We get a 12-round championship bout for the Commonwealth welterweight title and the British welterweight title when Ekow Essuman and Chris Jenkins meet at Wembley Arena in London. The fight’s expected to start shortly after 2:15 p.m. ET. Below, we break down the Essuman vs. Jenkins odds, with boxing picks and predictions.
Essuman, the Botswana-born fighter, has never lost in 14 career professional bouts while registering five KO/TKOs. That includes a TKO of Curtis Felix Jr. at Bethnal Green, Nov. 30, 2019, two fights ago. He needed to go the distance, also at Bethnal Green, against Cedrick Peynaud last time out Sept. 12.
Jenkins fought to a draw last time out against Liam Taylor at Arena Birmingham Nov. 30, 2019. Now, “Rok’n’Rolla” will look to hand Essuman his first-ever loss. The 32-year-old is a big-time underdog, however, and just 3-1-2 across his past six fights with no finishes across his past 12 bouts.
Ekow Essuman vs. Chris Jenkins odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:20 a.m. ET.
Ekow Essuman: -300 (bet $300 to win $100) | Chris Jenkins: +250 (bet $100 to win $250) | Draw: +1600
Essuman has an implied win probability of 75.00% with the -300 money line odds. Those odds can be expressed as a fraction of 1/3 or a decimal of 1.333.
Ekow Essuman vs. Chris Jenkins: Tale of the tape
Ekow Essuman (-300)
Record: 14-0-0 (5 KOs)
Height: 5-foot-10
Reach: N/A
Stance: Orthodox
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Chris Jenkins (+240)
Record: 22-3-3 (8 KOs)
Height: 5-foot-9
Reach: N/A
Stance: Orthodox
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Essuman vs. Jenkins: Odds, predictions and picks
Essuman (-300) will cost you three times your potential return. While he has never lost, he also doesn’t get a lot of finishes. Whenever you involve the judges, it’s risky.
AVOID.
Essuman vs. Jenkins best bet
ESSUMAN ON POINTS (+110) is the way to go here. In 14 career fights, he has had just five KO/TKO victories. In fact, he has had just one knockout across his past five professional fights.
If you do not want to specify a winner, but get some action on the fight, play 11 ROUNDS OR MORE (-200). If the fight goes the distance, or past the 11th bell, you win, regardless of who gets their arm raised. Or you could simply play YES (-175): WILL THE FIGHT GO THE FULL 12 ROUNDS?, with a little less wiggle room.
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