Zak Chelli is walking deep into enemy territory this weekend.
The British and Commonwealth title-holder in the super-middleweight division will put his gold on the line in front of a passionate Oakwell crowd in Barnsley, in support of their man and challenger Callum Simpson in his 15th fight as a pro.
Caroline Dubois, Stephen McKenna and Joe Laws are the most notable names on this BOXXER undercard in Yorkshire, but Chelli-Simpson is the fight gaining the most attention and we’re here to serve up the best there is in Zak Chelli vs Callum Simpson betting tips.
Callum Simpson to beat Zak Chelli by Decision/Technical Decision at 13/10 with bet365
A controversial draw with Jack Cullen in 2020 saw Zak Chelli lose a bit of momentum on the British super-middleweight scene.
The Fulham fighter ticked over in three and six rounders before a loss to Mark Jeffers in 2023, and as he stared down the barrel of his career as a sort after fighter, the 26-year-old pulled out his career best performance at the start of 2024.
Winning the British super-middleweight and Commonwealth titles over his former advisory Joe Cullen has spring-boarded him into a main event fight with BOXXER this Saturday night, but he’ll have his work cut out defending his titles against a hungry home favourite.
Callum Simpson is 14-0 with 10 knockouts and looks the real deal in the 168-pound division.
He is a massive Barnsley Football Club fan, and this opportunity to fight at Oakwell will surely give him that added bit of spite in his punches against the experienced but flawed Chelli.
Simpson’s power will give Chelli something to think about as he walks forward during this 12-rounder, and it looks destined for the home favourite to take it pretty comfortably on the cards.
Terence Crawford to beat Israil Madrimov by KO/TKO/Disqualification at 8/11 with bet365
Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue and Oleksandr Usyk – these three fighters are all worthy of the status of pound-for-pound king in the sport of boxing.
It’s near impossible arguing between all three, but Terence Crawford has a chance to strenghen his own case this weekend as he goes for a world title in a fourth different division.
Crawford has held world straps at lightweight, light-welterweight and welterweight, and now moved up to 154-pounds to take on the unbeaten Uzbek, Israil Madrimov.
Madrimov, like Crawford, is unbeaten as a pro, but just 11 fights into his career is lacking the experience that “Bud” has on the world stage.
The Uzbek has power – recording 7 KOs in 10 wins – but in order to use his power he will have to be able to connect with the slick, switch-hitting movement of Terence Crawford who has made many world class fighters look distinctly average over the last half a decade.
Crawford’s power is underrated and the 40-0 fighter often finds a way of breaking down his opponent into submission.
Andy Ruiz Jr to beat Jarrell Miller by Decision/Technical Decision at 20/21 with bet365
Jarrell Miller isn’t a very good boxer.
He is big, brash, durable, can sell a fight, but when he mixes it with any real contenders in the heavyweight division, it is unlikely he will come out on top.
Miller has lost to multiple drugs tests and Daniel Dubois, and it’s hard to imagine his record improving for the better as he takes on the fast hands of Andy Ruiz Jr.
Andy Ruiz hasn’t taken the division by storm since his 2019 win over Anthony Joshua, but he is still a good operator in that second tier of heavyweight contenders.
Ruiz hasn’t scored a knockout since that shock upset over Joshua five years ago, so a points win is where the value lies in LA.
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