Rahman Favored To Move On To Klitschko Bout

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Chicago — “Interim” WBC Heavyweight title
HASIM RAHMAN -260
MONTE BARRETT +240

RAHMAN–BARRETT
— Will go full distance -125
— Will end inside distance +115

— There will be no knockdowns -110
— There will be a knockdown +100

— Rahman will not win inside distance -200
— Rahman will win inside distance +180

— Barrett will not win by decision -550
— Barrett will win by decision +450
Record of Barrett’s last four opponents: 92-1

Chicago — WBA 147-lb. title
LUIS COLLAZO -280
MIGUEL A. GONZALEZ +260

COLLAZO–GONZALEZ
— Will go full distance -280
— Will end inside distance +260
Gonzalez lost nine-point decision to Cory Spinks last time out

Chicago — WBC 154-lb. title
RICARDO MAYORGA -500
MICHELE PICCIRILLO +450

MAYORGA–PICCIRILLO
— Will end before Round 9 -120
— Will enter Round 9 +110

— Mayorga will win inside distance -110
— Mayorga will not win inside distance +100
Mayorga hasn’t won a fight in 16 months

Chicago — WBA 154-lb. title
ALEJANDRO GARCIA -1600
LUCA MESSI +1200

GARCIA–MESSI
— Will end before Round 6 -135
— Will enter Round 6 +125
Luca Brasi might have a better chance here

Chicago — Heavyweights
OLIVER McCALL -220
PRZEMYSLAW SALETA +200

McCALL–SALETA
— Will go full distance -115
— Will end inside distance +105
Saleta pinned only pro loss on Luan Krasniqi

Chicago — Jr. Middleweights
ALEX BUNEMA -450
ROBERT KAMYA +400

BUNEMA–KAMYA
— Will go full distance -110
— Will end inside distance +100
What? This isn’t for the WBC “Pan-American-African” title?

Chicago — Lightweights
MATT ZEGAN -1500
JESUS PEREZ +1000
Perez has lost eleven of last 12

Chicago — Heavyweights
VOLODIA LAZEBNIK–MIKE MIDDLETON
— Will enter Round 4 -125
— Will end before Round 4 +115
Lazebnik’s original foe (Guiseppe Kidd) fell into coma after sparring

Venezuela — Bantamweights
LEO GAMEZ -450
DIOBERTO JULIO +400
Gamez looks for bounceback after three straight losses

Verona, NY — Jr. Welterweights
AGNALDO NUNES -250
MARTIN HONORIO +230
Billed as a UBA jr.middleweight title, though neither man’s fought above 130

Verona, NY — Light Heavyweights
YUSEF MACK -260
THOMAS REID +240
Reid beat Jaffa Bellagou in last outing

Verona, NY — Super Middleweights
LAJUAN SIMON -120
MANU NTOH +110
Youth vs. experience in this one

Lewiston, ID — Heavyweights
CHAUNCEY WELLIVER -900
CHRIS LEWALLEN +700
9-0 Lewallen has fought 16 rounds as a pro

Lewiston, ID — Welterweights
DUMONT WELLIVER -380
RUDY LOVATO +320
Welliver 2-12 in last 14; Lovato 1-14-1 in last 16

Lewiston, ID — Heavyweights
JOE HIPP -2400
TED REITER +1800
43-year-old ex-contender Hipp is on a “comeback”

Auburn Hills, MI — Middleweights
AARON PRYOR JR.–DOMINIQUE AZEEZ
— Will end before Round 3 -175
— Will enter Round 3 +165
Debut for the Hawk’s kid; Azeez KO’d in one in only fight

Winston-Salem, NC — Heavyweights
RON BELLAMY -600
MOULTRIE WITHERSPOON -550
Bellamy, out on stretcher in last, could win coveted UBA “title”

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