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Phillips vs. Ward: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Vince Phillips (Cool) defends his IBF super-lightweight title against Micky Ward (Irish). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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34
Feb 28, 1989
36-3
2
25 (64.1%)
171 cm
178 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
May 31, 1997
2m, 9d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Jun 13, 1985
30-7
0
21 (56.8%)
173 cm
178 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Apr 12, 1997
3m, 28d
9
IBF
sLT
w1
super-lightweight
Saturday, 9 Aug 1997
The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Vince Phillips vs. Micky Ward

Date

This fight between Vince Phillips and Micky Ward took place on at the The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 173 cm, Micky Ward is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Vince Phillips is 171 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 178 cm. Phillips has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Ward.

Phillips is coming in to this fight with a record of 36-3 (25 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 9 days ago against Kostya Tszyu, which he won via 10th round TKO.

Kostya Tszyu's boxing career

Ward comes in with a record of 30-7 (21 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 28 days ago against Alfonso Sanchez, which he won via 7th round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Phillips will be 34 years old. Ward will be 31 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 54-46 in favor of Vince Phillips. Here is the prediction for Phillips vs Ward.

Vince Phillips is more likely to win, but Micky Ward could also pull it off. It is going to be competitive, nevertheless.

Result

Vince Phillips defeated Micky Ward via 3rd round TKO. Ward's 9 fight win streak comes to an end, and Phillips advances his win streak to 2. Phillips is now 37-3, and Ward 30-8.

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