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Nelson vs. Leija: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Azumah Nelson (The Professor) defends his WBC super-featherweight title against Jesse James Leija (The Texas Tornado). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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35
Dec 1, 1979
36-2-1
19
25 (64.1%)
165 cm
173 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Feb 20, 1993
6m, 21d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
27
Oct 2, 1988
26-0-1
0
12 (44.4%)
165 cm
170 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Mar 23, 1993
5m, 18d
11
WBC
sFT
w1
d9
FT
w1
d6
super-featherweight
Friday, 10 Sep 1993
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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Azumah Nelson vs. Jesse James Leija I

Date

This fight between Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija took place on at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 165 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Nelson has longer reach of 173 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Leija's 170 cm. Nelson also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Leija.

Nelson is coming in to this fight with a record of 36-2-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 21 days ago against Gabriel Ruelas, which he won via 12 round majority decision.

Gabriel Ruelas' boxing career

Leija comes in with an undefeated record of 26-0-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 18 days ago against Louie Espinoza, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Nelson will be 35 years and 1 month old. Leija will be 27 years and 2 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 51-49 in favor of Azumah Nelson. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Nelson vs Leija.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Azumah Nelson may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Leija stops Nelson early.

Result

The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. Nelson is now 36-2-2, and Leija 26-0-2.

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