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Thobela vs. Martínez: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Dingaan Thobela (The Rose of Soweto) defends his WBO lightweight title against Mario Martínez (Azabache). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

24
Apr 27, 1990
3-0
1
2 (66.7%)
171 cm
171 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Sep 22, 1990
5m, 8d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Feb 22, 1980
48-7-2
3
29 (50.9%)
168 cm
168 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jul 16, 1990
7m, 14d
-1
WBO
LT
w1
lightweight
Saturday, 2 Mar 1991
Exhibit Hall, San Jose, California, USA
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Dingaan Thobela vs. Mario Martínez

Date

This fight between Dingaan Thobela and Mario Martínez took place on at the Exhibit Hall, San Jose, California, USA.

Tale of the Tape

At 171 cm, Dingaan Thobela is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Mario Martínez is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 171 cm, Thobela also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Martínez' 168 cm. They have the same ape index of 0 cm.

Thobela is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 3-0 (2 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 8 days ago against Mauricio Aceves, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Martínez comes in with a record of 48-7-2 (29 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 14 days ago against Miguel Gonzalez, which he lost via 10 round PTS.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Thobela will be 24 years and 5 months old. Martínez will be 25 years and 6 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 53-47 in favor of Dingaan Thobela. Here is the prediction for Thobela vs Martínez.

A close matchup. Dingaan Thobela may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Mario Martínez could win too.

Result

Dingaan Thobela defeated Mario Martínez via 12 round UD to retain the WBO lightweight title. Martínez' losing streak continues, and Thobela advances his win streak to 4. Thobela is now 4-0, and Martínez 48-8-2.

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  4. Azumah Nelson knocks out Mario Martínez in the 12th round in their 2nd fight
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  6. Julio César Chávez knocks out Mario Martínez in the 8th round
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