The ability to bet on sports is typically associated with football and horse racing but there’s actually options to bet on practically all sports. Availability of specific markets and selections is primarily based on the demand of those who want to liven up even the dullest of sporting events, with boxing being a strong example, as a lot of punters now bet on both major and minor bouts.
Most bookmakers provide prices on a large portion of boxing matches. These not only include the highly-anticipated fights that work as a highlight throughout the year, but also the under cards that take place in and around the more important bouts. You’ll find boxing betting tips prior to these key events taking place, with a lot of bookies offering their prices early to help punters who are interested in getting involved.
What markets do frequent boxing punters bet on?
Match Result
Unsurprisingly, it’s the final result which tends to come first on the betting page for all boxing events. This is the case for almost all sports, with the only exception tending to be in sports where there isn’t a final result to bet on. Even in boxing, the Match Result isn’t an outright outcome to bet on, with it usually being labelled as the Fight Winner, either fighter to win by Knockout (KO)/ Technical Knockout (TKO), or either fighter to win by decision.
Round Statistics
Some would argue that betting on the winning round was more popular than the Match Result. It’s a similar concept to the Match Result markets but offers stronger odds from it being more specific over who will win and when they’ll win. This usually consists of either a specific round that you can bet on as a single, or Group Round betting, where you need to pick any round between 1-4, 4-8 and so on.
Markets such as this one will tend to appear on most boxing betting tips websites, as they’re aware of how popular they are with fans of the sport. One website who make use of this market is TeamFA, who have a section of their site dedicated to the latest boxing tips and regularly provide previews on key events.
Boxing Specials
As the opportunity to build your own bet has offered more freedom in the way you bet, boxing betting has also been affected, leading a lot of punters to betting on extremely specific outcomes. A lot of websites will offer enhanced prices and boosted odds on boxing but some of the more traditional boxing specials include Yes or No in the ‘Fight To Go The Distance’ market and hard to predict outcomes like whether it’ll be won in an odd or even number of rounds
