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Tony Lopez (The Tiger) defends his WBA lightweight title against Dingaan Thobela (The Rose of Soweto). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | IBF |
|---|---|
| LT w1 | |
| sFT w2 d6 |
| WBO |
|---|
| LT w1 d2 |
This fight between Tony Lopez and Dingaan Thobela took place on at the Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, USA.
At 171 cm, Dingaan Thobela is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Tony Lopez is 168 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Lopez has a significantly longer reach of 183 cm, which is 12 cms longer than Thobela's 171 cm. Lopez also has a 15 cm ape index advantage over Thobela.
Lopez is coming in to this fight with a record of 41-3-1 (29 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 19 days ago against Joey Gamache, which he won via 11th round TKO.
Thobela comes in with an undefeated record of 8-0 (3 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 12 days ago against Tony Foster, which he won via 8 round PTS.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Lopez will be 29 years and 11 months old. Thobela will be 26 years and 4 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Lopez vs Thobela.
Tony Lopez defeated Dingaan Thobela via 12 round UD. Thobela's undefeated record of 8 wins comes to an end, and Lopez advances his win streak to 5. Lopez is now 42-3-1, and Thobela 8-1.