(JAN 18)  Women’s boxing has come along way in the last few years. The likes of Christina Hammer, Katie Taylor, Claressa Shields and Cecilia Braekhus have raised the profile of the sport around the world. As a consequence, plenty of fans are betting on women’s boxing.

 

However, there is more to bet on than just the winner of the fight and fans can use their knowledge of the fighters to find the best betting market. This piece will break down the betting markets for the Claressa Shields v Tori Nelson bout for the WBC ,IBF Super Middleweight titles and WBAN Belt held on 12^th January 2018.

The article is written before the fight has taken place, but is intended to be used as a guide to the different markets, rather than give tips. If you want to look at future fights, you can bet on boxing with the latest free bet no deposit offers from Freebets.co.uk.

All odds supplied by Betfair Exchange.

Winner:

Shields 1/33, Nelson 56/1, Draw 29/1.

This is the most basic betting market in boxing and, as you might expect, it is for the final result regardless of the how victory is achieved. Clearly, the bookmakers feel that Shields is an overwhelming favourite to retain her titles. There would be not much profit in backing her. If you fancy Nelson to cause an upset, however, you will earn over fifty times your outlay.

Method of Victory:

Method	Shields	Nelson
KO, TKO or Disqualification	1/10	24/5
Decision or Technical Decision	4/6	33/5

Now that the markets are more specific, the odds have become more generous for a Shields victory. She has won two of her four professional fights by KO, so if you think that will happen you will increase your outlay by 10%. Nelson has only won two out of 17 victories by KO, so the odds are quite high for her to win by that method.

Round Betting:

Round:	Shields	Nelson
1	7/2	17/2
2	7/2	17/2
3	7/2	17/2
4	7/2	17/2
5	7/2	17/2
6	24/5	17/2
7	28/5	17/2
8	33/5	17/2
9	38/5	17/2
10	17/2	17/2
Points	4/6	33/5

Again, the markets are now more specific allowing the odds to increase. Backing Shields to win in the 5^th Round, like she did against Nikki Adler, would provide a decent profit. You may also notice that the odds lengthen for Shields as the rounds progress. This is because the bookmakers will reason that there is more chance for Nelson to ‘hang on’ until the fight is over.

Distance Betting:

No: 1/20, Yes: 4/9

Finally, a simple betting market that does not factor in the bout winner. In this case, it is arguably a matter of betting that Nelson can hang on against Shields for the full 10 rounds. If you think the answer is yes, you could land profits of nearly 50% - regardless of who wins.

More to Come from Women’s Boxing Betting

The above highlights the basic ways to bet on a women’s boxing match. For bigger fights, such as the potential one between Hammer v Shields, you would likely see special betting markets added by the bookmakers.