Klitschko vs. Francis: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Vitali Klitschko (Dr. Ironfist) and Julius Francis are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Eurogress, Aachen, Germany. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Vitali Klitschko and Julius Francis took place on 18 April, 1998 at the Eurogress, Aachen, Germany.
Tale of the Tape
At 201 cm, Vitali Klitschko is the taller of the two by 13 cms; Julius Francis is 188 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 201 cm. Francis has a 13 cm ape index advantage over Klitschko.
Klitschko is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 17-0 (17 KOs). His last fight was 29 days ago against Levi Billups, which he won via 2nd round KO.
Francis comes in with a record of 18-6 (10 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 21 days ago against Axel Schulz, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 26 years and 8 months old. Francis will be 33 years and 4 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 72-28 in favor of Vitali Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Francis.
Result
Vitali Klitschko defeated Julius Francis via 2nd round TKO. Francis' losing streak continues, and Klitschko advances his win streak to 18. Klitschko is now 18-0, and Francis 18-7.
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