Showtime Boxing-Jamal James vs. Razab Butayev: Fight prediction, hole cards, start time, odds, how to watch

On Saturday night, Showtime champion boxing came to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to compete for the WBA welterweight title. In that game, Jamal James will compete with Razab Butayev for the title in a close match.

James (27-1, 12 KO) is struggling to win the WBA real world championship title, currently held by Yordenis Ugas. A shot against Urgas will also give James a chance to avenge his 2016 defeat, which was regarded as an upset. Ugas has achieved greater success, including becoming a true world champion and defeating Manny Pacquiao. At the same time, James almost stagnated, but now he is 33 years old but the years have passed.

The WBA has set up a four-man tournament and Urgas defends his belt against Eimantas Stanionis and James against Butaev.

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Of course, the chance for James to have an ideal rematch with Urgas and win the world championship involves surpassing Butayev, which is not a trivial matter. In fact, Butayev is currently a minor betting favorite entering the battle.

Butayev (13-0, 10 KO) is a pressure fighter. After Besputin’s drug test failed, his perfect record has remained the original after his loss to Alexander Besputin in 2019 was overthrown. state.

This fight will largely come down to whether Butaev can be consistent in his heavy press offense, or whether James can maintain discipline and keep his distance.

This card also marks the return of top welterweight prospect Jaron “Boots” Ennis against Thomas Dulorme in the United Main Event. Ennis (27-0, 25 KOs) will continue to impress every time he enters the ring. He defeated Sergey Lipinets in April and looked forward to another major victory at the age of 24 on Saturday night. At the same time, Dulorme lost consecutively to Eimantas Stanionis and main event player Jamal James.

Below are the full battle cards for Saturday night and the latest odds from Caesars Sportsbook.

James v Butayevka, odds

prophecy

James vs. Butaev is a battle of decent fighters who may develop bad habits. James can allow himself to fight inside, which is beneficial for him to use his touch ability and technical ability to cruise. Butaev sometimes relaxes stress and falls into a period of reduced activity, which makes him gritted his teeth in a confrontation with Besputin, and then a failed drug test frees Butaev from record losses. If Butayev can come forward and pull James into the inside battle, this is Butayev’s victory. It seems unlikely that Butaev will not fall into those old troubles, which means that James can pass him close to victory. Selection: Jamal James through UD