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Hodkinson vs. Cruz: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Paul Hodkinson (Hoko) defends his WBC featherweight title against Steve Cruz (Super Kid). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
26
Jul 19, 1986
19-1-1
2
18 (85.7%)
163 cm
163 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Nov 13, 1991
5m, 12d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Oct 29, 1981
35-6
3
19 (46.3%)
168 cm
168 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Mar 31, 1991
1y, 25d
-1
WBC
FT
w1
WBATheRing
FT
w1
FT
w1
featherweight
Saturday, 25 Apr 1992
Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Paul Hodkinson vs. Steve Cruz

Date

This fight between Paul Hodkinson and Steve Cruz took place on at the Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, Steve Cruz is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Paul Hodkinson is 163 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 168 cm, Cruz also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Hodkinson's 163 cm. They have the same ape index of 0 cm.

Hodkinson is coming in to this fight with a record of 19-1-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 12 days ago against Marcos Villasana, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Cruz comes in with a record of 35-6 (19 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 25 days ago against Rafael Ruelas, which he lost via 3rd round KO.

Rafael Ruelas' boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Hodkinson will be 26 years and 7 months old. Cruz will be 28 years and 5 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 64-36 in favor of Paul Hodkinson. Here is the prediction for Hodkinson vs Cruz.

Paul Hodkinson is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Steve Cruz puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Paul Hodkinson defeated Steve Cruz via 3rd round TKO to retain the WBC featherweight title. Cruz' losing streak continues, and Hodkinson advances his win streak to 3. Hodkinson is now 20-1-1, and Cruz 35-7.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Rafael Ruelas knocks out Steve Cruz in the 3rd round
  3. Manuel Medina defeats Steve Cruz via 10-round unanimous decision
  4. Jorge Páez defeats Steve Cruz via 12-round unanimous decision
  5. Steve Cruz defeats Barry McGuigan via 15-round unanimous decision