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Eubank vs. Watson: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Chris Eubank (Simply the Best) defends his WBO middleweight title against Michael Watson (The Force). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

24
Oct 3, 1985
27-0
3
16 (59.3%)
178 cm
185 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Apr 18, 1991
2m, 4d
27
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Oct 16, 1984
25-2-1
1
21 (75%)
180 cm
180 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
May 1, 1991
1m, 21d
3
WBO
MD
w1
d2
middleweight
Saturday, 22 Jun 1991
Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England
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Chris Eubank vs. Michael Watson I

Date

This fight between Chris Eubank and Michael Watson took place on at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Michael Watson is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Chris Eubank is 178 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Eubank has longer reach of 185 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Watson's 180 cm. Eubank also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Watson.

Eubank is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 27-0 (16 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 4 days ago against Gary Stretch, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Watson comes in with a record of 25-2-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 21 days ago against Anthony Brown, which he won via 1st round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Eubank will be 24 years and 10 months old. Watson will be 26 years and 3 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 60-40 in favor of Chris Eubank. Here is the prediction for Eubank vs Watson.

Chris Eubank is likely to win. Unless Michael Watson puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Chris Eubank defeated Michael Watson via 12 round MD to retain the WBO middleweight title. Watson's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Eubank advances his win streak to 28. Eubank is now 28-0, and Watson 25-3-1.

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  2. Steve Collins defeats Chris Eubank via 12-round split decision in their 2nd fight
  3. Chris Eubank defeats Graciano Rocchigiani via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank II
  5. Chris Eubank defeats Thulani Malinga via 12-round split decision
  6. Mike McCallum knocks out Michael Watson in the 11th round
  7. Michael Watson knocks out Nigel Benn in the 6th round