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Durán vs. Benítez: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Roberto Durán (Manos de Piedra) challenges Wilfred Benítez' (El Radar) WBC super-welterweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

30
Feb 23, 1968
74-2
15
56 (73.7%)
170 cm
168 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Sep 26, 1981
4m, 4d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
23
Nov 22, 1973
43-1-1
8
28 (62.2%)
178 cm
178 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Nov 14, 1981
2m, 16d
5
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WL
w1
WL
w1
LT
w1
d12
LT
w1
LT
w1
d12
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w1
d1
WL
w1
d1
WL
w1
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super-welterweight
Saturday, 30 Jan 1982
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Roberto Durán vs. Wilfred Benítez

Date

This fight between Roberto Durán and Wilfred Benítez took place on at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, United States.

Tale of the Tape

At 178 cm, Wilfred Benítez is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Roberto Durán is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 178 cm, Benítez also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Durán's 168 cm. On top of that, Benítez also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Durán.

Durán is coming in to this fight with a record of 74-2 (56 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 4 days ago against Luigi Minchillo, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Benítez comes in with a record of 43-1-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 16 days ago against Carlos Santos, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Durán will be 30 years and 7 months old. Benítez will be 23 years and 4 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 51-49 in favor of Wilfred Benítez. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Durán vs Benítez.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Wilfred Benítez may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Durán stops Benítez early.

Result

Wilfred Benítez defeated Roberto Durán via 15 round UD. Durán's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Benítez advances his win streak to 6. Benítez is now 44-1-1, and Durán 74-3.

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  6. Roberto Durán knocks out Esteban de Jesús in the 12th round in their 3rd fight
  7. Wilfred Benítez defeats Antonio Cervantes via 15-round split decision