Boxing bets can be as straightforward or as complex as you like. Whether you’re an expert in betting on boxing, or new to the sport, there’s nothing wrong with brushing up your knowledge.
In our latest guide, Paddy Power is here to show you how to bet on boxing. You’ll learn the basics to getting set up and see how to access the sportsbook.
Find your next boxing bet with Paddy Power and get advice on where to look for smart choices, and how to improve your knowledge of the sport.
What’s more, we’ve thrown in a few tips for when you next bet on boxing fights!
How to bet on boxing
There are thousands of boxing odds and bet options available in the Paddy Power sportsbook. To access the boxing betting markets, first you need to sign up for an account and make a deposit, before heading over to the sportsbook. Here you’ll find all the latest big fights and odds. To bet on a fight, click the odds you want to back and enter your stake in the bet slip. Then hit ‘Place Bet’ to complete the wager!
- Read more about how to open a Paddy Power account here
While the process of placing a boxing bet is straightforward, the complexity comes in selecting your bet. Here are the most popular fight odds right now:
- Match betting – Wager on who you think will win the fight, or if it will be a draw.
- Method of victory – Bet on how you think the fight will end. Back a fighter to win via KO/TKO or points.
- Fight distance – Bet on how long you think a fight will last. Many pro men’s fights last between seven and nine rounds.
- Knock down – In big fights you can wager on whether a boxer will be knocked down or not. This is a particularly interesting market in heavyweight boxing
Boxing bets worth knowing
Now you know how to bet on a boxing fight, it’s time to think about what bets to make. So much focus when you bet on boxing is about who wins and loses that we often forget there are plenty of other bet options out there. In fact, you don’t have to back a specific fighter to win profit when placing boxing bets.
As this is a guide to boxing betting for beginners, we’re not going to go into ridiculous analytical detail about types of boxers, their styles, and how to pick dead-cert winners. Instead, here are some simple tips for boxing to get you started…
Home favourites in home countries
It still goes on even now, home fighters do often get the edge when it comes to narrow decisions. Judges tend to lean with crowds, even if it’s subconsciously. The boxing odds take home fighters into account and it’s notoriously difficult to win in someone else’s backyard. Home favourites therefore become a strong leg on any boxing accumulator.
Scrutinise unbeaten records
A boxer might come into a fight with an unbeaten record but that might not carry much weight. After all, who has the boxer beaten? If they’re unbeaten in 10 fights then they still don’t have the experience of a seasoned pro. Look at who a boxer has defeated before blindly backing them on their record alone.
Fewer heavyweight shocks
Heavyweight boxing delivers fewer big shocks, partially because the really big boys avoid each other. This leads to a lot of mandatory fights where the favourite comes out a comfortable victor. Backing a heavyweight favourite is therefore the bet boxing fans love to place most.
Fewer lightweight knockouts
The lighter weights are where you’re most likely to see fights go all 12 rounds. That’s because punches don’t carry the impact of the heavyweights. Still, it’s worth betting on boxing in-play during lightweight and middleweight contests because if both fighters go at it from the bell then exhaustion may soon take over, making an early stoppage more likely.
No boxing betting expert guide is complete without offering at least one killer tip for an upcoming fight. Well, we have loads of boxing tips on our dedicated page, so why don’t you check these out today?
Remember, Paddy offers extensive boxing odds on every professional fight in the UK, Ireland and in other countries too. If you’re stuck on where to bet on boxing online, try the Paddy Power sportsbook today!
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