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Klitschko vs. Ribalta: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Vitali Klitschko (Dr. Ironfist) and José Ribalta (El Nino) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

26
Nov 16, 1996
19-0
0
19 (100%)
201 cm
201 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
May 2, 1998
1m, 3d
19
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Jan 20, 1982
38-14-1
0
27 (50.9%)
196 cm
203 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Jul 15, 1997
10m, 21d
-2
Friday, 5 Jun 1998
Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
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Vitali Klitschko vs. José Ribalta

Date

This fight between Vitali Klitschko and José Ribalta took place on 5 June, 1998 at the Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany.

Tale of the Tape

At 201 cm, Vitali Klitschko is the taller of the two by 5 cms; José Ribalta is 196 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Ribalta has longer reach of 203 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Klitschko's 201 cm. Ribalta also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Klitschko.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 19-0 (19 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 3 days ago against Dicky Ryan, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Ribalta comes in with a record of 38-14-1 (27 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 21 days ago against Larry Donald, which he lost via 6th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 26 years and 10 months old. Ribalta will be 35 years and 2 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 86-14 in favor of Vitali Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Ribalta.

The chances of José Ribalta winning this fight is rather slim. Vitali Klitschko is highly favored to win the fight.

Result

Vitali Klitschko defeated José Ribalta via 2nd round TKO. Ribalta's losing streak continues, and Klitschko advances his win streak to 20. Klitschko is now 20-0, and Ribalta 38-15-1.

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