A lot of big names in action tonight on a marathon Saturday that offers nearly 10 hours of live boxing.
Perhaps the most interesting fight is the clash in Mexico City between WBA/WBO flyweight champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada (26-2-0, 19 KOs) and former champion Giovani “Guerrero Azteca” Segura (32-3-1, 28 KOs). Oddsmakers have the taller Estrada pegged as a -230 favorite against Segura (+190). beIN Sports will televise.
In Belfast, Northern Ireland, IBF super bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez (31-4, 23 KOs) is expected to lose his title to undefeated Carl Frampton (18-0, 13 KOs). Frampton, who previously stopped Martinez in nine rounds in 2013, is a -550 favorite, while Martinez backers can get +425. AWE TV will televise.
Showtime presents a tripleheader from Cincinnati, Ohio, with each favorite set at odds of at least 10:1. “The Problem” Adrien Broner (28-1, 22 KOs) is a -1165 pick to beat Emmanuel Taylor (18-2, 12 KOs)in the super lightweight main event. Former interim super lightweight titleholder Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (35-3, 33 KOs) is a -1050 favorite to pin the first “L” on unbeaten Roberto “Massa” Ortiz (31-0-1, 24 KOs), and former welterweight world champion Andre Berto (28-3, 22 KOs) is an off the charts -6000 favorite to take care of business against Steve Upsher (24-3-1, 6 KOs). Earlier, Showtime Extreme will present several undercard bouts.
Finally, UniMas will air a clash between former world lightweight champion Juan ‘Baby Bull’ Diaz (34-4-1, 19 KOs) and Carlos Cardenas (21-8, 14 KOs) from Laredo, Texas. No odds posted on that bout as of this writing