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Buchanan vs. Laguna II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Ken Buchanan (Fighting Carpenter) defends his WBA and The Ring lightweight titles against Ismael Laguna (El Tigre Colonense). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

26
Sep 20, 1965
40-1
2
14 (34.1%)
171 cm
178 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
May 11, 1971
4m, 2d
7
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Aug 21, 1960
65-8-1
6
37 (50%)
175 cm
173 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Jun 22, 1971
2m, 22d
-1
WBAWBCTheRing
LT
w1
d1
LT
w1
LT
w1
d1
WBAWBCTheRing
LT
w2
d1
LT
w2
d1
LT
w2
d1
lightweight
Monday, 13 Sep 1971
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Ken Buchanan vs. Ismael Laguna II

Date

This fight between Ken Buchanan and Ismael Laguna took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 175 cm, Ismael Laguna is the taller of the two by 4 cms; Ken Buchanan is 171 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Buchanan has longer reach of 178 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Laguna's 173 cm. Buchanan also has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Laguna.

Buchanan is coming in to this fight with a record of 40-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 2 days ago against Carlos Morocho Hernández, which he won via 8th round TKO.

Laguna comes in with a record of 65-8-1 (37 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 22 days ago against Eddie Linder, which he lost via 10 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Buchanan will be 26 years and 2 months old. Laguna will be 28 years and 2 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 55-45 in favor of Ken Buchanan. Here is the prediction for Buchanan vs Laguna II.

The chances of Ken Buchanan winning is higher, but Ismael Laguna cannot be counted out. Laguna could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Ken Buchanan defeated Ismael Laguna via 15 round UD. Laguna's losing streak continues, and Buchanan advances his win streak to 8. Buchanan is now 41-1, and Laguna 65-9-1.

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