Anderson Silva has opened as a sizeable betting favourite to defeat Chael Sonnen forward of their boxing match.
It was introduced on Sunday that Silva can have his remaining battle in Brazil on June 15 in Sao Paulo in opposition to Sonnen. The battle got here collectively as a large shock, as it’s on brief discover, however it is going to be knowledgeable bout and can be 5, two-minute rounds.
Following the battle being made, BetOnline launched odds for the bout and Anderson Silva is a sizeable betting favourite to defeat Chael Sonnen.
Boxing odds:
Anderson Silva -500
Chael Sonnen +325
When you like Silva to win, you have to to guess $500 to win $100, whereas these odds indicate an 83.3% probability of profitable. When you suppose Sonnen can pull off the upset, a $100 guess would internet you $325 if he will get his hand raised on June 15 in Brazil.
Anderson Silva (34-11 and 1 NC MMA, 3-2 boxing) final competed in October of 2022 when he suffered a choice loss to Jake Paul in boxing. Earlier than that, he scored a KO win over Tito Ortiz in boxing and a cut up determination win over Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. in his first boxing battle since 2005.
Silva is the previous UFC middleweight champion and has two wins over Sonnen in MMA. He first beat Sonnen at UFC 117 as he scored a shocking fifth-round submission in a battle he was shedding. He then scored a TKO win over Sonnen at UFC 148.
Chael Sonnen (31-17-1 MMA) has not competed since July 2019 when he suffered a TKO loss to Lyoto Machida, which was his second straight loss as he had been KO’d by Fedor Emelianenko earlier than that. After the battle in opposition to Machida, he introduced his retirement and caught to it, till this battle got here collectively which can be his professional boxing debut.
In his profession, Sonnen has notable wins over Michael Bisping, Shogun Rua, Wanderlei Silva, and Rampage Jackson amongst others.