The Gypsy King has been cut from 12/1 to 2/1 today.
Tyson Fury’s momentous win against The Bronze Bomber, Deontay Wilder, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas secured him the WBC and Ring Magazine Belts.
Adding to the Gypsy King’s illustrious collection, bookmakers think he’s on course to pick up the Sports Personality of the Year award.
Ending yesterday at 12/1, his historic win and a flurry of bets combined have shortened the price to as low as 2/1. Meaning, the boxer has now overtaken Jordan Henderson as the market leader.
A whopping 95% of all bets in the last 12 hours have landed on Fury and his historic comeback and motivational story make him an attractive candidate for the accolade.
Elsewhere in the market, Ben Stokes is the most-backed sports person since the market opened. He’s since fallen out of favour with bookies, however, and can be found at 66/1.
Jordan Henderson is currently at 12/1, he’s been attracting value hunting punters recently and could be in with a real shot.
The Liverpool captain looks set to lead his team to premier league victory and on top of that will likely play an important role in Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2020 team. Depending on the successful national team at the Euro’s there may be value in Jordan Henderson at that price.
Dina Asher-Smith can be found as low as 6/1 to win the award but is also available at 16/1. Smith is the fastest British woman ever recorded.
She picked up the gold medal in the 200m sprint at the world championships in Doha. As well as two silver medals in the 100m and 4x100m relay. Since the market opened she picked up 15% of all bets.
