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Katsidis vs Burns: Fight Time, TV Schedule, Odds and Preview

Ricky Burns has the biggest fight of his life today in London against Michael Katsidis. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Today at Wembley Arena, popular and always-exciting Australian brawler Michael Katsidis makes his third trip to the United Kingdom to face Scotland's Ricky Burns. Bad Left Hook will have live coverage of the entire card this afternoon, and here are the details on how you can watch, and who's favored to win, plus our preview of the bout.

Fight time: 3:00 p.m. EDT

Location: Wembley Arena - London, England

TV channel: BoxNation (United Kingdom)

Odds: Katsidis is the favorite, but not by big odds. He's favored by lines of -175 (Bodog) and -165 (5Dimes, SBG Global). Burns has odds of +145 (Bodog, 5Dimes) and +135 (SBG Global)

Bad Left Hook Preview: Dave Oakes broke down the fight for us on Friday morning.

Undercard

In the main co-feature, British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves (13-0, 10 KO) makes his debut for Frank Warren Promotions, facing former champ Paul Smith (31-2, 17 KO). Groves, 23, is one of Britain's most promising young fighters, but this may not be any walk in the park for him. The 29-year-old Smith, of Liverpool, is an experienced and tough fighter who will be there to win.

Also featured on the broadcast will be 2008 Olympian Billy Joe Saunders, the middleweight who may now be the United Kingdom's best prospect. At 22, Saunders is 10-0 (7 KO) as a professional and has been looking very good in his last few fights. He's yet to step up in competition, but the talent is obvious, and he appears to have more drive and determination than fellow young Brit Frankie Gavin, who may have been the most talented of the "Class of '09." A few hand injuries have been Saunders' greatest flaw thus far. Today, he looks to pick up his first pro title, as he challenges Gary Boulden (5-2-2, 0 KO) for the Southern Area middleweight belt in what should, frankly, be an easy win.

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I gave my assessment of this in response to your weigh-in article yesterday, so I’ll just say here that I’m really looking forward to this (a lot).

by DrRck on Nov 5, 2011 8:06 AM EDT reply actions  

I also think that Groves will win by UD.

Smith is a pretty good fighter, gutsy and with fairly good power, but he’s in over his head here.

Groves has very good mobility, has great versatility in his range of technique, and showed great resilience and stamina against DeGale. Groves got tagged pretty hard against DeGale, who’s no slouch in the speed and power departments, but didn’t fold.

by DrRck on Nov 5, 2011 11:36 AM EDT reply actions  

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