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

Barry McGuigan (The Clones Cyclone) defends his WBA and The Ring featherweight titles against Steve Cruz (Super Kid). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

25
May 10, 1981
29-1
3
25 (83.3%)
168 cm
178 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Feb 15, 1986
4m, 8d
27
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
22
Oct 29, 1981
25-1
0
13 (50%)
168 cm
168 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Feb 7, 1986
4m, 16d
6
WBATheRing
FT
w1
d2
FT
w1
d2
featherweight
Monday, 23 Jun 1986
Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Barry McGuigan vs. Steve Cruz

Date

This fight between Barry McGuigan and Steve Cruz took place on at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, McGuigan has a significantly longer reach of 178 cm, which is 10 cms longer than Cruz' 168 cm. McGuigan also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Cruz.

McGuigan is coming in to this fight with a record of 29-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 8 days ago against Danilo Cabrera, which he won via 14th round TKO.

Cruz comes in with a record of 25-1 (13 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 16 days ago against Rocky Garcia, which he won via 10 round majority decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, McGuigan will be 25 years and 3 months old. Cruz will be 22 years and 7 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 57-43 in favor of Barry McGuigan. Here is the prediction for McGuigan vs Cruz.

The chances of Barry McGuigan winning is higher, but Steve Cruz cannot be counted out. Cruz could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Steve Cruz defeated Barry McGuigan via 15 round UD. McGuigan's 27 fight win streak comes to an end, and Cruz advances his win streak to 7. Cruz is now 26-1, and McGuigan 29-2.

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