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Wajima vs. Gazo: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Koichi Wajima (Hono no Otoko) challenges Eddie Gazo's WBA and The Ring super-welterweight belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

34
Jun 15, 1968
31-5-1
12
25 (67.6%)
171 cm
171 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
May 18, 1976
1y, 20d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Mar 1, 1969
31-4-2
1
17 (45.9%)
169 cm
175 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Mar 5, 1977
3m, 2d
5
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super-welterweight
Tuesday, 7 Jun 1977
Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
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Koichi Wajima vs. Eddie Gazo

Date

This fight between Koichi Wajima and Eddie Gazo took place on at the Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan.

Tale of the Tape

At 171 cm, Koichi Wajima is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Eddie Gazo is 169 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Gazo has longer reach of 175 cm, which is 4 cms longer than Wajima's 171 cm. Gazo also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Wajima.

Wajima is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-5-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 20 days ago against Jose Manuel Duran, which he lost via 14th round KO.

Gazo comes in with a record of 31-4-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 2 days ago against Miguel Ángel Castellini, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Wajima will be 34 years and 1 month old. Gazo will be 26 years and 8 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 Koichi Wajima. Here is the prediction for Wajima vs Gazo.

The chances of Koichi Wajima winning is higher, but Eddie Gazo cannot be counted out. Gazo could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Eddie Gazo defeated Koichi Wajima via 11th round TKO to retain the WBA and The Ring super-welterweight titles. Wajima's losing streak continues, and Gazo advances his win streak to 6. Gazo is now 32-4-2, and Wajima 31-6-1.

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  5. Masashi Kudo defeats Eddie Gazo via 15-round split decision
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  7. Oscar Albarado knocks out Koichi Wajima in the 15th round