Benn vs. Eubank: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Nigel Benn (The Dark Destroyer) defends his WBO middleweight title against Chris Eubank (Simply the Best). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank took place on at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England.
Tale of the Tape
At 178 cm, Chris Eubank is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Nigel Benn is 177 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 185 cm. Benn has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Eubank.
Benn is coming in to this fight with a record of 27-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 3 months ago against Iran Barkley, which he won via 1st round TKO.
Eubank comes in with an undefeated record of 24-0 (14 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 27 days ago against Reginaldo Dos Santos, which he won via 1st round KO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Benn will be 26 years and 9 months old. Eubank will be 24 years and 3 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Nigel Benn. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Benn vs Eubank.
Result
Chris Eubank defeated Nigel Benn via 9th round TKO to win the WBO middleweight title. Benn's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Eubank advances his win streak to 25. Eubank is now 25-0, and Benn 27-2.
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