- What: Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Savannah Marshall - Super Middleweight Title Fight
- When: Saturday, July 1st
- Where: AO Arena, Manchester, England
Saturday evening brings a tantalizing affair in women's boxing as Savannah Marshall heads into a very difficult clash with Franchon Crews-Dezurn, the holder of all four super middleweight titles at the moment. Both fighters recently lost to arguably the GOAT of the sport in Claressa Shields and whoever wins this battle in Manchester will likely set up a rematch with Shields, who is undoubtedly the one to beat. This bout will see two of the best in boxing go at it and should be highly entertaining for all fans at the AO Arena, with the festivities scheduled for 2 PM ET. Keep reading for the Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Savannah Marshall picks.
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Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Savannah Marshall Odds
As you can see, Marshall is actually the favorite at -400 to snatch away Crews-Dezurn's belts. The American comes back at +300 odds. By the looks of it, most sportsbooks believe this will be a one-sided matchup. Only time will tell.
Fight Preview
Crews-Dezurn might be 36, but she has been dominant for years now. The 168-pound fighter is a warrior in the ring and since her unanimous decision loss to Shields in her pro debut in 2016, Crews has won every single fight. That's a span of eight bouts, not including a no-contest against Alejandra Jimenez after she eventually failed a drug test.
When it comes to most recent wins, she took down Elin Cederroos in April of last year at the iconic Madison Square Garden via unanimous decision in 10 rounds, winning the WBA and IBF belts in the process. Crews-Dezurn tends to weigh her opponents down with her skill, only knocking out two opponents in eight wins. The Baltimore native owns a career 8-1 record, including the one no-contest.
However, Crews-Dezurn likely faces her toughest test on Saturday since Shields nearly seven years ago. Even though she has all four major belts in the super middleweight class, Marshall is more than capable of taking them away from her. Crews-Dezurn must bring her absolute best or else she's going to be dealt her second defeat.
Marshall is a 32-year-old fighter from Hartlepool, England, and stands at 6 feet tall, which means she has a four-inch advantage over her opponent. Crews-Dezurn is just 5 foot 8. Marshall has a 12-1 record in her career and could be considered a knockout artist, putting 10 of her opponents on the canvas. The Brit is extremely powerful and has one hell of a punch.
Last time out in October at the O2 Arena in London, Marshall was bested by Shields on home soil, but she certainly put up a fight, with Shields eventually winning via unanimous decision. That was at middleweight though which means Marshall is stepping up a weight class for Saturday's encounter, but it shouldn't be a problem. Earlier in her career, she fought at super middleweight.
Crowd Behind Marshall
Having the home crowd behind Marshall should certainly help here and there is no shortage of motivation to secure a rematch with Shields if she can get past Crews-Dezurn. This is a necessary step to becoming the best woman boxer in the world.
What's important about Saturday's bout is that Marshall continues to bring her aggressive approach. Crews-Dezurn is much smaller and will probably just try to out-skill her. One big hook could put the American on the canvas. Marshall has to attack with authority because that's always been her recipe for success.
Franchon Crews-Dezurn vs Savannah Marshall Picks
Outside of Shields, this is the best of the best and I expect fireworks. These two are extremely talented and should put on quite the show. However, I do believe Marshall's sheer strength and size advantage should come in handy here. Since the odds are rather steep at -400 for the UK native, I'd personally put money down on Marshall to collect her 11th career knockout and in the process, secure all four super middleweight belts. At +350 odds, that just screams value.
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