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

In an undisputed world title fight, Pernell Whitaker (Sweet Pea) defends his lightweight WBA, WBC, and IBF belts against Jorge Páez (El Maromero). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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27
Nov 15, 1984
26-1
9
13 (48.1%)
168 cm
175 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Jul 27, 1991
2m, 8d
11
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Nov 16, 1984
38-3-4
10
27 (60%)
165 cm
175 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Jun 14, 1991
3m, 21d
1
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
LT
w1
d2
LT
w1
d5
LT
w1
d7
LT
w1
IBFWBO
FT
w1
d8
FT
e1
d2
lightweight
Saturday, 5 Oct 1991
Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.
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Pernell Whitaker vs. Jorge Páez

Date

This fight between Pernell Whitaker and Jorge Páez took place on at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, Pernell Whitaker is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Jorge Páez is 165 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 175 cm. Páez has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Whitaker.

Whitaker is coming in to this fight with a record of 26-1 (13 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 8 days ago against Poli Díaz, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Páez comes in with a record of 38-3-4 (27 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 21 days ago against Tracy Spann, which he won via 10 round majority decision.

Pernell Whitaker fights out of the southpaw stance, while Jorge Páez fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Whitaker will be 27 years and 9 months old. Páez will be 25 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 59-41 in favor of Pernell Whitaker. Here is the prediction for Whitaker vs Páez.

The chances of Pernell Whitaker winning this fight is much higher. However, Jorge Páez still cannot be counted out.

Result

Pernell Whitaker defeated Jorge Páez via 12 round UD. Páez' 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Whitaker advances his win streak to 12. Whitaker is now 27-1, and Páez 38-4-4.

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