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

Azumah Nelson (The Professor) and Mario Martínez (Azabache) fight for the vacant WBC super-featherweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

29
Dec 1, 1979
26-1
8
19 (70.4%)
165 cm
173 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Aug 29, 1987
6m
13
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
22
Feb 22, 1980
46-3-2
1
29 (56.9%)
168 cm
168 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Nov 12, 1987
3m, 17d
8
WBC
FT
w1
d6
super-featherweight
Monday, 29 Feb 1988
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
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Azumah Nelson vs. Mario Martínez I

Date

This fight between Azumah Nelson and Mario Martínez took place on at the Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, Mario Martínez is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Azumah Nelson is 165 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Nelson has longer reach of 173 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Martínez' 168 cm. Nelson also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Martínez.

Nelson is coming in to this fight with a record of 26-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 6 months ago against Marcos Villasana, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Martínez comes in with a record of 46-3-2 (29 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 17 days ago against Jose Mosqueda, which he won via 10 round PTS.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Nelson will be 29 years and 7 months old. Martínez will be 22 years and 6 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 56-44 in favor of Azumah Nelson. Here is the prediction for Nelson vs Martínez.

The chances of Azumah Nelson winning is higher, but Mario Martínez cannot be counted out. Martínez could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Azumah Nelson defeated Mario Martínez via 12 round SD to win the vacant WBC super-featherweight title. Martínez' 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Nelson advances his win streak to 14. Nelson is now 27-1, and Martínez 46-4-2.

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