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

Azumah Nelson (The Professor) challenges Pernell Whitaker's (Sweet Pea) WBC and IBF lightweight belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Dec 1, 1979
31-1
13
23 (71.9%)
165 cm
173 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Nov 5, 1989
6m, 14d
18
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Nov 15, 1984
21-1
5
12 (54.5%)
168 cm
175 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Feb 3, 1990
3m, 16d
6
WBC
sFT
w1
d4
FT
w1
d6
WBCIBFTheRing
LT
w1
d1
LT
w1
d3
LT
w1
lightweight
Saturday, 19 May 1990
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Azumah Nelson vs. Pernell Whitaker

Date

This fight between Azumah Nelson and Pernell Whitaker took place on at the Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, Pernell Whitaker is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Azumah Nelson is 165 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 175 cm, Whitaker also has reach advantage of 2 cms over Nelson's 173 cm. Nelson has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Whitaker.

Nelson is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-1 (23 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 14 days ago against Jim McDonnell, which he won via 12th round KO.

Whitaker comes in with a record of 21-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 16 days ago against Freddie Pendleton, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Azumah Nelson fights out of the orthodox stance, while Pernell Whitaker fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Nelson will be 31 years and 10 months old. Whitaker will be 26 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 59-41 in favor of Pernell Whitaker. Here is the prediction for Nelson vs Whitaker.

The chances of Pernell Whitaker winning this fight is much higher. However, Azumah Nelson still cannot be counted out.

Result

Pernell Whitaker defeated Azumah Nelson via 12 round UD. Nelson's 18 fight win streak comes to an end, and Whitaker advances his win streak to 7. Whitaker is now 22-1, and Nelson 31-2.

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