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McClellan vs. Benn: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Gerald McClellan (The G-Man) challenges Nigel Benn's (The Dark Destroyer) WBC super-middleweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
27
Aug 12, 1988
31-2
5
29 (87.9%)
183 cm
196 cm
13 cm
Orthodox
May 7, 1994
9m, 18d
21
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Jan 28, 1987
39-2-1
10
32 (76.2%)
177 cm
185 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Sep 10, 1994
5m, 15d
2
WBCWBO
MD
w1
d3
MD
w1
WBCWBO
sMD
w1
d6
MD
w1
d1
super-middleweight
Saturday, 25 Feb 1995
London Arena, London, England
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Gerald McClellan vs. Nigel Benn

Date

This fight between Gerald McClellan and Nigel Benn took place on at the London Arena, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Gerald McClellan is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Nigel Benn is 177 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 196 cm, McClellan also has a significant reach advantage of 11 cms over Benn's 185 cm. On top of that, McClellan also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Benn.

McClellan is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-2 (29 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 18 days ago against Julian Jackson, which he won via 1st round KO.

Julian Jackson's boxing career

Benn comes in with a record of 39-2-1 (32 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 15 days ago against Juan Carlos Giménez Ferreyra, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, McClellan will be 27 years and 4 months old. Benn will be 31 years and 1 month 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 56-44 in favor of Gerald McClellan. Here is the prediction for McClellan vs Benn.

The chances of Gerald McClellan winning is higher, but Nigel Benn cannot be counted out. Benn could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Nigel Benn defeated Gerald McClellan via 10th round KO. McClellan's 21 fight win streak comes to an end, and Benn advances his win streak to 3. Benn is now 40-2-1, and McClellan 31-3.

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  4. Gerald McClellan knocks out Julian Jackson in the 5th round
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