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

In an undisputed world title fight, Pernell Whitaker (Sweet Pea) and Juan Nazario put their lightweight belts on the line. Whitaker brings the WBC and IBF belts. Nazario brings the WBA belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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26
Nov 15, 1984
22-1
6
12 (52.2%)
168 cm
175 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
May 19, 1990
2m, 23d
7
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Apr 17, 1982
22-2
2
16 (66.7%)
170 cm
170 cm
0 cm
Southpaw
Apr 4, 1990
4m, 7d
4
WBCIBFTheRing
LT
w1
d2
LT
w1
d4
LT
w1
WBA
LT
w1
lightweight
Saturday, 11 Aug 1990
Caesars Tahoe, Outdoor Arena, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
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Pernell Whitaker vs. Juan Nazario

Date

This fight between Pernell Whitaker and Juan Nazario took place on at the Caesars Tahoe, Outdoor Arena, Stateline, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 170 cm, Juan Nazario is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Pernell Whitaker is 168 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Whitaker has longer reach of 175 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Nazario's 170 cm. Whitaker also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Nazario.

Whitaker is coming in to this fight with a record of 22-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 23 days ago against Azumah Nelson, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Azumah Nelson's boxing career

Nazario comes in with a record of 22-2 (16 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 7 days ago against Edwin Rosario, which he won via 8th round RTD.

Edwin Rosario's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Whitaker will be 26 years and 7 months old. Nazario will be 26 years and 10 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 65-35 in favor of Pernell Whitaker. Here is the prediction for Whitaker vs Nazario.

Pernell Whitaker is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Juan Nazario to win this one.

Result

Pernell Whitaker defeated Juan Nazario via 1st round KO. Nazario's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Whitaker advances his win streak to 8. Whitaker is now 23-1, and Nazario 22-3.

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