Naoya Inoue vs Michael Dasmarinas Odds and Pick
- Naoya Inoue vs Michael Dasmarinas goes Saturday, June 19th, 2021 at 10 PM EST
- Who emerges with a pair of world titles after Saturday night?
- Check out the fight odds, analysis, and predictions below
Naoya Inoue vs Michael Dasmarinas transpires at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19th, 2021. The boxing broadcast goes down on ESPN and ESPN+.
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The IBF and WBA bantamweight world championships are up for grabs here, with Inoue and Dasmarinas in the roles of champion and challenger, respectively.
Naoya Inoue vs Michael Dasmarinas Odds
| Fighter | Odds at DraftKings |
|---|---|
| Naoya Inoue | -5000 |
| Michael Dasmarinas | +1000 |
Odds as of June 16th
This bout has been on the radar since December 2019 and is finally coming to fruition after several travel hurdles imposed by Inoue’s home country Japan.
Naoya Inoue: Unbeaten Monster
Naoya Inoue is an undefeated dual organization world champion and is pound for pound one of boxing’s most exciting fighters to watch.
The world titles accolades across three weight divisions underscore this notion.
Inoue is known around the world as The Monster and considering his 85 percent career knockout rate, t’s easy to see why.
It’s apropos that The Monster last fought on Halloween. Inoue bested Jason Moloney via seventh-round knockout during their October 31st, 2020 scrap.
The winner of this bout emerges with multiple world titles. But also positions themselves quite favorable for an undisputed title bout against another prominent bantamweight champion. Perhaps even later this calendar year.
Michael Dasmarinas as Mandatory Contender
Dasmarinas is the IBF mandatory contender, and he earned the position over two years ago. He has not competed in over a year and a half but presents a stiffer test than the fight odds would indicate.
In his last contest, Michael Dasmarinas notched a TKO victory over Artid Bamrungauea in October 2019. He is perhaps best known by the broader boxing public for smoking Karim Guerfi on 420 in the year 2018.
With Inoue being a multi-division world champion, according to his promoter Bob Arum he may even be looking to contend for world titles in even higher weight categories sooner than later.
Michael Dasmarinas is a capable fighter in his own right, as mentioned, but Inoue has spent 75 percent of his professional boxing career in world title fights.
Inoue vs Dasmarinas Tale of the Tape
| 20-0 | Record | 30-2-1 |
| 17 | Knockouts | 20 |
| 5’5 | Height | 5’7 |
| 67.5″ | Reach | Not Available |
| Nonito Donaire, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Payano | Significant Wins | Karim Guerfi, Kenny Demecillo, Jhaleel Payao |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
This contest is scheduled to go for twelve rounds, but I do not see the judges playing a role in this bout.
The 28-year-old dual organization champion notching his 18th career knockout this weekend and maintaining his hold on the gold.
I think there’s value in pursuing a prop bet on this prizefight not going the distance. I also think there’s good value in prop bets on Inoue winning via TKO or KO and Inoue winning between rounds four and six.
Pick: Naoya Inoue (-5000)
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A part-time writer and full-time broadcaster, Dylan has hosted MMA talk shows Lights Out and Pure Fight Radio with featured guests like Jens Pulver, Roy Nelson, Miesha Tate, and covered some of the biggest MMA promotions like Rumble in the Cage, Unified MMA, and King of the Cage.
