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Chávez vs. González: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Julio César Chávez (J.C. Superstar) and Miguel Ángel González (El Mago) fight for the vacant WBC super-lightweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

35
Feb 5, 1980
99-2-1
34
80 (78.4%)
171 cm
173 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Jun 28, 1997
8m, 7d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
27
Jan 21, 1989
42-1
12
32 (74.4%)
174 cm
173 cm
-1 cm
Orthodox
Jun 28, 1997
8m, 7d
1
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
sLT
w2
d16
sLT
w1
d2
LT
w1
d2
LT
w1
LT
w1
sFT
w1
d9
WBC
LT
w1
d10
super-lightweight
Saturday, 7 Mar 1998
Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico
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Julio César Chávez vs. Miguel Ángel González

Date

This fight between Julio César Chávez and Miguel Ángel González took place on at the Monumental Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Tale of the Tape

At 174 cm, Miguel Ángel González is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Julio César Chávez is 171 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 173 cm. Chávez has a 3 cm ape index advantage over González.

Chávez is coming in to this fight with a record of 99-2-1 (80 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 7 days ago against Larry LaCoursiere, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

González comes in with a record of 42-1 (32 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 7 days ago against Roberto Granciosa, which he won via 3rd round RTD.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Chávez will be 35 years and 7 months old. González will be 27 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 52-48 in favor of Miguel Ángel González. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Chávez vs González.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Miguel Ángel González may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Chávez stops González early.

Result

The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. Chávez is now 99-2-2, and González 42-1-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  4. Julio César Chávez knocks out Edwin Rosario in the 11th round
  5. Julio César Chávez defeats Rocky Lockridge via 12-round majority decision
  6. Julio César Chávez knocks out Roger Mayweather in the 2nd round
  7. Julio César Chávez knocks out Ruben Castillo in the 6th round