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Monzón vs. Benvenuti II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In an undisputed world title fight, Carlos Monzón (Escopeta) defends his middleweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts against Nino Benvenuti (Nino). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

28
Feb 6, 1963
71-3-9
1
48 (57.8%)
182 cm
193 cm
11 cm
Orthodox
Mar 6, 1971
2m, 2d
15
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Jan 20, 1961
82-6-1
11
35 (39.3%)
180 cm
191 cm
11 cm
Orthodox
Mar 17, 1971
1m, 21d
-2
WBAWBCTheRing
MD
w1
MD
w1
MD
w1
WBAWBCTheRing
MD
w2
d4
MD
w2
d4
MD
w2
d4
sWL
w1
d1
sWL
w1
d1
middleweight
Saturday, 8 May 1971
Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monte Carlo, Monaco
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Carlos Monzón vs. Nino Benvenuti II

Date

This fight between Carlos Monzón and Nino Benvenuti took place on at the Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Tale of the Tape

At 182 cm, Carlos Monzón is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Nino Benvenuti is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Monzón also has reach advantage of 2 cms over Benvenuti's 191 cm. They have the same ape index of 11 cm.

Monzón is coming in to this fight with a record of 71-3-9 (48 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 2 days ago against Roy Lee, which he won via 2nd round KO.

Benvenuti comes in with a record of 82-6-1 (35 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 21 days ago against José Chirino, which he lost via 10 round majority decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Monzón will be 28 years and 9 months old. Benvenuti will be 33 years 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 61-39 in favor of Carlos Monzón. Here is the prediction for Monzón vs Benvenuti II.

Carlos Monzón is likely to win. Unless Nino Benvenuti puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Carlos Monzón defeated Nino Benvenuti via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Benvenuti's losing streak continues, and Monzón advances his win streak to 16. Monzón is now 72-3-9, and Benvenuti 82-7-1.

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