Boxing Weekend plus: Huck/Briedis, Orozco/Gibson & Cherry/Douglas

Few good fights coming up in the next few days, one on Saturday afternoon April 1st with the vacant WBC Cruiserweight belt on the line between experienced champion Marco Huck of Germany and undefeated contender Mairis Briedis from Latvia. Classic matchup of skilled and tough long time champion vs the new breed. Briedis is very dangerous with massive power but Huck has only lost to the very best three times in over forty fights and is not to be underestimated himself. I'm leaning towards the underdog for the value.

Featured fight between two undefeated welterweights Antonio Orozco and Keandre Gibson on ESPN2 Saturday evening. I don't think either one should be such a huge favorite like -1200 over the other, so I took a stab on the dog at +600.

Tuesday on FS1, veteran Edner Cherry takes on experienced opponent Omar Douglas at super featherweight in a close matched bout that opened as a near pick 'em. I like Cherry at + money as he's fought better competition and is more active throwing punches.

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Marco Huck (+203) vs Mairis Briedis ~$110.00 for ~$223.30

Marco Huck (+166) vs Mairis Briedis ~$130.00 for ~$215.80

Mairis Briedis wins in round 4-6 (+500) ~$20.00 for ~$100.00

Marco Huck wins in round 7-12 (+750) ~$10.00 for ~$75.00

Marco Huck Points Victory Or Technical Decision (+300) ~$27.00 for ~$81.00

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Keandre Gibson (+600) vs Antonio Orozco $35.00 for $210.00

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Edner Cherry (+123) vs Omar Douglas ~$100.00 for ~$123.00

Edner Cherry (+100) vs Omar Douglas $200.00 for $200.00

Jim 

I'll add some on Gonzalez tonight also, to try to make up for Huck:

Gilberto Gonzalez (+151) vs Mercito Gesta $75.00 for $113.25

I'm a little late to answer this but I thought Gonzalez had size & power and I liked the odds.It was competitive but Gonzalez seemed to get his nose broken again and lost a decision over a more active opponent. I just thought the odds were off on the Gibson bout too for guys at this level, but it turned out he looked every bit the big underdog getting stopped early. 

Edner Cherry beating Omar Douglas Tuesday- deserved or not as I thought the decision was going to go against him- nearly made up for the other dogs busting, so it the week's bets turned out okay after all.