Oleksandr Usyk (14-0, 11 KOs) and Murat Gassiev (26-0-1 NC, 19 KOs) are clearly the top two cruiserweights in boxing, but on Saturday in Russia, one of them will have the distinction of being the division’s undisputed champion.
It’s a fight that is genuinely too close to confidently predict, and the betting odds are a perfect reflection of that. The best odds have Gassiev available at even money and Usyk at +105.
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Every bookie you take a look at suggests this is really 50-50 stuff. The biggest favorite line for either man is -125, this after Usyk opened at -275.