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Buchanan vs. Durán: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Ken Buchanan (Fighting Carpenter) defends his WBA and The Ring lightweight titles against Roberto Durán (Manos de Piedra). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

26
Sep 20, 1965
43-1
3
15 (34.1%)
171 cm
178 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Apr 29, 1972
1m, 28d
10
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
21
Feb 23, 1968
28-0
0
24 (85.7%)
170 cm
168 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Mar 10, 1972
3m, 16d
28
WBAWBCTheRing
LT
w1
d2
LT
w1
LT
w1
d2
lightweight
Monday, 26 Jun 1972
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Ken Buchanan vs. Roberto Durán

Date

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

Tale of the Tape

At 171 cm, Ken Buchanan is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Roberto Durán is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 178 cm, Buchanan also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Durán's 168 cm. On top of that, Buchanan also has a 9 cm ape index advantage over Durán.

Buchanan is coming in to this fight with a record of 43-1 (15 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 28 days ago against Andries Steyn, which he won via 3rd round RTD.

Durán comes in with an undefeated record of 28-0 (24 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 16 days ago against Francisco Munoz, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Buchanan will be 26 years and 11 months old. Durán will be 21 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 57-43 in favor of Roberto Durán. Here is the prediction for Buchanan vs Durán.

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

Result

Roberto Durán defeated Ken Buchanan via 13th round TKO. Buchanan's 10 fight win streak comes to an end, and Durán advances his win streak to 29. Durán is now 29-0, and Buchanan 43-2.

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  3. Wilfred Benítez defeats Roberto Durán via 15-round unanimous decision
  4. Roberto Durán defeats Carlos Palomino via 10-round unanimous decision
  5. Roberto Durán knocks out Esteban de Jesús in the 12th round in their 3rd fight
  6. Roberto Durán knocks out Esteban de Jesús in the 11th round in their 2nd fight
  7. Ken Buchanan defeats Ismael Laguna via 15-round split decision