Betting on Boxing

Boxing has long offered players access to a good range of different markets when it comes to betting. While it doesn’t have the range of markets that team sports tend to offer, for a bout between two competitors, it still gives punters some good choices of how to bet on boxing. In this article you will find key points of betting on boxing.

Betting on boxing has traditionally taken place on the high street. Here, there would be bookmakers open that allowed players to enter and place a bet on whichever fights are taking place. The markets would be placed on the walls, which would give the odds on offer for whichever fights were taking place. It’s not possible to place in-play bets at high street bookmakers usually, but if you ask the cashier, you will be able to get access to the different markets that are on offer for the fight.

If you want a more modern approach to placing wagers, then you can use an online bookmaker. This works through the internet and allows players access at any time as well as to more markets. Online bookmakers generally tend to offer players a much wider choice of markets as well as providing other features, including boxing betting bonuses.

The standard way to bet on a boxing match is to choose who the winner will be. This will be a straight choice between either of the two boxers, or a draw. As with most betting, the favourite will have lower odds in place than the underdog. If it’s a close contest, then both fighters could have similar odds. A bet on the top heavyweight in the world against someone who’s generally regarded as not on their level will pay out much smaller odds than it would placing a bet on the underdog.

The second popular way is very similar to the first way, but it is slightly more intricate. This is when you choose a winner and which round they will win the fight in. For example, you might think that the favourite will knock out their opponent in the third round. This bet would give you better odds than just betting on the favourite to win at any point in the fight.

You could also place an accumulator on a number of different fights. Most boxing events don’t just have a single fight on the card, so you could put bets on the undercard fights as well as the main event. If you collected all of these onto a single bet, then it would be an accumulator, or acca. This would pay out more than if you placed single bets on each of the individual fights, but you would need to get the result of every fight correct in order to win.

Boxing betting bonuses tend to be a little sparser than other sports. This is mainly because boxing doesn’t take place on the scale that other sports do. For example, there aren’t boxing leagues in the same way that there are for other sports. However, this doesn’t mean that there are no boxing betting bonuses available at all. You can still get access to the account boosts that many online bookmakers offer to players. This will give you a boost to the odds that are offered, and if you are successful, you will increase the profit you get when you win money betting on boxing.

You may also be eligible to get the free bets that online bookmakers sometimes offer. These will allow you to place a no-risk wager on a particular fight. You will then be awarded the winnings if you bet on the winning fighter. With a free bet, only the winnings are paid out – the stake isn’t
returned.

Some bookmakers also offer players the chance to get losing stakes returned on certain fights. It’s always worth looking at the promotions that are on offer in order to limit the risk to you.

Hundreds of millions of pounds are at stake, the bouts are intense and punters with a revised strategy may nudge ahead your average punter when it comes to winning big.

Boxing betting isn’t always about which sledge-hammer fist is going to flatten their opponent first. Finding the right boxing betting site will help you unleash interesting and varied betting opportunities further enhancing punters excitement.

Security

You have to be sure you’re choosing a safe and secure site. You should never compromise your safety and security when placing bets. You should, therefore, ensure you’re using a site with maximum protection.  The payment processing speed should be a factor here. Take a look at our payment methods page if you’re unfamiliar with processing times

Betting on boxing is a matter of winning or losing. Losing on bets is a common occasion, but if you lose your money unfairly, then it means you’re dealing with an unreliable site. For instance, you might lose your money if the site shuts down unannounced. This might be a planned or deliberated act

Illicit operators have even been known to cheat their punters through rigged software or withhold players’ winnings without reason. Most people end up writing their money off or siting it as bad luck.  The worst scenario is having your personal details exposed – Any site that misuses or doesn’t protect clients’ information is a scam. Therefore, you must use a trustworthy and reputable gambling site.

Always make sure your chosen operator is regulated by some form of gambling authority. In the UK this is usually the UKGC. This information can usually be found in the footer of the operators website

Events

The best boxing betting sites don’t only host the big ticket heavyweight fights, they have everything on offer, internationally.

Good betting operators cover all events sanctioned by the big four boxing commissions:

• World Boxing Association (WBA)
• World Boxing Council (WBC)
• International Boxing Federation (IBF)
• World Boxing Organisation (WBO)
  

They should also include fights under regional institutions, college matches and amateur organisations, which can be fertile ground for betting as fighters aren’t proven and the betting volume is often way smaller. From these, serious boxing gamblers can find big tips for the future. Olympic boxing is an amateur sport, the risk is high and therefore big money is up for grabs if you choose an underdog for an important event.

Including bouts across the weight spectrum also gives punters an edge. Having made a comeback in recent years thanks to the likes of Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Anthony and Anthony Joshua, heavyweight boxing is frequently in the spotlight, but there are quality fighters and interesting match-ups in every weight class. In fact, lower weight fighters tend to be faster and more intense than their big-hitting colleagues, which makes for a very entertaining viewing and betting experience.

Value

Once you’re comfortable with the range of betting options available, it’s time to work out which offers the best value.

Platform Functionality 

A reliable betting site should allow you to place bets and check results while going about your every day business. You should not be limited to your desktop PC at home. A reliable bookie will always ensure the site is compatible with your smartphone and offer and attractive and easy to use platform.

Boxing is one of the harder sports to develop a successful strategy for. This is because it doesn’t have the range of stats on offer that team sports do. On top of this, there is also a much lower margin of error in place. This makes it a lot harder to understand betting on boxing. This doesn’t mean that you can’t improve your chances though.

As with most betting strategies, in order to be successful, you will need to carry out a lot of research. For boxing, one of the best areas to research is when knockouts occur. This is both in relation to when a boxer knocks out someone and when they get knocked out. This will allow you to predict the chances of when a knockout might occur in a fight and then use this to place your wager.

For example, if you have a fighter who usually knocks out their opponents before the sixth round and they are fighting someone who rarely makes it past the eight round, then it might be worth placing a bet on the first fighter winning before the seventh round. This will increase the odds available for selecting the first fighter for your bet, but you have also used the statistics behind the fight to sensibly choose when the fight will end.

You can also use in-play betting to increase your chances. For example, if a fighter comes out of the blocks fast in the first round but then looks exhausted in the second round, it might be worth placing a bet on that fighter to lose before the end of the fifth round. This is using your own eyes and your own judgement to increase your chances of winning. While none of this is a cast-iron guide on how to win betting on boxing, it will improve your chances and allow you to have a better chance of making a profit.

Stats play a big part in how boxing betting odds are set. If two fighters are matched up against each other, the previous fights they have had will be taken into account when setting the odds. For example, if a 28-0 boxer is coming up against a 13-5 boxer, then the first boxer is likely to be the favourite. It is a bit more complicated than this as things such as recent fights and quality of opponent will be taken into account when calculating the odds, but in general, this is how the odds will be set.

This means that the favourite would have much shorter odds than the underdog.

For example: It might be 4/11 and 4/1 as odds for the two fighters. An £11 bet on the favourite would pay out £4 in winnings.  An £11 bet would therefore return £15. A £1 bet on the underdog would return £4 winnings. This means that a £1 bet pays out £5.

The second way that the odds can be impacted is if a lot of people place bets on one specific outcome. For example, if thousands of people place bets on the underdog to win, then it will impact the odds that are offered. This is due to the potential for people having heard something that could impact on the fight. Maybe the favourite got knocked out in sparring or has suffered an injury. All of this could cause people to believe that the underdog has a better chance of winning.

Where can I find the best odds for boxing?

The best odds for betting on boxing are usually found at online bookmakers. There are two main reasons for this. First, the overhead costs at an online bookmaker are much lower than a high street bookmaker. This allows for better odds to be offered on events. Secondly, there is a lot more competition for customers with online bookmakers – this causes them to offer better odds to try to bring in players.

It’s always worth checking out promotions and other bookmakers to find the best odds available when betting as it can offer you better value if you do so.

Outcome: This is a bet on the outcome of a fight.

Accumulator: This is a bet on a number of different fights taking place.

Winner and round: This is placing a bet on which round the fight will end and who will win.

Total rounds: Here, you don’t have to pick a winner and can just set an over/under bet on how many rounds the fight will last.

Round trios: Here, you would place a bet on a boxer to win a group of three consecutive rounds on the judges’ scorecards.

Cashing out has been added to the list of features that online bookmakers offer in recent years. Here, players are able to cash out a bet before the fight has finished. The process of cashing out will give you a diminished return when compared to letting the bet run its course. For example, if your boxer is winning on the judges’ scorecards and you decide to cash out before the fight has finished, you will get a return that is more than your stake but less than if the fight ends and you win the bet.

However, if your chosen fighter is losing and you decide to cash out, you will get a return that is more than zero but less than the value of your stake.

This is a feature that’s only offered at online bookmakers as you can make your way to the live bet screen and choose to cash out from here.

Boxing is very rarely offered as a live streaming option for UK bettors. This is because the vast majority of boxing is offered via subscription services or regular television channels in the UK. It means that the rights to stream boxing isn’t generally available for online bookmakers.

There are sometimes boxing matches that are offered for streaming on UK bookmaker websites. However, these tend to be much lower-profile fights and they don’t occur on a regular basis. If you are a big fan of boxing and still want to watch the lower-profile fights, then it is still well worth checking your bookmaker website in order to see if you can watch the fight.