Late rush on Mayweather proves spot on as 3.5 Hatton is outclassed

Boxing Betting / Editor / 09 December 2007 / Leave a Comment

Hatton v Mayweather proves to be the biggest boxing betting event ever

The late and relentless Betfair gamble on Floyd Mayweather to beat Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas this morning - he was backed from [1.66] into [1.44] at the start of the fight on Betfair, with the Hitman available at [3.5] - proved spot on as the American won by a 10th round stoppage.

Other bookmakers were reporting that up to 90 per cent of bets in the run-up to the fight were for Hatton, at odds as low as [2.5].

But that was not mirrored on Betfair, as Hatton drifted from [2.74] to [3.5] on the betting exchange. And Mayweather went on to show his class with a 10th round stoppage, available at [60.0] on Betfair.

Nearly £12m was traded in the outright market alone - with seven-figure sums also matched on the accompanying lines - making it the biggest boxing betting contest in history.

Betfair round-by-round betting

Start of fight: [1.44] Mayweather, [3.5] Hatton, [24.0] Draw

Start of 2nd round: [1.5] Mayweather, 9-4 Hatton, [26.0] Draw

Start of 3rd round: [1.56] Mayweather, [3.0] Hatton, [25.0] Draw

1. Key betting moment: Hatton drifts to [4.0] when cut in the round

Start of 4th round: [1.4] Mayweather, [3.7] Hatton, [24.0] Draw

Start of 5th round: [1.2] Mayweather, [6.0] Hatton, [30.0] Draw

Start of 6th round: [1.28] Mayweather, [5.0] Hatton, [26.0] Draw

2. Key betting moment: Hatton has a point deducted, and is backed at [6.5]

Start of 7th round: [1.2] Mayweather, [6.5] Hatton, [27.0] Draw

Start of 8th round: [1.22] Mayweather, [6.0] Hatton, [23.0] Draw

3. Key betting moment: Mayweather, now dominating, has Hatton in big trouble and is backed at [1.06]

Start of 9th round: [1.10] Mayweather, [11.0] Hatton, [40.0] Draw

Start of 10th round: {1.06] Mayweather, [18.0] Hatton, [60.0] Draw

4. Final betting moment: Mayweather stops Hatton