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

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

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42
Aug 8, 1981
42-10
6
17 (32.7%)
177 cm
177 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Dec 19, 1997
3m, 8d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Oct 18, 1990
22-1
1
14 (60.9%)
187 cm
185 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Sep 11, 1997
6m, 16d
1
WBC
sMD
w2
super-middleweight
Friday, 27 Mar 1998
Ice Rink, Telford, England
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Thulani Malinga vs. Richie Woodhall

Date

This fight between Thulani Malinga and Richie Woodhall took place on at the Ice Rink, Telford, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 187 cm, Richie Woodhall is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Thulani Malinga is 177 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 185 cm, Woodhall also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Malinga's 177 cm. Malinga has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Woodhall.

Malinga is coming in to this fight with a record of 42-10 (17 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 8 days ago against Robin Reid, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Robin Reid's boxing career

Woodhall comes in with a record of 22-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 16 days ago against Bernice Barber, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Malinga will be 42 years and 3 months old. Woodhall will be 29 years and 11 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 a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Malinga vs Woodhall.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe Richie Woodhall wins?

Result

Richie Woodhall defeated Thulani Malinga via 12 round UD to win the WBC super-middleweight title. Malinga's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Woodhall advances his win streak to 2. Woodhall is now 23-1, and Malinga 42-11.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Richie Woodhall knocks out Vincenzo Nardiello in the 6th round
  3. Thulani Malinga defeats Robin Reid via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Keith Holmes knocks out Richie Woodhall in the 12th round
  5. Vincenzo Nardiello defeats Thulani Malinga via 12-round split decision
  6. Nigel Benn defeats Thulani Malinga via 10 round PTS
  7. Chris Eubank defeats Thulani Malinga via 12-round split decision