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Nelson vs. Leija II: 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
36-2-2
20
25 (62.5%)
165 cm
173 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Sep 10, 1993
7m, 27d
0
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
27
Oct 2, 1988
27-0-2
1
13 (44.8%)
165 cm
170 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Mar 23, 1994
1m, 14d
1
WBC
sFT
w1
d10
FT
w1
d6
super-featherweight
Saturday, 7 May 1994
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Azumah Nelson vs. Jesse James Leija II

Date

This fight between Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, 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 36-2-2 (25 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 27 days ago against Jesse James Leija, which ended in a draw.

Jesse James Leija's boxing career

Leija comes in with an undefeated record of 27-0-2 (13 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 14 days ago against Tomas Valdez, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Nelson will be 35 years and 9 months old. Leija will be 27 years and 9 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 52-48 in favor of Jesse James Leija. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Nelson vs Leija II.

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

Result

Jesse James Leija defeated Azumah Nelson via 12 round UD. Nelson's 0 fight win streak comes to an end, and Leija advances his win streak to 2. Leija is now 28-0-2, and Nelson 36-3-2.

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