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Nelson vs. Leija III: 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.

vs
37
Dec 1, 1979
37-3-2
22
26 (61.9%)
165 cm
173 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Dec 1, 1995
6m
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Oct 2, 1988
30-2-2
4
14 (41.2%)
165 cm
170 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Dec 15, 1995
5m, 17d
-1
WBC
sFT
w2
d10
FT
w1
d6
WBC
sFT
w1
super-featherweight
Saturday, 1 Jun 1996
Boulder Station, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Azumah Nelson vs. Jesse James Leija III

Date

This fight between Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija took place on at the Boulder Station Hotel Casino, Sunrise Manor, 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 37-3-2 (26 KOs). His last fight was 6 months ago against Gabriel Ruelas, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Gabriel Ruelas' boxing career

Leija comes in with a record of 30-2-2 (14 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 17 days ago against Oscar De La Hoya, which he lost via 2nd round RTD.

Oscar De La Hoya's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Nelson will be 37 years and 10 months old. Leija will be 29 years and 10 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 62-38 in favor of Azumah Nelson. Here is the prediction for Nelson vs Leija III.

Azumah Nelson is likely to win. Unless Jesse James Leija puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Azumah Nelson defeated Jesse James Leija via 6th round TKO to retain the WBC super-featherweight title. Leija's losing streak continues, and Nelson advances his win streak to 2. Nelson is now 38-3-2, and Leija 30-3-2.

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