We are now just a little over a week away from the start of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, with the action coming thick and fast once it all begins.
One of the great things about the Olympic Games is that there is a little bit of something for everyone, with wall-to-wall coverage on TV making it possible to take in as much of the action as humanly possible.
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There are, of course, some events that are bigger than others in terms of fan attention, with the athletic events probably sitting at the top of the heap.
One sport that is sure to get a lot of attention is boxing, and the good news for fights fans is that there are a ton of events to choose from, so let’s take a look.
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Olympic Boxing Dates and Setup
It is going to be a unique location for the boxing events at these Olympics, with Roland Garros, which is known for tennis, serving as the host for all the bouts.
The opening set of fights takes place on July 27, with a pair of different sessions. The first comes at 9:30 AM EST, with the second coming at 2 PM EST.
From that point forward, we get 3 sessions per day until the field starts to thin out.
The bouts are divided by men’s and women’s, as well as by weight class, starting with the Round of 32.
Scoring for each bout is the same as what you would see in pro boxing, but each fight is limited to 3 rounds, which makes sense when you consider that the eventual medal winners will fight a lot over the course of a very short period of time.
In terms of the medal fights, those will begin on August 6 and run for 5 straight days.
You will have the final fights in each weight class, as well as the battles for bronze going on those days.
If you are really looking to wager on as much of the boxing as possible, the NBC website may be the place to go, as they have the schedule for everything set up and ready to go.
^Who To Wager on in Olympic Boxing
While the boxers taking part in the Olympic Games are amateurs, many of them will have essentially trained like a pro for their entire career.
This is not all young hopefuls stepping into the ring, as we will also have guys who have been around a while taking part.
A perfect example is Roscoe Hill, a 29-year-old fighter who has won medals at the Pan American Games and the Elite World Championship.
The tough part for bettors is that a lot of the fighters taking part are going to be mostly unknown, so it might be worth watching the round of fights to get a handle on who looks good and who could potentially be looking for a medal down the line.
You can generally always count on boxers from the US and Great Britain being in among the best, while Cuban fighters also always seem to do well.
In recent Olympic Games, fighters from China and Brazil have begun to pick up medals, so keep an eye out for those boxers, too.
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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Boxing
A couple of years ago, rumors swirled that the Olympics might end boxing competitions. To use a word from the software industry, boxing had become a legacy sport. But a massive outcry, and the rise in women’s boxing, has made boxing popular again. Anybody wishing to score dollars on Olympic boxing must understand how fighting for medals is different than boxing for title belts. We start our Olympic boxing primer with that in mind before talking about the boxers at the 2020 Tokyo Games who should stand on the podium. Let’s jump right into action so you can bet against their Olympics Boxing odds.
2020 Tokyo Olympics – Boxing Odds – How to bet and win
2020 Olympic Games- When: Friday, July 23 – Monday, August 9
- Where: Tokyo, Japan
Understand that amateur, Olympic Boxing, is different than pro boxing
Knowing the difference between Olympic Boxing and pro boxing is most important. Pro boxing happens from 4 rounds to 12 rounds. Championship bouts never happen at less than 8 rounds on the women’s side.
Championship pro boxing matches never happen at less than 12 rounds on the men’s side. Pro boxers take their time in the early rounds because they want to save something in the tank for the later rounds.
In Olympic Boxing, each round lasts for 2 minutes and there are 4 rounds in each bout. The goal for the Olympic boxer is volume. They don’t try to set up opponents for a technical knockout or knockout victory.
Since there are only 4 rounds and each round is 2 minutes long, Olympic boxers go right at each other and throw as many punches as possible to score points.
Experience matters, but it may not matter as much as you think
Experienced boxers have an edge in an Olympic match, but experience doesn’t matter as much at the amateur level as it does at the pro level. Amateurs can learn the Olympic game much quicker than the pro game.
Also, the nature of Olympic Boxing makes a fast and furious sport. Again, think volume. So if a boxer doesn’t have much experience but has quicker hands than their opponent and has shown the ability to throw a massive volume of punches, that boxer might be worth a look.
Look for under the radar boxers and, as always, back overlays before underlays
Also consider under the radar boxers as opposed to fighters that have gotten the most press. Top pros like Michael Conlan and Roy Jones Jr. have lost out on winning the gold medal.
Mike Tyson didn’t even make the Olympic team. Oscar De La Hoya won a gold medal, but he wasn’t favored in his weight class. Upsets happen all the time in Olympic boxing.
Boxing handicap advice
Start handicapping boxing matches by concentrating on fighters from two nations and one geographical area.
Fighters from the Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and other countries that made up the former U.S.S.R have dominated the medal count in recent years. Some of those fighters, like Vasiliy Lomachenko and Dimitry Bivol, have become pro champions.
Boxers from the United States have performed well in recent Olympics and World Championship competitions. So have boxers from Cuba.
Start there. If the boxer you prefer is at an underlay number, though, consider backing the chalk’s opponent. Underlay and overlay betting rules apply no matter the matchup.
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