Erika Cruz vs. Melissa Oddessa Parker Betting Prediction
Two elite women boxers are set to compete this Friday night in Tijuana, Mexico, in a big-time super featherweight bout. Erika Cruz is set to fight Melissa Oddessa Parker in a 10-round match, and it should be a great showcase of the current state of women’s boxing.
Read more for a closer look at this bout, along with the betting analysis and the official Cruz vs Oddessa prediction ahead of making your bets this weekend.
Erika Cruz vs. Melissa Oddessa Parker Information
Erika Cruz vs Melissa Oddessa
Location: Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez, Tijuana, Mx
Date & Time: September 15, 2023, 10 PM ET
How to Watch: DAZN
Last Fight Results
Cruz is coming off a loss against the great Amanda Serrano last February via unanimous decision.
Oddessa Parker is also coming off a loss, which was at the end of July to Shurretta Metcalf via majority decision.
Erika Cruz vs. Melissa Oddessa Parker Betting Analysis
Erika Cruz Hernandez
Cruz is a Mexican professional boxer with a record of 15-3 with three KOs under her belt, coming into this super featherweight bout at 33 years old. She is a former WBA featherweight world champion and has set her eyes on super featherweight.
“Dinamita” measures 5’6” with a 64” reach and is a pretty big athlete, even for the super featherweight division. She will have the size advantage in the cage against her opponent this week. She also fights out of the southpaw stance.
Melissa Oddessa Parker
Oddessa Parker is a 36-year-old American boxer with a professional record of 6-1 with two KOs so far in her career. She is a 5’4” southpaw with only seven fights in her professional career, so obviously, she is at a disadvantage going up against the younger, former champion. She also hasn’t scored a KO since her third professional fight in 2020.
Updates
There are no injuries reported to DAZN.
Erika Cruz vs. Melissa Oddessa Parker Betting Preview
Boxing matches like this one are pretty tough to break down and make boxing predictions on because of the lesser-known fighter in one of the corners. You kind of need to take a lot from the betting lines and what both of these fighters look like on paper.
According to boxing odds, Cruz is coming in as a sizeable -650 betting favorite over the +420 underdog Oddessa. The moneyline is the only betting line available right now, this early on in fight week, but make sure to keep an eye on your sportsbook for any prop bets coming out as the week goes by.
After watching the tape on both of these women, this fight might be a little closer than what the odds say. Cruz is the more experienced boxer, but Oddessa honestly looks like she has the cleaner fundamentals and sharper skills.
Cruz likes to duck her head a lot and throw long, looping punches–especially when she has pressure on her and gets into a firefight. Oddessa is an MMA fighter, but she fights very patiently and behind her jab pretty well; she also doesn’t move her head off the center line too often when she gets into range.
Women’s boxing is very fun to watch because it seems like at some point in a fight, they both leave the patient game plan and start throwing punches like crazy. At this level, the fights are so high-paced, and the cardio these athletes have is very impressive.
The key to this fight is who can implement their game plan the best. The Cruz vs Oddessa prediction is going to be much tougher to make than what the odds say.
Erika Cruz vs. Melissa Oddessa Parker Betting Prediction
After breaking down this fight both on paper and watching the tape, it seems like there are two different stories being told. On paper, Cruz Hernandez is the clear favorite and has the world championship experience. But Oddessa is much better than what it seems.
Will Cruz’s suspension from New York impact her in the lead-up to this bout? Or is her experience going to be too much for the part-time MMA fighter to handle?
The official Cruz vs Oddessa prediction is that Cruz will get her hand raised because of total output throughout the ten rounds. These odds are tough to win on, so a pick in the favor of Oddessa is more than justifiable.
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