Two of the top-ranked boxers in the sport meet on Saturday when Stephen Fulton meets Brandon Figueroa in a scheduled 12-round bout. It will be for the WBC and WBO super bantamweight crown. Both fighters are coming off impressive showings. Fulton, ranked as the second-best junior featherweight by BoxRec, retained his WBO super bantamweight belt with a unanimous decision victory over Angelo Leo in January. Figueroa, the No. 1 ranked super bantamweight, according to BoxRec, knocked out Luis Nery in the seventh round for the WBC super-bantamweight crown and to retain his WBA (Regular) super bantamweight title.

Action on the main card will begin at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime with the headliners set to start around 11:30 p.m. ET at Dolby Live at the Park MGM in Las Vegas. Fulton is at -330 (risk $330 to win $100), while Figueroa is a +260 underdog in the latest Fulton vs. Figueroa odds from Caesars Sportsbook. The over-under for total rounds expected is set at 10.5. Before locking in any Figueroa vs. Fulton picks, make sure you check out the boxing predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Brandon Wise. 

Wise, who is the combat sports editor for CBS Sports, is an experienced boxing analyst. Just three weeks ago, he accurately called a stoppage between rounds No. 10 and 12 for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez against Caleb Plant in their super middleweight unification bout. The proposition selection paid +450 and Wise also correctly called the fight to go over 9.5 rounds (-125) as Alvarez stopped Plant in Round 11. His strong 2021 boxing record also includes calling Jamel Herring (+105) to upset Carl Frampton (-125) in April.

Now, with Saturday’s huge fight approaching, Wise has studied Figueroa vs. Fulton from every angle and identified the best values in the boxing odds. You can only see his highly confident prop bets and money-line picks at SportsLine. 

Why you should back Fulton

Wise notes that the 27-year-old Fulton has an impressive resume. In 19 total fights, he has won them all with eight coming by knockout. Fulton made his professional debut on Oct. 14, 2014, against Isaac Badger. After winning the fight by TKO in the second round, he signed with Premier Boxing Champions. Over the next five years, he went 15-0 with six victories by stoppage.

In his 16th fight, Fulton scored a unanimous decision victory over Paulus Ambunda to win the IBO super bantamweight title. After knocking out Isaac Avelar in the sixth round in August 2019, he faced Arnold Khegai for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental super bantamweight title on Jan. 25, 2020. He won that bout by unanimous decision. 

Why you should back Figueroa

Like Fulton, Figueroa has been a dominant fighter. He has posted eight knockout wins in his last 10 fights. In his last match in May 2021, he knocked out Luis Nery at the 2:18 mark of the seventh round to win the WBC super-bantamweight title and retain the WBA (Regular) super bantamweight crown. Eight months earlier, Figueroa retained his super bantamweight title with a TKO of Damien Vazquez at 1:18 of the 10th round.

Figueroa’s only blemish to his record came in November 2019, when he received a split decision draw with Julio Ceja as he retained his WBA (Regular) super bantamweight crown. Figueroa turned pro in 2015 and won his first 20 bouts before the draw with Ceja. So who is Wise backing? He is only sharing his coveted picks here.

How to make Figueroa vs. Fulton picks

Wise likes the over 10.5 rounds. He’s also locked in a strong money-line pick and a pair of must-see prop bets. You can only see those picks at SportsLine. 

Who wins Fulton vs. Figueroa? And which prop is a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see Brandon Wise’s best bets for Saturday, all from the CBS combat sports specialist who has crushed his boxing picks in 2021, and find out.