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McCallum vs. Kalambay II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Mike McCallum (The Bodysnatcher) defends his WBA middleweight title against Sumbu Kalambay. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

35
Jan 14, 1981
39-1
11
33 (82.5%)
182 cm
189 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Feb 19, 1991
1m, 13d
7
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Oct 10, 1980
51-4-1
5
30 (53.6%)
175 cm
183 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Nov 24, 1990
4m, 8d
5
WBA
MD
w1
d2
sWL
w1
d6
WBATheRing
MD
w1
d3
MD
e1
d2
middleweight
Monday, 1 Apr 1991
Stade Louis II, Fontvieille, Monaco
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Mike McCallum vs. Sumbu Kalambay II

Date

This fight between Mike McCallum and Sumbu Kalambay took place on at the Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Tale of the Tape

At 182 cm, Mike McCallum is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Sumbu Kalambay is 175 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 189 cm, McCallum also has a good reach advantage of 6 cms over Kalambay's 183 cm. Kalambay has a 1 cm ape index advantage over McCallum.

McCallum is coming in to this fight with a record of 39-1 (33 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 13 days ago against Frank Minton, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Kalambay comes in with a record of 51-4-1 (30 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 8 days ago against Miguel Angel Maldonado, which he won via 8 round PTS.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, McCallum will be 35 years and 3 months old. Kalambay will be 34 years and 11 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 56-44 in favor of Mike McCallum. Here is the prediction for McCallum vs Kalambay II.

The chances of Mike McCallum winning is higher, but Sumbu Kalambay cannot be counted out. Kalambay could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Mike McCallum defeated Sumbu Kalambay via 12 round SD to retain the WBA middleweight title. Kalambay's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and McCallum advances his win streak to 8. McCallum is now 40-1, and Kalambay 51-5-1.

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