He may have caused a stir overnight, but punters with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au like the look of Aussie boxer Damien Hooper, backing him to bring home gold.
On the third line of betting in the men’s 81kg division at $9.00, Hooper has attracted 87 percent of bets so far wagered on the market.
Hooper was priced at $11 before his opening bout victory.
“He’s attracting just as much attention for his exploits outside the ring as he is for his fighting, but one thing is for certain, he’s got the support of Aussie punters,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.
Hooper next faces Russian Egor Mekhontsev, a $4.33 chance to take out the gold medal.
Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Men’s 81kg winner
$2.20 JC la Cruz Peraza
$4.33 Egor Mekhontsev
$9.00 Damien Hooper
$9.00 Adilbek Niyazymbetov
$9.00 Oleksandr Gvozdyk
$13 Elshod Rasulov
$13 Fanlong Meng
$15 Abdelhafid Benchabla
$26 Ehsan Rouzbahani
$41 Yamaguchi Falcao
$67 Bahram Muzaffer
$67 Yahia El Mekachari
$67 Carlos Gongora
$67 Enrico Kolling
$151 Ihab Al Matbouli
$201 Osmar Bravo