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Holmes vs. Evangelista: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) defends his WBC heavyweight title against Alfredo Evangelista. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

29
Mar 21, 1973
28-0
1
19 (67.9%)
191 cm
206 cm
15 cm
Orthodox
Jun 9, 1978
5m, 1d
28
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
23
Oct 10, 1975
23-2-1
1
18 (69.2%)
185 cm
185 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Sep 9, 1978
2m, 1d
9
WBC
HV
w1
heavyweight
Friday, 10 Nov 1978
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Larry Holmes vs. Alfredo Evangelista

Date

This fight between Larry Holmes and Alfredo Evangelista took place on at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Larry Holmes is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Alfredo Evangelista is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Holmes also has a huge reach advantage of 21 cms over Evangelista's 185 cm. On top of that, Holmes also has a 15 cm ape index advantage over Evangelista.

Holmes is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 28-0 (19 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 1 day ago against Ken Norton, which he won via 15 round split decision.

Ken Norton's boxing career

Evangelista comes in with a record of 23-2-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 1 day ago against Joe Maye, which he won via 3rd round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holmes will be 29 years old. Evangelista will be 23 years and 11 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 54-46 in favor of Larry Holmes. Here is the prediction for Holmes vs Evangelista.

Larry Holmes is more likely to win, but Alfredo Evangelista could also pull it off. It is going to be competitive, nevertheless.

Result

Larry Holmes defeated Alfredo Evangelista via 7th round KO. Evangelista's 9 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holmes advances his win streak to 29. Holmes is now 29-0, and Evangelista 23-3-1.

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