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Carlos Palomino defends his WBC and The Ring welterweight titles against Wilfred Benítez (El Radar). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|
| WL w1 d7 | WL w1 d7 |
| WBA | TheRing |
|---|---|
| sLT w1 d2 | sLT w1 d2 |
This fight between Carlos Palomino and Wilfred Benítez took place on at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States, United States.
At 178 cm, Wilfred Benítez is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Carlos Palomino is 177 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Palomino has longer reach of 181 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Benítez' 178 cm. Palomino also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Benítez.
Palomino is coming in to this fight with a record of 27-1-3 (15 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 18 days ago against Armando Muniz, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.
Benítez comes in with an undefeated record of 36-0-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 6 days ago against Vernon Lewis, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Palomino will be 29 years and 5 months old. Benítez will be 20 years and 4 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Carlos Palomino. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Palomino vs Benítez.
Wilfred Benítez defeated Carlos Palomino via 15 round SD. Palomino's 10 fight win streak comes to an end, and Benítez advances his win streak to 9. Benítez is now 37-0-1, and Palomino 27-2-3.