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Argüello vs. Castillo: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Alexis Argüello (El Flaco Explosivo) defends his WBC super-featherweight title against Ruben Castillo. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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27
Oct 26, 1968
60-5
13
50 (76.9%)
178 cm
183 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Nov 16, 1979
2m, 4d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
22
Feb 22, 1975
43-0
0
21 (48.8%)
168 cm
165 cm
-3 cm
Orthodox
Dec 10, 1979
1m, 10d
43
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sFT
w1
d6
FT
w1
d4
FT
w1
d2
super-featherweight
Sunday, 20 Jan 1980
Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
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Alexis Argüello vs. Ruben Castillo

Date

This fight between Alexis Argüello and Ruben Castillo took place on at the Community Center, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 178 cm, Alexis Argüello is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Ruben Castillo is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 183 cm, Argüello also has a significant reach advantage of 18 cms over Castillo's 165 cm. On top of that, Argüello also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Castillo.

Argüello is coming in to this fight with a record of 60-5 (50 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 4 days ago against Bobby Chacon, which he won via 7th round RTD.

Bobby Chacon's boxing career

Castillo comes in with an undefeated record of 43-0 (21 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 10 days ago against Juan Escobar, which he won via 8th round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Argüello will be 27 years and 9 months old. Castillo will be 22 years and 1 month 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 58-42 in favor of Alexis Argüello. Here is the prediction for Argüello vs Castillo.

The chances of Alexis Argüello winning this fight is much higher. However, Ruben Castillo still cannot be counted out.

Result

Alexis Argüello defeated Ruben Castillo via 11th round TKO to retain the WBC super-featherweight title. Castillo's undefeated record of 43 wins comes to an end, and Argüello advances his win streak to 5. Argüello is now 61-5, and Castillo 43-1.

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  4. Salvador Sanchez defeats Ruben Castillo via 15-round unanimous decision
  5. Alexis Argüello stops Bobby Chacon in the 7th round
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