Katie Taylor vs Miriam Gutierrez
14th November 2200hrs
Boxing – London – Title Fight
Pick Katie Taylor by Decision Or Technical Decision
Bookmaker Boylesports
Odds: 62/25 odds taken 2000 GMT, Friday 14 November
Irish boxer Katie Taylor is back in action on Saturday night. Taylor is putting all four of her belts on the line at Wembley Arena.
She will be taking on Miriam Gutierrez from Spain in the bout and Taylor is the red hot favourite.
There are certainly tougher challenges out there for Taylor that Gutierrez, but it is all about the Irish champion keeping her eye on the ball.
This is a huge night for Women’s boxing. The top three fights on the card are all women’s bouts.
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Katie Taylor Preview – Taylor to extend undefeated record
We don’t see Katie Taylor tripping up in this one at all.
She is the best in the business at the moment and she holds all four world lightweight titles.
The last fight that she had was a rematch against the much more dangerous Delfine Persoon.
That was only back in August at the Matchroom Fight Camp.
The bout went the distance with Taylor winning it on a unanimous decision.
Now this one is on the bigger stage at the Wembley Arena where Taylor will be defending all four belts.
The last two wins now that Taylor has secured have been by a unanimous decision.
The most reasonable assumption is that Taylor will get this by a decision as well.
That option for boxing betting on Saturday is at 4/5* (odds taken 2000 GMT, Friday 14 November).
Taylor’s career record is sixteen wins from sixteen fights and six of those have been by a knockout.
But in just one of her last six fights has she stopped and opponent.
That was a 9th round knockout against Brazil’s Rose Volante in March last year.
The irish fighter is facing an opponent who does also have an unbeaten record. But Taylor is an extremely long odds-on favourite.
We would simply stick with the simple Taylor on Points at 4/5* (odds taken 2000 GMT, Friday 14 November).
Miriam Gutierrez Preview – Can Spaniard score an upset?
It is an unbeaten career record of 13 professional fights for Miraim Guiterrez.
The 37 year old collected the vacant WBA interim female lightweight title on her last fight, which is why she is taking on Taylor.
That win for Guiterrez came against Keren Batiz in November last year. So that’s a year away from the ring for the Spaniard.
This will also be the first time that Guiteerez has fought outside of her home country as well and so she is really coming into the spotlight here.
She is a tricky and awkward opponent and certainly at no point will Taylor be underestimating her.
But a look at the boxing odds on the win for Gutierrez says it all.
The Spaniard is the 9/1 underdog for the biggest fight of her career* (odds taken 2000 GMT, Friday 14 November).
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Miriam Gutierrez doesn’t really look to have the knockout power to stop Taylor, which looks the best way to success for her.
It has been five knockout victories for Gutierrez in her career and just one in her last four.
She has not met anyone anywhere near the class of Taylor before, even though she is currently ranked the 5th best female lightweight by The Ring.
The Spaniard does have a little height and reach advantage in this one, but defensively she looks a little vulnerable.
Katie Taylor vs Miriam Gutierrez Betting Advice
KT should be strolling away with a victory here.
We don’t expect Taylor to come out firing on all cylinders and throwing caution to the wind looking for an early stoppage.
So we see the fight going the distance here as it’s some good valuable time in the ring for Taylor against an awkward opponent.
Taylor by Decisions or Technical Decision gets the nod for boxing betting at 4/5* (odds taken 2000 GMT, Friday 14 November).
Key Facts – Katie Taylor vs Miriam Gutierrez Betting Tip
- Katie Taylor is the undisputed lightweight champion
- Katie Taylor is undefeated in 17 pro fights
- Miriam Gutierrez is unbeaten in 13 pro fights
We just don’t see Gutierrez picking apart the defence of Taylor. If she was to get through a couple of times, Taylor is tough in a close-contact scrap.
The big thing here is that if Taylor is on the front foot, as expected, we see her just picking her opponent apart with the jab.
Gutierrez looks a little open when she is backtracking, leaving Taylor to pick up some easy points.
The best betting odds for Katie Taylor vs Miriam Gutierrez
Katie Taylor to win: 12/1 at Bet365
Miriam Gutierrez to win: 10/11 at Bet365
