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McGuigan vs. Laporte: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Barry McGuigan (The Clones Cyclone) and Juan Laporte are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

23
May 10, 1981
24-1
0
22 (88%)
168 cm
178 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Dec 19, 1984
2m, 4d
22
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Oct 29, 1977
25-5
6
13 (43.3%)
165 cm
173 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Nov 14, 1984
3m, 9d
1
WBC
FT
w1
d2
Saturday, 23 Feb 1985
King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Barry McGuigan vs. Juan Laporte

Date

This fight between Barry McGuigan and Juan Laporte took place on 23 February, 1985 at the Kings Hall, Belfast.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, Barry McGuigan is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Juan Laporte is 165 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 178 cm, McGuigan also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Laporte's 173 cm. On top of that, McGuigan also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Laporte.

McGuigan is coming in to this fight with a record of 24-1 (22 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 4 days ago against Clyde Ruan, which he won via 4th round KO.

Laporte comes in with a record of 25-5 (13 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 9 days ago against Dwight Pratchett, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, McGuigan will be 23 years and 11 months old. Laporte will be 25 years and 2 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 69-31 in favor of Barry McGuigan. Here is the prediction for McGuigan vs Laporte.

Barry McGuigan should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Juan Laporte to win this one.

Result

Barry McGuigan defeated Juan Laporte via 10 round PTS. Laporte's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and McGuigan advances his win streak to 23. McGuigan is now 25-1, and Laporte 25-6.

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