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Sánchez vs. Nelson: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Salvador Sánchez (Sal Sánchez) defends his WBC and The Ring featherweight titles against Azumah Nelson (The Professor). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

23
May 4, 1975
43-1-1
9
31 (68.9%)
170 cm
173 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
May 8, 1982
2m, 13d
23
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
24
Dec 1, 1979
13-0
0
10 (76.9%)
165 cm
173 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jun 26, 1982
25d
13
WBCTheRing
FT
w1
d8
FT
w1
d8
featherweight
Wednesday, 21 Jul 1982
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, U.S.
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Salvador Sánchez vs. Azumah Nelson

Date

This fight between Salvador Sánchez and Azumah Nelson took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 170 cm, Salvador Sánchez is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Azumah Nelson is 165 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 173 cm. Nelson has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Sánchez.

Sánchez is coming in to this fight with a record of 43-1-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 13 days ago against Jorge Garcia, which he won via 15 round unanimous decision.

Nelson comes in with an undefeated record of 13-0 (10 KOs). His last fight was 25 days ago against Mukaila Bukare, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Sánchez will be 23 years and 5 months old. Nelson will be 24 years 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 61-39 in favor of Salvador Sánchez. Here is the prediction for Sánchez vs Nelson.

Salvador Sánchez is likely to win. Unless Azumah Nelson puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Salvador Sánchez defeated Azumah Nelson via 15th round TKO. Nelson's undefeated record of 13 wins comes to an end, and Sánchez advances his win streak to 24. Sánchez is now 44-1-1, and Nelson 13-1.

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  5. Azumah Nelson knocks out Wilfredo Gómez in the 11th round
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  7. Salvador Sánchez knocks out Danny Lopez in the 13th round