Daniel Dubois Vs. Joseph Parker Opening Betting Odds
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Certainly one of many eagerly awaited boxing occasions of 2025 takes place on Saturday, February 22, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The combat card, dubbed “The Closing Crescendo,” selections seven title fights. On the extreme of the cardboard is a must-see rematch. In that matchup, Artur Beterbiev places his undisputed delicate heavyweight championship on the freeway within the path of the actual particular person he took the WBA title from in October by way of majority willpower, Dmitry Bivol. Ahead of that rematch, Daniel Dubois places his IBF heavyweight title on the freeway within the path of Joseph Parker. Beneath, we have a look on the opening odds for the Dubois vs. Parker title combat.
Dubois Vs. Parker
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Daniel Dubois (22-2 with 21 knockouts) gained the WBA (widespread) heavyweight title in June 2022 with a knockout victory over Trevor Bryan. In December of that 12 months, Dubois defended that title within the path of Kevin Lerena with a third-round knockout victory.
In his subsequent matchup, Dubois acquired a spectacular totally different, a matchup within the path of WBA (nice), WBO, and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk defeated Dubois by knockout all through the ninth-round, however the combat was not with out controversy.
Dubois dropped Usyk all through the fifth spherical with a punch that the referee dominated a low blow. Usyk took all of his his allotted 5 minutes to get successfully from the shot. Replays confirmed the punch touchdown on the belt line. Dubois camp contested the selection, however the WBA upheld the low blow ruling.
Since that loss, Dubois is 3-0 with knockout wins over Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic, and most not too approach again Anthony Joshua. Dubois gained the IBF title collectively collectively together with his TKO victory over Hrgovic, and successfully defended the crown collectively collectively together with his September 2024 knockout of Joshua.
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Joseph Parker (35-3 with 23 knockouts) is a former WBO heavyweight champion. He gained that belt in 2016 with a knockout win over Andy Ruiz Jr. He defended the title twice before dropping a unanimous willpower to Anthony Joshua in March 2018. Parker would regulate to that loss with a variety setback to Dillian Whyte the equal 12 months.
After the loss to Whyte, Parker put collectively an unbeaten run of six fights. Then in September 2022, Parker confronted Joe Joyce for the interim WBO heavyweight crown. Joyce gained that bout by Eleventh-round KO.
Parker bounced as soon as extra from that stoppage defeat with 5 straight wins. His most trendy victory was a March 2024 majority willpower overcome Zhilei Zhang in a combat the place Zhang dropped Parker twice.
Dubois Vs. Parker Betting Odds
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When the betting odds opened for Dubois vs. Parker, Dubois was a -245 favourite over Parker, who was listed because of the +194 betting underdog. Correct now, Dubois is listed at -275, whereas Parker is in the marketplace in at +175.
Artur Beterbiev Vs. Dmitry Bivol 2 Opening Betting Odds
Dubois on Parker
“No approach [am I overlooking Parker], I’m gonna do a demolition job on him after which I would like Usyk subsequent. I’m prepared for it and I’m on a roll so ship him on,” Dubois talked about at a up to date press convention.
“I really actually really feel like I’ll be an excessive amount of for him,” added Dubois. “Too sturdy, too quick, every issue he does I am going to do it bigger. I am assured, I ain’t gotta’ say an excessive amount of. It will be an superior combat.
“I’ll coach you only some factors in there throughout the event you’ve got obtained merely began out. I’ll coach you only some programs and a few expertise. I can go.”
Parker on Dubois
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“You should have a combat right in entrance of you right now,” Parker talked about on the aim out of Usyk. “I have been boxing for some time and I really actually really feel like I’ve solely merely begun now. I really actually really feel like I’ve acquired every issue right now, and likewise you might be in for a care for.
“I like that he is filled with confidence. It is sky-high within the interim nonetheless it’s all going to cease on February twenty second. Let’s go.”
We may have further on the Beterbiev vs. Bivol 2 card and the Dubois vs. Parker combat, together with up to date betting odds, as combat night time approaches.