Rivalry Reloaded a Golden Gloves production sponsored by World Sports Betting is scheduled to take place on Friday the 6th of November at Emperors Palace in Gauteng. The card features a total of 7 bouts and below we will look at 3 of them from a betting angle.
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BEAVAN SIBANDA vs SIYAKHOLWA KUSE
WBC Silver Strawweight Title Fight:
Beavan Sibanda is a Zimbabwean fighter who is 23 years of age. He currently resides in South Africa, and he has had a successful career so far, winning all 5 of his fights since 2022.
He is known for his stamina and clean striking and to date, 4 of his 5 fights have gone to decision, with the remaining bout being won by round 2 TKO. His most recent clash took place in June where he took on Siphamandla Baleni and won by decision after 8 rounds.
Siyakholwa Kuse, a 21-year-old fighter from the Eastern Cape, made his professional debut a couple of years ago and since then he has made a name for himself. He has fought 7 times since 2019, winning 5 and losing 2 fights and he currently sits on a 4-fight unbeaten streak.
Of his last 4 fights, he has won 2 by decision and 2 by TKO/KO and at 21 he still has plenty of scope for improvement. His most recent encounter saw him take on Malakhi Sobolo, where he won by round 5 TKO on the 25th of August.
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Sibanda 1.65
Kuse 2.25
PREDCITION:
I believe that despite Kuse being the underdog, he is the more brutal fighter in terms of striking and he will wear Sibanda down throughout the fight winning by decision.
ROARKE KNAPP vs ADONES CABALQUINTO
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Roarke Knapp is a boxer from Edenvale who has produced a career record of 17-2-1 in his career so far. He is a well-known striker who has often dropped his opponents to the canvas to finish the fight in the past. Since 2019 he has fought 12 times and he has come out with 10 wins and 2 losses so far.
He has won 8 of his last 9 fights, however he is coming off of a round 3 KO loss to Jorge Garcia in June. Knapp will be determined as the heavy favourite to put in a dominant performance and get back on the winning side of things.
Adones Cabalquinto enters the ring on Friday as the more experienced fighter. He was born and raised in the Philippines, and he is amongst the top middleweights in Asia due to his impressive record of 26 wins and just 3 losses.
Of his 26 wins, 16 of these came via knockout and he is on solid form after winning his last 3 fights in the build up to this weekend. His most recent clash took place in August when he took on Jose Ocampo and won due to doctors’ stoppage.
BETTING – click here to bet
Knapp 1.12
Cabalquinto 6.00
PREDICTION:
I think that Knapp will be fired up after his recent loss and he will come out throwing clean strikes from the start, taking Cabalquinto by round 5 TKO.
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KEANU KOOPMAN vs BONKE DUKU
South African Welterweight Title:
Keanu Koopman is an up-and-coming fighter from Gauteng who has been on impressive form over the past two years or so. He is known for his effective and brutal striking and he has won 5 of his last 6 professional fights.
His most recent bout took place in August when he clashed with Lancelot Moyo in a 6-round fight that ended in a decision win.
Bonke Duku, a fighter from Soweto has built up a career record of 10 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws. He is an agile boxer who possesses clean striking, and he has won 3 of his last 4 fights, with all of them being via KO/TKO.
He stepped in the ring with Siphiwe Ntombela in August where he managed to claim a round 5 TKO win.
BETTING – click here to bet
Koopman 1.70
Duku 2.20
PREDICTION:
I believe that Koopman has shown much better form in the build up to this fight and he will dismiss Duku in round 6 via KO.
SUGGESTED BETS:
Sibanda vs Kuse
Kuse by decision at 3.00
Knapp vs Cabalquinto
Knapp by Ko, Tko, or DQ is 1.33 and can be added to multiples. If round betting comes out I would take a speculative stab at Knapp ending this in round 5.
Koopman vs Duku
Koopman to win at 1.70
The above treble works out to 6.50 and you can use this code to populate your bet slip 21626353
Prices correct at time of writing but are subject to change
