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Chávez vs. Taylor: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In a unification world title fight, Julio César Chávez (J.C. Superstar) and Meldrick Taylor (The Kid) put their super-lightweight belts on the line. Chávez brings the WBC belt. Taylor brings the IBF belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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27
Feb 5, 1980
68-0
16
56 (82.4%)
171 cm
173 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Dec 16, 1989
3m, 1d
68
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
23
Nov 15, 1984
24-0-1
3
14 (56%)
171 cm
168 cm
-3 cm
Orthodox
Jan 27, 1990
1m, 18d
12
WBAWBCTheRing
sLT
w1
d2
LT
w1
d2
LT
w1
LT
w1
sFT
w1
d9
IBF
sLT
w1
d2
super-lightweight
Saturday, 17 Mar 1990
Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor I

Date

This fight between Julio César Chávez and Meldrick Taylor took place on at the Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 171 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Chávez has longer reach of 173 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Taylor's 168 cm. Chávez also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Taylor.

Chávez is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 68-0 (56 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 1 day ago against Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Taylor also comes in with an undefeated record of 24-0-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 18 days ago against Ramon Flores, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Chávez will be 27 years and 8 months old. Taylor will be 23 years and 4 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 58-42 in favor of Julio César Chávez. Here is the prediction for Chávez vs Taylor.

The chances of Julio César Chávez winning this fight is much higher. However, Meldrick Taylor still cannot be counted out.

Result

Julio César Chávez defeated Meldrick Taylor via 12th round TKO to win the IBF super-lightweight title and retain the WBC super-lightweight title. Taylor's undefeated record comes to an end, and Chávez advances his win streak to 69. Chávez is now 69-0, and Taylor 24-1-1.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Julio César Chávez defeats Frankie Randall via 8 round technical decision in their 2nd fight
  2. Julio Cesar Chavez knocks out Greg Haugen in the 5th round
  3. Julio César Chávez defeats Héctor Camacho via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Julio César Chávez defeats Jose Luis Ramirez via 11 round technical decision
  5. Meldrick Taylor knocks out Buddy McGirt in the 12th round
  6. Julio César Chávez defeats Rocky Lockridge via 12-round majority decision
  7. Julio César Chávez knocks out Ruben Castillo in the 6th round