Boxing RequestABets - to Win a World Title Before 2023/24

After the success of current light-welterweight world champion, Josh Taylor, Scotland have produced another serious prospect in the form of 22-year-old light-heavyweight, Willy Hutchinson. Now promoted by Frank Warren, Hutchinson had a successful amateur career, becoming the first Scottish boxer to win gold at an amateur World Championships]

Since then, “The Hutch Train” has moved his record to 13-0, picking up nine knockouts along the way and has won every fight comfortably. He is scheduled to step down to super-middleweight to fight Lennox Clarke for the vacant British and Commonwealth titles in his toughest fight to date and we may finally see the Scotsman’s chin get tested and see him potentially overcome adversity for the first time.

His next fight shows he is ready to step up and start facing higher quality opponents and Hutchinson’s versatility allows him to switch between super-middleweight and a relatively poor light-heavyweight division. This makes us believe he has a genuine chance to win a world title within the next couple of years and he is priced at 5/1 to win any world title before the 1st of January 2023.

Billy Joe Saunders has recently announced a fight with WBA (Super) and WBC super-middleweight champion and number one pound for pound fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, in which Saunders is the 5/1 underdog.

Of course, beating Canelo is easier said than done, especially after seeing the Mexican dismantle Liverpool’s Callum Smith back in December. However, Saunders is certainly a fighter who is underrated going into the bout, being 30-0 with amazing speed and footwork, assuming the fight goes ahead, Billy Joe Saunders is certainly a potential danger for Alvarez.

The winner of the fight is sure to fight IBF world champion Caleb Plant to unify the division either this year or next year, meaning Billy Joe is just two wins away from holding all four belts and is 10/1 to do so before 1st Jan 2023.

Although Campbell Hatton is yet to make his pro debut there is certainly a lot of hype around the son of boxing legend Ricky Hatton, who has recently signed with promoter Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing.

Despite winning a national novice title and two North West titles, Campbell Hatton admitted his style didn’t suit amateur boxing, which implies he has a similar style to that of his father, walking forwards and applying pressure. Unlike Ricky, Campbell is starting out as a super-featherweight, but is expecting to move up to lightweight as his career progresses and he fills out.

If he is half the fighter his father was, Campbell Hatton could soar through the super-featherweight rankings and challenge for a world title. The main challengers for these belts would be Oscar Valdez, Roger Gutierrez and Shakur Stevenson, with Gervonta Davis expected to move up to lightweight soon.

Under the leadership of Ricky and Matthew Hatton, he could make a big impact on the division, but it remains to be seen how he adapts to the pro game and it will certainly be an interesting watch on March 27th when he makes his pro debut.

Campbell Hatton is 20/1 to win a world title before the 1st of January 2023 and 8/1 to do so before 1st of January 2024.

If there is one thing we have learnt about Joe Joyce over the last six months, it is that you should never write him off. An unexpected knockout win over hot prospect Daniel Dubois back in November has set him up for a fight for an imminent bout with former undisputed cruiserweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk, in which Joyce is the underdog once again.

The Olympic silver medallist has gone 12-0 with 11 knockouts since turning pro just three and a half years ago and has been improving with every fight. Joyce has one of the best jabs in the business and is certainly capable of beating Usyk, who is of course fighting above his usual weight. A win against Usyk could see Joyce fight the winner of the upcoming Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua fight, with the winner becoming the undisputed Heavyweight champion.

With Joyce’s growth clear to see, he will be a competitor at world level over the next few years and he is priced at 16/1 to hold all four belts (WBA Super, WBC, WBO and IBF) before 1st of January 2024.

Trained by Dillian Whyte’s former coach Mark Tibbs, Johnny Fisher is quickly making a name for himself in the UK after a dominant performance against Matt Gordon on his pro debut. “The Romford Bull” possesses serious power and has been sparring with Joe Joyce, Hughie Fury and Dave Allen to name a few.

Currently studying history at Exeter University, Fisher is one of the names being uttered around the UK as the next big thing and has received support from Tyson Fury and Lennox Lewis, with manager Sam Jones stating Joe Joyce believes that Fisher hits harder than both Fury and Anthony Joshua, despite being just 21 years old.

There is certainly a lot of hype around Johnny Fisher and with rumours that both Fury and Joshua could be eyeing retirement in the coming years, the opportunity could present itself for Fisher to claim a major belt before the 1st of January 2024, which is priced at 20/1 with Sky Bet.

By Tom Eaton