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Reid vs. Malinga: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Robin Reid (The Reaper Man) defends his WBC super-middleweight title against Thulani Malinga (Sugar Boy). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
26
Feb 27, 1993
25-0-1
4
18 (69.2%)
175 cm
193 cm
18 cm
Orthodox
Sep 11, 1997
3m, 8d
20
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
42
Aug 8, 1981
41-10
5
17 (33.3%)
177 cm
177 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jul 6, 1996
1y, 5m, 13d
-1
WBC
sMD
w1
d3
WBC
sMD
w1
super-middleweight
Friday, 19 Dec 1997
London Arena, London, England
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Robin Reid vs. Thulani Malinga

Date

This fight between Robin Reid and Thulani Malinga took place on at the London Arena, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 177 cm, Thulani Malinga is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Robin Reid is 175 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Reid has a significantly longer reach of 193 cm, which is 16 cms longer than Malinga's 177 cm. Reid also has a 18 cm ape index advantage over Malinga.

Reid is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 25-0-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 8 days ago against Hacine Cherifi, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Malinga comes in with a record of 41-10 (17 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 5 months, and 13 days ago against Vincenzo Nardiello, which he lost via 12 round split decision.

Vincenzo Nardiello's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Reid will be 26 years and 10 months old. Malinga will be 42 years 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 73-27 in favor of Robin Reid. Here is the prediction for Reid vs Malinga.

Robin Reid should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Thulani Malinga to win this one.

Result

Thulani Malinga defeated Robin Reid via 12 round UD. Reid's undefeated record comes to an end, and Malinga gets on a new winning streak. Malinga is now 42-10, and Reid 25-1-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Joe Calzaghe defeats Robin Reid via 12-round split decision
  3. Richie Woodhall defeats Thulani Malinga via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Robin Reid knocks out Vincenzo Nardiello in the 7th round
  5. Vincenzo Nardiello defeats Thulani Malinga via 12-round split decision
  6. Chris Eubank defeats Thulani Malinga via 12-round split decision
  7. Graciano Rocchigiani defeats Thulani Malinga via 12-round unanimous decision