A 9/1 pick tops our weekend shouts – Paddy Power News

Our tipster delivers four knockout tips this weekend.

This weekend is packed with boxing action across Saturday and Sunday night. The main bout on the card across the two days is Deontay Wlder against Derek Chisora at the O2 Arena. The pair have been nibbling at each other in the build-up and UK heavyweight champ Chisora has confirmed this is his 50th and final professional fight. So, without further ado, Boxing tipster Matt Gipon provides his best bets.

This weekend’s boxing tips:

*All timings are approximate

9pm Saturday: Lauren Price v Stephanie Pineiro Aquino – Price to win in Round 1-5
9pm Saturday: Viddal Riley v Mateusz Masternak – Masternak Points of Decision
10pm Saturday: Deontay Wilder v Derek Chisora – Wilder to win In Round 7-12
9:20pm Sunday: Caroline Dubois v Terri Harper – Dubois to win In Round 1-5

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.

Price v Pineiro Aquino – Price to win in Round 1-5

In only nine professional fights Price has gone from Olympic gold medallist to unified welterweight champion of the world, but the really impressive thing is that as her opponents have got better, so have her performances. She was impeccable in beating Natasha Jonas last year, and next up is Pineiro at the Cardiff International Arena.

The Puerto Rican challenger, 35, is a good fighter with an unbeaten record, but her ambition to win might be her undoing. Price, 31, only has two KO wins, but one was in her second-to-last fight, and both came in the first five rounds. There are huge odds for Price to finish this early and it’s well worth a punt.

Riley v Masternak – Masternak Points of Decision

Unbeaten London cruiserweight Riley has made steady progress since his debut in 2018, but his record is still paper thin in terms of recognised opponents. That all changes this weekend as he faces former world title challenger Masternak for the European belt at O2.

Masternak’s biggest nights have all been on the road – he’s been in with Chris Billam-Smith, Tony Bellew and Yuniel Dorticos, but he came up short against all three of those champions. His best wins were at domestic level, over Mikael Lawal and Cheavon Clarke, but he couldn’t stop either.

This contest is a clash of styles – the solid European fundamentals and 56-fight experience of Masternak, 38, versus the fluid and fast Riley, 28. I can’t see Viddal nailing the Pole to the canvas, so I think it’s going the distance, and I have to back the big price on Masternak to get the nod.

Wilder v Chisora – Wilder to win In Round 7-12

Wilder and Chisora have been entertaining us for years, but despite moving in similar circles, these two old heavyweight sluggers have never met – until now! Just a few years ago, Wilder would have been a huge favourite, but now he’s the underdog in the headline fight at the O2.

Wilder, 40, has lost four of his last six contests, but that includes two defeats to a prime Tyson Fury and a points loss to former champ Joseph Parker. The knockout loss to Zhilei Zhang in 2024 was the sign to most people that he’s finished at top 10, or even top 20, level but he came back with a knockout win in June 2025.

Chisora, 42, has been on a far more impressive run on paper – he’s won four of his last five bouts including wins over Joe Joyce and Kubrat Pulev. If you look at the results a bit more closely though, you see how Joyce, Pulev and other opponents are around 40 or older, so they were all well on the decline.

Talk of the one-punch power of Wilder against the suffocating pressure of Chisora is a pretty fair summary. Even at Wilder’s peak he could be behind on points before detonating one massive shot, and Chisora has managed to out-work and bully his last three opponents in decision wins.

With Chisora having not won by KO since 2019 and Wilder having incredible grit, I can’t see a Chisora stoppage win. When Wilder hasn’t been knocked out, he’s won 43 times by KO, won once on points, lost once on points and drawn one. The Alabama banger really has freakish power.

I expect big punches to be thrown, but I think these vets will fall into a tired hugging match after not too long. ‘War’ Chisora will try to smoother ‘The Bronze Bomber’ and work him over, but I just don’t think he’ll have the fitness and focus to stay out of harm’s way – my pick is a late stoppage win for Wilder.

Dubois v Harper – Dubois to win In Round 1-5

Dubois and Harper both own a piece of the world lightweight crown and there’s been plenty of animosity in the build-up to this unification clash between British rivals. The event at the Olympia in Kensington also features world title fights for Ellie Scotney and Chantelle Cameron, but I’m confident the performance of the night is coming in this one.

Dubois, 25, has not knocked out anyone for three years, but the southpaw carries power. Harper, 29, is a fine fighter and three weight world champion, but when she’s faced true world class opponents she unravelled, losing twice in round 4. Dubois is elite and I think this could be another early finish.

This weekend’s boxing tips:

*All timings are approximate

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.

A 9/1 pick tops our weekend shouts – Paddy Power News

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