Bazinyan Heavily Favor Over Phinn In Betting Odds

Bookmakers heavily favor Erik Bazinyan over Shakeel Phinn in their upcoming bout on May 2nd, 2024, at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.

Bazinyan is currently priced at 1/5 (-500) to secure a victory, indicating a strong likelihood according to oddsmakers. Alternatively, those who believe in a Phinn upset can find odds of 7/2 (+350).

This translates to a 79% chance of Bazinyan emerging victorious, with Phinn given a 21% chance to upset the odds.

Initially favored at 1/8 (-830), Bazinyan's odds have slightly shortened to -27/25 (+90). Meanwhile, Phinn's odds have widened from 9/2 (+450) to 0/1 (-INF).

The fight is slated for 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, requiring both fighters to meet the weight limit of 168 pounds (11.76 stones or 76.36 KG) on the weigh-in day.

Bazinyan, among the unbeaten super middleweights under the Eye of the Tiger Management banner in Quebec, boasts an impressive record of 32-0 (23 KOs). Despite trainer Marc Ramsay's intention to refine Bazinyan further before taking on top 168-pounders, this will mark his third fight since that statement. He faces Phinn, a fellow Quebec native and acquaintance, who holds a record of 26-3-1 (17 KOs). Phinn's two early career defeats were against undefeated prospects who have since faltered, but he has shown resilience, winning five consecutive fights since returning to the ring in 2022 after a hiatus.