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Harada vs. Medel II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In an undisputed world title fight, Masahiko Harada defends his bantamweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts against José Medel (El Huitlacoche). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

23
Feb 21, 1960
45-3
5
17 (35.4%)
160 cm
163 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
Oct 25, 1966
2m, 9d
14
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Mar 19, 1955
63-20-6
1
39 (43.8%)
164 cm
171 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Oct 22, 1966
2m, 12d
8
WBAWBCTheRing
BT
w1
d2
BT
w1
d2
BT
w1
d2
FL
w1
FL
w1
bantamweight
Tuesday, 3 Jan 1967
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, Aichi
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Fighting Harada vs. José Medel II

Date

This fight between Fighting Harada and José Medel took place on at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, Aichi.

Tale of the Tape

At 164 cm, José Medel is the taller of the two by 4 cms; Fighting Harada is 160 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 171 cm, Medel also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Harada's 163 cm. On top of that, Medel also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Harada.

Harada is coming in to this fight with a record of 45-3 (17 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 9 days ago against Antonio Herrera, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Medel comes in with a record of 63-20-6 (39 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 12 days ago against Hiroshi Otomori, which he won via 7th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Harada will be 23 years and 8 months old. Medel will be 28 years and 9 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 60-40 in favor of Fighting Harada. Here is the prediction for Harada vs Medel II.

Fighting Harada is likely to win. Unless José Medel puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Fighting Harada defeated José Medel via 15 round UD to retain the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles. Medel's 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Harada advances his win streak to 15. Harada is now 46-3, and Medel 63-21-6.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Lionel Rose defeats José Medel via 10 round PTS
  2. Fighting Harada defeats Éder Jofre via 15-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  3. Fighting Harada defeats Éder Jofre via 15-round split decision
  4. José Medel knocks out Fighting Harada in the 6th round
  5. Pone Kingpetch defeats Fighting Harada via 15-round majority decision in their 2nd fight
  6. Fighting Harada knocks out Pone Kingpetch in the 11th round
  7. Éder Jofre knocks out José Medel in the 6th round in their 2nd fight