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Chávez vs. Taylor II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Julio César Chávez (J.C. Superstar) defends his WBC super-lightweight title against Meldrick Taylor (The Kid). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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32
Feb 5, 1980
90-1-1
29
75 (81.5%)
171 cm
173 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
May 7, 1994
4m, 10d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
27
Nov 15, 1984
32-3-1
9
18 (50%)
171 cm
168 cm
-3 cm
Orthodox
May 7, 1994
4m, 10d
3
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
sLT
w2
d12
sLT
w1
d2
LT
w1
d2
LT
w1
LT
w1
sFT
w1
d9
WBAIBF
WL
w1
d2
sLT
w1
d2
super-lightweight
Saturday, 17 Sep 1994
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor II

Date

This fight between Julio César Chávez and Meldrick Taylor took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 171 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Chávez has longer reach of 173 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Taylor's 168 cm. Chávez also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Taylor.

Chávez is coming in to this fight with a record of 90-1-1 (75 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 10 days ago against Frankie Randall, which he won via 8 round technical decision.

Frankie Randall's boxing career

Taylor comes in with a record of 32-3-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 10 days ago against Chad Broussard, which he won via 2nd round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Chávez will be 32 years and 2 months old. Taylor will be 27 years and 10 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 76-24 in favor of Julio César Chávez. Here is the prediction for Chávez vs Taylor II.

Julio César Chávez should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Meldrick Taylor to win this one.

Result

Julio César Chávez defeated Meldrick Taylor via 8th round TKO to retain the WBC super-lightweight title. Taylor's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Chávez advances his win streak to 2. Chávez is now 91-1-1, and Taylor 32-4-1.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Julio César Chávez defeats Frankie Randall via 8 round technical decision in their 2nd fight
  2. Julio Cesar Chavez knocks out Greg Haugen in the 5th round
  3. Julio César Chávez knocks out Meldrick Taylor in the 12th round
  4. Julio César Chávez defeats Jose Luis Ramirez via 11 round technical decision
  5. Meldrick Taylor knocks out Buddy McGirt in the 12th round
  6. Julio César Chávez defeats Rocky Lockridge via 12-round majority decision
  7. Julio César Chávez knocks out Ruben Castillo in the 6th round