In a junior bantamweight WBC championship bout in the main event, Jesse Rodriguez (15-0) and Wisaksil Wangek (50-5-1) meet Saturday at Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas. The card begins at 8 p.m. ET (DAZN). Below, we analyze the Rodriguez vs. Wangek odds and lines, with expert boxing picks and predictions.
Rodriguez, aka Jesse Rodriguez Franco, has picked up 15 wins in his 15 career professional bouts. He snapped up the vacant WBC super fly title at the Footprint Center in Phoenix in February with a unanimous decision victory over Carlos Cuadras, so this will mark his first title defense. That UD win snapped a 6-bout knockout streak.
Wangek, also called Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, hails from Thailand. The southpaw stance fighter has recorded an amazing 43 knockouts in his 56 career professional bouts. That includes a referee technical decision (RTD) win over Ekkawit Songsui at Workpoint Studio in Bang Phun in his native country.
Each of Wangek’s past 3 fights have been at Workpoint, and this fight marks his first return to the United States since a unanimous-decision loss to Juan Francisco Estrada in April 2019.
Jesse Rodriguez vs. Wisaksil Wangek odds and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:40 a.m. ET.
- Fight result (2-way line): Rodriguez -500 (bet $500 to win $100) | Wangek +300 (bet $100 to win $300)
- Over/Under: 10.5 rounds (Over -340 | Under +220)
- Fight to go the distance: (Yes -320 | No +195)
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Jesse Rodriguez vs. Wisaksil Wangek picks and predictions
Records: Rodriguez (15-0-0, 10 KOs) | Wangek (50-5-1, 43 KOs)
Fight result (2-way line or money line)
Rodriguez (-500) will cost 5 times your potential return. That’s just too risky for not enough reward. PASS, and look to the method of victory instead.
Only one of Wangek’s past 5 fights have resulted in a knockout, a win over Jomar Fojardo in Bang Phun in October 2020. RODRIGUEZ TO WIN BY DECISION (-170) is a much less risky wager.
Over/Under (O/U)
Over 10.5 rounds (-340) and Yes: Fight to go the distance (-320) are just too expensive for not enough return.
AVOID and stick with the method of victory play only in this championship bout. The judges will get involved to determine a winner.
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