LiontipsMelvin Jerusalem vs. Luis Castillo. Prediction and betting odds for the fight
Command Analysis
Current form
Melvin Jerusalem defeated Japanese Masataka Taniguchi (KO, second round) in January 2023 and became WBO world champion. However, in his first defense, he lost to Oscar Collazo (TKO, seventh round) from Puerto Rico. In his next fight, he defeated his compatriot Francis Jay Diaz (unanimous decision) and entered a title fight for the WBC world champion belt with Japanese Yudai Shigeoka (split), in which he also achieved success.
Jerusalem, 30, has 22 wins (12 by knockout) and three losses. Gringo is ranked sixth in the division by BoxRec, third by The Ring and second nationally.
Interesting trends for betting
Jerusalem's knockout win rate is 55 percent.
Current form
Luis Castillo came to professional boxing in 2014 and has not suffered a single defeat yet. The 27-year-old Mexican has 21 wins (13 by knockout) and one draw. In his last fight, he defeated his compatriot Miguel Angel Herrera (unanimous), and before that another Mexican Abraham Rodriguez (technical knockout, sixth round). Flechita is ranked 11th in the division by BoxRec, first in the WBO and WBC and nationally.
Interesting trends for betting
Castillo's knockout record is 62 percent.
Trends
Bet Jerusalem Wins on Points
Jerusalem has ten victories by decision of the judges
1.87Tip and bets
Bookmakers' analysts consider Jerusalem to be the undisputed favorite of the upcoming fight. In general, it is worth agreeing with them. However, they overestimate the Filipino's chances of success. Of course, he will have to achieve victory. But he will have to make every effort. The undefeated Mexican is clearly not going to give up and will definitely give his opponent a real fight. In this situation, it is worth betting that the fight will go the full distance.
Our prediction is that the fight will be a full one at 1.61
