-old Mexican Saul Alvarez steps back down in weight following a textbook win over Britain’s Rocky Fielding last time out at super middleweight, a victory that saw him claim yet another world title at yet another weight category. Canelo stopped his opponent in three rounds, proving what many feared before the bell – Fielding was in way over his head and this was no Rocky movie script where the underdog would battle to a stunning victory.
Having achieved the super middleweight title – just to prove he could – Alvarez dropped the weight needed to return to middleweight where he will look to add more gongs to his collection. That victory stretched his record to 51 wins, one defeat and a couple of draws, crazy when we remember he’s only 28 as it feels like he has been around forever.
His only career defeat to date came against Floyd Mayweather Jr back in the summer of 2013 when missing out by a majority decision. The scorecards suggest it was a close-fought contest but that wasn’t the case, Mayweather winning without much fuss. One judge handed Saul a draw – hence the majority – but that was laughed out of town by anyone who watched the bout and they have become a bit of a joke on the back of that ridiculous 114-114 tally.
