Filipino champion Jerwin Ancajas is the heavy favorite going into his third defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown on Nov. 18 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Odds from challenger Jamie Conlan?s lair put Ancajas as a 4-1 betting choice.
The scheduled 12-round IBF 115-lb title showdown at the SSE Arena will be Ancajas?s third straight appearance on foreign soil following his title-winning effort on September last year in Taguig.
Since wresting the title from McJoe Arroyo of Puerto Rico, Ancajas has defended it against Jose Alfredo Rodriguez of Mexico in Macau in January and Teiru Kinoshita of Japan in Brisbane last July.
Fighting under the promotional banner of Manny Pacquiao?s MP Promotions, Ancajas is one of just three reigning Filipino world champions. The two others are ALA Boxing stablemates Milan Melindo and Donnie Nietes.
