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Calixto vs Garcia Prediction and Picks, May 23: Bet on Calixto to Win in Rematch

Manyun

· May 21 - 3 minutes read

Bet on Rene Calixto (Ev) to win the IBF Flyweight title.
The fight in Mexico is expected to go the distance (-300).
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Calixto

Rene Calixto Bibiano

Garcia

Willibaldo Garcia Perez

Money Line Fight Lines

-130

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Calixto vs Garcia Prediction and Picks, May 23: Bet on Calixto to Win in Rematch — A general view of the middleweight boxing | Darren Staples / AFP

I have my top bets on boxing tonight for the IBF Flyweight title fight between Rene Calixto vs Willibaldo Garcia, where Garcia is the -130 favorite.

Top 2 Picks for Calixto vs Garcia on May 23

1. Rene Calixto to Win (Ev)

Bettors get value odds for Calixto, and boxing fight odds tonight could firm for the current underdog.

The 30-year-old Mexican is a perfect 23-0-1, with the draw coming against Garcia for the vacant title. It was a controversial draw, with one judge favoring Garcia 118-110, and one favoring Calixto 116-112.

Regardless of the suspect judging, they run it back again on Friday, and Calixto is my best bet to win the fight. He got a title shot with a win over Sikho Nqothole, and nine of his 23 wins have come by knockout.

Boxing prop bets expect this fight to go the distance, as it did the first time around, and Calixto could earn the unanimous decision victory. He might be less experienced than Garcia, but he’s ranked higher, and his career has more promise.

“I had some mistakes in the previous fight and I’m aware of that. I will correct them to beat Willibaldo, I’m looking forward to fighting him,” Calixto said.

“Willibaldo has very strong punches, and the first fight I received a lot of punches, but I also hit him with many punches. So, on points, for me, it was fair.”

Back Calixto to win at Ev odds. It’s a fair price, and he’s worth including in boxing picks today.

Bet This Pick: Rene Calixto to Win (Ev)

2. Fight to Go the Distance – YES (-300)

The first fight went 12 rounds, so I’m including this one to end the same in my boxing fight predictions.

They have knockout power, but as we saw in December last year, they like to trade punches and go hammer and tong throughout the fight.

It’s hard not to love two Mexican fighters competing for a title. It doesn’t often end in a knockout as power isn’t their forte. Throwing a big number of punches is what they’re aiming for, and that’s likely the case on Friday.

I expect the judges’ scorecards to decide the fight, and regardless of who the cards favor, this prop should cash for bettors.

Bet This Pick: Fight to Go the Distance – YES (-300)