Josh Taylor vs. Apinun Khongsong
Josh Taylor (16-0) with 12 knockouts faces unkown challenger Apinun Khongsong who comes in also undefeated with 16 wins under his belt and has stopped 13 opponents inside the distance. Although the records look similar on the outside at first glance, they couldn´t be more different when taking a closer look. Josh Taylor already has 6 good wins on his resume and he has looked spectacular. Taylor also managed to win the World Boxing Super Series in the super lightweight division. His impressive wins have come against Regis Prograis, Viktor Postol, Ivan Baranchyk, Ryan Martin and Ohara Davies. Khongsong on the other hand in his last fight, stopped a journeyman with a losing record. He has never beaten quality opposition but to be fair, he has never faced one of the elite guys in the division. (sign in to view our prediction & pick)
After looking through the available material on Khongsong, it seems apparent that he will not be able to be competitive with Taylor for any length of time. He seems to be lacking in defensive areas as well so we believe that it will only be a matter of time before Taylor breaks him down and stops him. We envision that happening around the 6th round. The pick is Josh Taylor to win this fight by ko/tko for a price of -333 (1.30 decimal odds). The other pick we have for this fight is Under 7.5 Rounds with the odds being -125 (1.80 decimal odds)