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

Michael Nunn (Second To) defends his IBF middleweight 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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27
Dec 20, 1984
34-0
4
23 (67.6%)
185 cm
196 cm
11 cm
Southpaw
Aug 14, 1989
8m
34
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Jul 27, 1979
45-4-1
6
27 (54%)
173 cm
185 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Sep 15, 1989
6m, 30d
2
IBF
MD
w1
d3
WBAWBC
WL
w1
d2
WL
w1
d1
middleweight
Saturday, 14 Apr 1990
Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Michael Nunn vs. Marlon Starling

Date

This fight between Michael Nunn and Marlon Starling took place on at the Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Michael Nunn is the taller of the two by 12 cms; Marlon Starling is 173 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 196 cm, Nunn also has a significant reach advantage of 11 cms over Starling's 185 cm. Starling has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Nunn.

Nunn is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 34-0 (23 KOs). His last fight was 8 months ago against Iran Barkley, which he won via 12 round majority decision.

Iran Barkley's boxing career

Starling comes in with a record of 45-4-1 (27 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 30 days ago against Young Kil Jung, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Michael Nunn fights out of the southpaw stance, while Marlon Starling fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Nunn will be 27 years old. Starling will be 30 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 63-37 in favor of Michael Nunn. Here is the prediction for Nunn vs Starling.

Michael Nunn is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Marlon Starling puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Michael Nunn defeated Marlon Starling via 12 round MD. Starling's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Nunn advances his win streak to 35. Nunn is now 35-0, and Starling 45-5-1.

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