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In an undisputed world title fight, Carlos Monzón (Escopeta) defends his middleweight WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts against José Nápoles (Mantequilla). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| WL w2 d9 | WL w2 d9 | WL w2 d9 |
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| MD w1 d8 | MD w1 d8 | MD w1 d8 |
This fight between José Nápoles and Carlos Monzón took place on at the Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
At 182 cm, Carlos Monzón is the taller of the two by 11 cms; José Nápoles is 171 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Monzón also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Nápoles' 183 cm. Nápoles has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Monzón.
Nápoles is coming in to this fight with a record of 77-5 (52 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 18 days ago against Clyde Gray, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.
Monzón comes in with a record of 81-3-9 (55 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 11 days ago against Jean-Claude Bouttier, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Nápoles will be 33 years and 9 months old. Monzón will be 31 years and 6 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Nápoles vs Monzón.
Carlos Monzón defeated José Nápoles via 7th round RTD to retain the WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles. Nápoles' 12 fight win streak comes to an end, and Monzón advances his win streak to 26. Monzón is now 82-3-9, and Nápoles 77-6.