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Barrera vs. Jones II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Marco Antonio Barrera (Baby-Faced Assassin) challenges Junior Jones' (Poison) WBO super-bantamweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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23
Nov 22, 1989
43-1
12
31 (70.5%)
168 cm
178 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Nov 22, 1996
4m, 27d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Jun 8, 1989
43-2
4
27 (60%)
173 cm
180 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Nov 22, 1996
4m, 27d
10
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sBT
w1
d1
sBT
w1
d8
WBAWBO
sBT
w1
BT
w1
d1
super-bantamweight
Friday, 18 Apr 1997
Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
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Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Junior Jones II

Date

This fight between Marco Antonio Barrera and Junior Jones took place on at the Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 173 cm, Junior Jones is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Marco Antonio Barrera is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 180 cm, Jones also has reach advantage of 2 cms over Barrera's 178 cm. Barrera has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Jones.

Barrera is coming in to this fight with a record of 43-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 27 days ago against Junior Jones, which he lost via 5th round TKO.

Junior Jones' boxing career

Jones comes in with a record of 43-2 (27 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 27 days ago against Marco Antonio Barrera, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Marco Antonio Barrera's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Barrera will be 23 years and 3 months old. Jones will be 26 years and 3 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 61-39 in favor of Marco Antonio Barrera. Here is the prediction for Barrera vs Jones II.

Marco Antonio Barrera is likely to win. Unless Junior Jones puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Junior Jones defeated Marco Antonio Barrera via 12 round UD to retain the WBO super-bantamweight title. Barrera's losing streak continues, and Jones advances his win streak to 11. Jones is now 44-2, and Barrera 43-2.

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  4. Paul Ingle knocks out Junior Jones in the 11th round
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  6. Junior Jones defeats Orlando Canizales via 12-round split decision
  7. Junior Jones defeats Jorge Eliécer Julio via 12-round unanimous decision