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Klitschko Ibragimov Odds

Written by Jimmy Boyd on March 18, 2008

The fight between Wladamir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov on February 23rd, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York is intended to unify a couple of the titles in the heavyweight division and help the sport move towards a single champion. It has been eight years since there has been a fight like this, one to unify the belts in the heavyweight division and these two champions are going to get into the ring and slug it out. Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield were the last fighters to fight in a unification fight, that was back in 1999.

Many fans have been driven away from the sport by the split in the heavyweight division and pundits are hoping this will breath some life back into the sport. Ibragimov is coming off a couple of impressive victories that brought his record to 22-0-1, the first was an easy decision over then champion Shannon Briggs back in June. He wanted to fight the WBA champ Ruslan Chagaev in Moscow, but an illness forced Chagaev out leaving Ibragimov to face an over-matched Holyfied.

Klitschko hasn’t been scared to fight a fellow champion and welcomed this chance to eliminate a champion from the ranks with open arms. He has proven himself to be a winner at 49-3 with 44 knockouts, and after winning the IBF title with a TKo over Chris Byrd back in June of 2006, Klitschko has seen dealt with Calvin Brock, Ray Austin, and Lamon Brewster. He is a lot bigger and more experienced than Ibragimov and is getting the nod with odds makers.

Most fight fans consider Klitschko the true champion of the class, and after the fight there won’t be much room left for speculation. There have been a lot of great fights lately, but it seems all of them have featured Floyd Mayweather in the lighter divisions. This should draw some boxing betting back to the heavyweight class and get some more interest flowing in the sport.

Predictions: Klitschko by Knockout

Klitschko Ibragimov Odds:

5 Dimes has Ibragimov listed at +475

Sportsbook.com lists Klitschko at -600

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