Benn vs. Malinga: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Nigel Benn (The Dark Destroyer) and Thulani Malinga (Sugar Boy) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between Nigel Benn and Thulani Malinga took place on 23 May, 1992 at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England.
Tale of the Tape
At 177 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Benn has a nice longer reach of 185 cm, which is 8 cms longer than Malinga's 177 cm. Benn also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Malinga.
Benn is coming in to this fight with a record of 32-2 (29 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 4 days ago against Dan Sherry, which he won via 3rd round KO.
Malinga comes in with a record of 33-7 (13 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 22 days ago against Chris Eubank, which he lost via 12 round split decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Benn will be 28 years and 4 months old. Malinga will be 36 years and 5 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 66-34 in favor of Nigel Benn. Here is the prediction for Benn vs Malinga.
Result
Nigel Benn defeated Thulani Malinga via 10 round PTS. Malinga's losing streak continues, and Benn advances his win streak to 6. Benn is now 33-2, and Malinga 33-8.
Fight Recommendations
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- Vincenzo Nardiello defeats Thulani Malinga via 12-round split decision
- Thulani Malinga defeats Nigel Benn via 12-round split decision in their 2nd fight
- Nigel Benn knocks out Vincenzo Nardiello in the 8th round
- Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank II
- Chris Eubank defeats Thulani Malinga via 12-round split decision
- Nigel Benn knocks out Iran Barkley in the 1st round