Alright boxing fans, we have some ladies action this upcoming weekend. March is here at last and Saturday night will be alright for fighting. Yes, Amanda Serrano will defend her belts this Saturday against Nina Meinke. Who will win in the Featherweight Boxing Best Bets and reign in the division?
Numbers are here via the best Vegas online boxing betting sites.
Serrano remains a huge Featherweight Boxing Best Bets favorite. Let us be blunt. Now, the numbers came in even crazier earlier in the week. Keep in mind, this bout is a 12-round fight. Serrano has gone this distance before in defeating Danila Ramos and that fight was not sanctioned by the WBC. Serrano vacated the WBC title on December 5th as 12 rounds is her desired distance.
Yes, this is her third defense of the WBA title. Serrano also holds the IBO, WBO, IBF, and The Ring belts as well. It seems like she likes a lot of gold. That much is true. However, the Puerto Rican fighter has a lot of bite to go with her bark. At 46-2-1 and 35 years old, some believe her best is yet to come. As it is, her career has been quite the impressive one.
The previous five fights of Serrano illustrate why she is a ridiculously large favorite. For one, Serrano arguably defeated Katie Taylor at MSG. It was one of 2022 Fights Of The Year. Taylor won by split decision but even she acknowledged the fight could have gone either way. Since then, Serrano became Featherweight champion and has controlled the division.
Simply, Serrano possesses the power and stamina to go this longer distance. The chances that someone like Nina Meinke can control this fight given it is in Serrano’s home of Puerto Rico would be almost zero. Her ability to compete in multiple combat sports gives her a unique advantage in a fight like this.
This bout is in the Featherweight division which carries a limit at 126 pounds. Serrano fought a higher echelon of competition compared to the German fighter. Now, Nina Meinke is 30 and comes off a fight about four months ago against Laura Ledesma. So, the Featherweight Boxing Best Bets expects a more technical bout early on March 2nd. Could we figure out the likely outcome of Serrano against Meinke?
Many still ask about this 10.5 Round prop. Yes, these ladies will go 12 rounds at three minutes a round. Expect Serrano to be able to wear out Meinke (18-3). The German has mostly fought in fights with two-minute rounds. This would undoubtedly be uncharted territory. Partly, that is why the odds are so tilted. The other reason is that Meinke has never held a World Title herself. She lost badly to Sarah Mahfoud in her only attempt at a world belt.
DAZN sports and pundits alike do figure a knockdown is possible Yes, keep an eye for prop action in the later rounds. On the interim, the Over of 10.5 rounds only goes as low as -110. Shopping around helped us get a good number for the fight going the distance at +125 on Bovada. There are a couple of choices for a Serrano outcome. A decision nets us +130 but a knockout is only at -140.
With the Moneyline bordering well into the outrageous range, the win by decision is plus money. If Serrano wants to just tire out Meinke. That is viable. However, we believe Serrano will drop and knock out the German.
Featherweight Boxing Best Bets ask can Meinke pull off a grand upset? Again, one never fully knows in this business. Shockers happen all the time. Look at Buster Douglas and Mike Tyson as an example. Okay, one notable difference is that Serrano is fighting at home and Meinke again has not beaten anyone in the top three in the division.
Okay, watching video of the two fighters and particularly Meinke offers one hope. Meinke has lost once since the fiasco against Katie Taylor. Could the 30 year old find a way to stick and move while avoiding Serrano’s power shots? It is possible. The chances of a knockout from the German pugilist are almost zero. A sure sign is the books basically offering almost +10000 across the board.
Alright, the chances Meinke can outpoint Serrano may not be much above zero either. The best chance for her could be to catch the champion off-balance. Serrano does leave herself open but again that southpaw fighting stance hurts Meinke. The hope for Meinke then is she can get some kind of technical decision or decision.
What about a few more props for this bout on Saturday night? Always remember these great online boxing odds. Be persistent when shopping around. We found Serrano by knockout in Rounds 10-12 at +500 on Bovada. That may not last and could drop to +450 quickly. The Rounds 7 to 9 number dropped to +300 already. Pick the former over the latter.
Even the Under of 10.5 rounds is growing some intrigue at -120. That may be another options as well. A knockout come come around Round 9 or 10.
Featherweight Boxing Best Bets go with Serrano by late knockout.
The prime online betting sites show a busy sports weekend. Good luck!
