In a 10-round women’s IBF super bantamweight title fight, Cherneka Johnson meets Ellie Scotney Saturday at Wembley Arena in London. The main fight card is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET (DAZN), with the main event scheduled for approximately 4 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Johnson vs. Scotney odds, and make our expert boxing picks and predictions.
Johnson looks to successfully defend her IBF super bantamweight title for the 2nd time. She picked up a unanimous-decision win against Susie Ramadan last time out at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. This will be Johnson’s first fight outside of her native Australia, in fact.
She has bounced back with a pair of decision wins since dropping a split-decision fight at Bendigo Stadium against Shannon O’Connell in March 2021.
Scotney has won 6 straight fights since making her professional debut, including an unanimous-decision victory over Mary Romero last time out in Oct. 2022. She is the EBU European Super Bantamweight title.
The 25-year-old gets a crack at the IBF title belt, but she has just 50 rounds under her professional belt. Johnson has racked up 81 rounds in her career, while registering 6 KO wins, or a 37.5% knockout rate.
Johnson vs. Scotney odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:30 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Johnson +350 (bet $100 to win $350) | Scotney -600 (bet $600 to win $100)
- Over/Under: 9 rounds (Over -650 | Under +400)
- Will the fight go the distance? (Yes -500 | No +333)
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Johnson vs. Scotney picks and predictions
Records: Johnson (15-1-0, 6 KOs) | Scotney (6-0-0, 0 KOs)
Fight result (2-way line or moneyline)
JOHNSON (+350) is worth a roll of the dice for a chance to multiply your initial wager by 3 1/2 times.
The champ suffered a nasty head injury in her last fight against Ramadan last time, but she was able to win via unanimous decision.
Johnson has a little more punching power, and if she is able to rack up some impressive shots to wow the judges, she could tip the scales in her favor. This fight is more than likely to go the distance, as 10 of her 16 pro bouts have needed the judges to determine a winner, while Scotney has gone the distance all 6 times.
Over/Under (O/U)
Yes (-500): Fight to go the distance? would cost you 5 times your potential return, which is just too expensive for not enough reward.
AVOID, although this fight is more than likely to need the scorecards of the judges.
I actually see a lot of value playing JOHNSON ON POINTS (+700), too. The defending champ could really help you increase your bankroll.
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