How to Bet on Boxing

There is no truer test of one-on-one battling that a boxing match and no more basic form on betting.

Betting on boxing is pretty simple, presuming you know the fighters and can handicap the fight well.

Typicallly, boxing betting is broken down into three categories – boxing moneylines, boxing European lines and over/under by rounds.

For example, there were opening boxing odds on the Floyd Mayweather jr. vs. Ricky Hatton fight that favored Mayweather.

Mayweather -280

Hatton +220

In this case, the negative value (-280) reflects that Mayweather is favored. In order to bet on Mayweather to win, you risk $280 to win $100.

On the flip side, Hatton is the underdog, so risking $100 on Hatton would return $220 to you if he wins. (You also get your risk amount returned to you if you win, of course).

Boxing betting also includes European boxers and European odds. This is similar to boxing moneyline odds, but displayed a bit differently.

Instead of +150 for the underdog, you may see 1.50. If your boxer wins, you get your $100 wager back plus $50.

Betting on how many rounds a fight will last is often displayed as boxing over under betting. In the Hatton-Mayweather fight, the total may be set at 11.5. So you wager whether the fight will go the full 12 rounds (betting OVER) or whether the fight will end earlier (UNDER 11.5). In some big fights, sportsbooks will offer exact scenario odds (Mayweather will win unanimous decision or Hatton will win in knockout in 9th round).

These are known as boxing prop bets such as: Will Floyd Mayweather jr. defeat Ricky Hatton in a decision or a TKO or a knockout or a split decision. There are boxing odds set on each of those outcomes and you select one.

Good luck betting on boxing.