9 Rounds Or More - EBU Lightweight Fight (Mutu v Melero)

Date tipped: 24/1/2006
Date of event: 3/2/2006
Sport: Boxing
Event: EBU Lightweight Fight (Mutu v Melero)
Selection: 9 Rounds Or More
Odds: 1.600

Stake: 250

Advice:
Spanish boxing takes centre stage for this one with current EBU Champion Juan Carlos Diaz Melero (W30-L0-D0) taking on Romanian "Journeyman" Mihaita Mutu (W13-L4-D2).

Melero has stopped 16 of his 30 victims inside the distance, four of which have come in the past 5 fights. But most of the Spaniards opponents seem to have lost more fights than they have won.

Of his last three fights his opponents had lost a total of 44 fights between them!!

Mutu has never been stopped in his brief boxing career. His 2004 technical draw with Michele Delli Paoli (W21-L2-D2) is probably the best form shown by either fighter. He had Paoli in all sorts of trouble, dropping him neatly in the 5th.

Typically the partisan Italian crowd swayed the scoring of the judges, and when the fight was stopped due to a nasty gash over Paoli's eye the scorecards amazingly made it a draw !!!

We have it from very good authority that Mutu was robbed. The Romanian thoroughly deserved the verdict.

Absolutely no chance of this one ending early. Take a small wager on 9 or more rounds being completed in this one, the 1.60 offered by Bet & Win seems very reasonable to us.

Those adventurous enough may also want to try a small stakes wager on Mutu taking this one on points at 10.00 with Bet & Win.

Stake : $250 To Win $150 (Excluding Stake)

Tip Details: 9 Rounds Or More (WON)