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

Carlos De León (Sugar) defends his WBC cruiserweight title against Johnny Nelson (The Entertainer). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

30
Aug 3, 1974
45-5
15
30 (60%)
183 cm
183 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
May 17, 1989
8m, 10d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
23
Mar 18, 1986
15-5
0
10 (50%)
189 cm
206 cm
17 cm
Orthodox
Oct 2, 1989
3m, 25d
9
WBCTheRing
CR
w4
d8
CR
e1
w1
d4
cruiserweight
Saturday, 27 Jan 1990
City Hall, Sheffield, England
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Carlos De León vs. Johnny Nelson

Date

This fight between Carlos De León and Johnny Nelson took place on at the City Hall, Sheffield, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 189 cm, Johnny Nelson is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Carlos De León is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Nelson also has a huge reach advantage of 23 cms over León's 183 cm. On top of that, Nelson also has a 17 cm ape index advantage over León.

León is coming in to this fight with a record of 45-5 (30 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 10 days ago against Sammy Reeson, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Nelson comes in with a record of 15-5 (10 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 25 days ago against Ian Bulloch, which he won via 2nd round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, León will be 30 years and 8 months old. Nelson will be 23 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 Johnny Nelson. Here is the prediction for León vs Nelson.

Johnny Nelson is likely to win. Unless Carlos De León puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. León is now 45-5-1, and Nelson 15-5-1.

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