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Breland vs. Starling: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Mark Breland defends his WBA welterweight title against Marlon Starling (Magic Man). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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24
Nov 15, 1984
18-0
1
12 (66.7%)
188 cm
196 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jul 10, 1987
1m, 12d
18
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
27
Jul 27, 1979
41-4
1
25 (55.6%)
173 cm
185 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Jun 5, 1987
2m, 17d
4
WBA
WL
w1
welterweight
Saturday, 22 Aug 1987
Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
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Mark Breland vs. Marlon Starling I

Date

This fight between Mark Breland and Marlon Starling took place on at the Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 188 cm, Mark Breland is the taller of the two by 15 cms; Marlon Starling is 173 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 196 cm, Breland also has a significant reach advantage of 11 cms over Starling's 185 cm. Starling has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Breland.

Breland is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 18-0 (12 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 12 days ago against Juan Bautista Rondon, which he won via 10 round PTS.

Starling comes in with a record of 41-4 (25 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 17 days ago against Norberto Bueno, which he won via 3rd round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Breland will be 24 years and 3 months old. Starling will be 27 years and 11 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 60-40 in favor of Mark Breland. Here is the prediction for Breland vs Starling.

Mark Breland is likely to win. Unless Marlon Starling puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Marlon Starling defeated Mark Breland via 11th round TKO. Breland's undefeated record of 18 wins comes to an end, and Starling advances his win streak to 5. Starling is now 42-4, and Breland 18-1.

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