We get a 12-round WBO junior lightweight title bout Saturday when Jamel Herring and Carl Frampton Jr. meet at Caesars Palace Dubai. The card is set to begin around 4 p.m. ET, with the Herring-Frampton fight set for later in the show. Below, we break down the Herring vs. Frampton Jr. odds, with boxing picks and predictions. The fight card is televised on ESPN+.
Herring vs. Frampton Jr.: Fight odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:15 a.m. ET.
Jamel Herring -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Carl Frampton Jr. +105 (bet $100 to win $105) | Draw +1600
Herring has an implied win probability of 54.55% with the -120 money line odds. Those odds can be expressed as a fraction of 5/6 or a decimal of 1.83.
Herring vs. Frampton Jr.: Tale of the tape
Jamel Herring
Herring (22-2, 10 KOs), a former United States Marine, will enter the ring with an amazing height and reach advantage. He stands five inches taller than his counterpart, while entering with a seven-inch reach advantage. Herring is looking to push past Frampton Jr., to set up a mandatory fight with Shakur Stevenson in this weight division.
Herring will be making his third title defense. After a bout with COVID-19, he picked up a win over Jonathan Oquendo last time out. The latter was disqualified for an illegal head butt in the eighth round, and it’s possible he was dealing with the after-effects of the illness.
The 35-year-old out of Cincinnati said afterward he was not satisfied with his performance, but it was a win just the same. Prior to that bout, he pushed past Masayuki Ito by unanimous decision.
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Carl Frampton Jr.
Frampton Jr. (28-2, 16 KOs) is looking to become a three-time division world champ with a win, and he would be the first fighter from Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland to accomplish the feat.
Frampton is the more experienced fighter, which makes it rather surprising he is the slight underdog in this one, especially so since Herring looked rather ordinary and on the verge of falling to Oquendo last time out.
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Herring vs. Frampton Jr.: Odds, predictions and picks
FRAMPTON JR. (+105) is a good value at plus-money. He is the more decorated fighter, and he has the flash to potentially sway the judges.
Herring has the size and reach advantage, but his work inside isn’t great. He will clutch and hold and slow down the fight, whereas Frampton will use his speed and will do more to impress the judges in a fight that should go the distance.
As such, also play FRAMPTON ON POINTS (+175) for a chance to nearly double up. For the ‘final judgment’ section, play FRAMPTON BY UNANIMOUS DECISION (+400) for an even better value.
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