Eubank vs. Rocchigiani: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Chris Eubank (Simply the Best) defends his WBO super-middleweight title against Graciano Rocchigiani (Rocky). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBO |
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| sMD w1 d8 |
| MD w1 d3 |
| IBF |
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| sMD w1 d3 |
Date
This fight between Chris Eubank and Graciano Rocchigiani took place on at the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany.
Tale of the Tape
At 185 cm, Graciano Rocchigiani is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Chris Eubank is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 189 cm, Rocchigiani also has reach advantage of 4 cms over Eubank's 185 cm. Eubank has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Rocchigiani.
Eubank is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 35-0-2 (18 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 27 days ago against Nigel Benn, which ended in a draw.
Rocchigiani also comes in with an undefeated record of 35-0 (17 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 21 days ago against Ricky Thomas, which he won via 8 round PTS.
Chris Eubank fights out of the orthodox stance, while Graciano Rocchigiani fights out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Eubank will be 27 years and 5 months old. Rocchigiani will be 30 years and 1 month old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 54-46 in favor of Chris Eubank. Here is the prediction for Eubank vs Rocchigiani.
Result
Chris Eubank defeated Graciano Rocchigiani via 12 round UD to retain the WBO super-middleweight title. Rocchigiani's undefeated record of 35 wins comes to an end, and Eubank gets on a new winning streak. Eubank is now 36-0-2, and Rocchigiani 35-1.