Steven Butler vs Jose de Jesus Macias Preview June 27th, 2025
Jose de Jesus Macias of Mexico and Steven Butler of Montreal, Canada will be going at it in a rematch this Friday, June 27th in Quebec City. The 10-round super middleweight bout can be seen live in America on ESPN+. The two first met back in January, 2021 when Macias stopped Butler in the fifth round in Mexico for the vacant WBC Francophone, NABA, and NABF Middleweight Titles. Macias last fought in November when he halted Fernando Tamayo Alvarez in the fourth round while Butler last boxed in November as well when he stopped Fernando Farias in just 156 seconds.
Butler vs Macias Betting Odds
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Jose de Jesus Macias +225
- Steven Butler -295
My Pick
Butler is 29 years old and owns a mark of 35-5-1 with 29 Ko’s. He turned pro back in 2013 and has boxed 175 rounds since his debut. He possesses better-than-average power as 83 per cent of his victories have been by stoppage including his last three. However, he’s lost four of his last 11 fights. Butler certainly doesn’t have the greatest chin in the division as all five of his defeats have come by stoppage. He he halted stopped by Brandon Cook in the seventh round in 2017 for his first pro loss and lost his NABA and IBF North American Super Welterweight Titles.
He then suffered two straight stoppage defeats in 2019 and 2021. The first came at the hands of Ryota Murata in the fifth round in December, 2019 in a shot at the WBA Middleweight Title. He didn’t fight again until January, 2021 and was halted again in the fifth round, this time by Macias in a shot at the vacant NABA, NABF, and WBC Francophone Middleweight Belts. He was halted by Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in the second round in a shot at the WBO Middleweight Title in May, 2023 and Patrice Volny stopped him in the ninth round last June in another shot at the vacant WBC Francophone Middleweight Belt.
Butler’s lone draw was an eight-round majority affair with Jaime Herrera in June, 2015 in a shot at the vacant NABF Junior Super Welterweight Title. However, he did manage to win the vacant IBF Youth Super Welterweight Title in 2016 when he stopped Sladan Janjanin in the third round. He captured the vacant IBO International Super Welterweight Crown when he stopped Jaime Herrera in a rematch in the 10th round in March, 2018.
He stopped Jordan Balmir in the third round to take the vacant WBC Francophone Middleweight Title a few months later then then added the vacant WBC International Middleweight Belt with a 10-round split decision over Vitali Kopylenko in May, 2019. Butler is just under 6-feet-tall with a 75-inch reach. He enjoyed a good amateur career with a reported record of 50-5 and won a Canadian amateur title in 2013. He also has wins over Joshua Conley, Mark DeLuca, Carson Jones, Jesus Gutierrez, Janks Trotter, Ferdinand Pilz, Teemu Tuominen and Silverio Ortiz.
As for Macias, he’s now 33 years old and makes the ring walk with a mark of 29-13-4 with 15 Ko’s. He made his pro debut back in 2011 and has 281 rounds of experience under his belt since. His power is average as 51.7 per cent of his wins have come by stoppage including his past two but he has just two wins, a draw and four defeats in his last seven contests. Macias measures just over 5-feet-10-inches tall and owns a 72.5-inch reach so is an inch shorter than Butler and gives up 2.5-inches in reach as well.
Macias has certainly lost his fair share of fights as he’s been beaten 13 times but he’s been stopped just once. That came at the hands of Jose Antonio Leos in the second round back in in 2017. Macias lost his pro debut and his fifth bout before losing just one of his next 18 fights. He’s also dropped decisions to Kerman Lejarraga, Mikael Zewski, Souleymane Cissokho, Giovani Santillan, Erickson Lubin, Alejandro Barrera, Fernando Castaneda, Juan Carlos Raygosa, Ivan Ramirez, Pavel Silyagin, Erik Bazinyan and Callum Simspon.
The four draws on Macias’ record came against Raygosa, Gerardo Vazquez, Courtney Pennington and Andri Velikovskyi in a shot at the vacant WBC International Middleweight Title. His biggest win was the fifth-round TKO over Steven Butler for the vacant WBC Francophone, NABA and NABF Middleweight Titles.
Prediction…
Butler will definitely be looking to avenge his loss to Macias in their first fight but Macias has a lot more experience against tougher foes. Butler has gone the distance just seven times in his 41 fights due to his power and unsteady chin. But that’s what makes him a fan-friendly fighter. Macias has a rock-solid chin and should have some confidence after stopping Butler a few years ago. This is a tough fight to call but even if Butler doesn’t stop Macias he should be able to win enough rounds to take a close decision. As long as he remains on his feet of course.
Butler]s got the hometown advantage and more power.
Play: Butler -295 @ BetOnline.ag
Check out my recent boxing betting picks to see my current form.
Jose De Jesus Macias betting • Steven Butler betting