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Nelson vs. Leija IV: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Azumah Nelson (The Professor) and Jesse James Leija (The Texas Tornado) are scheduled to meet in a lightweight bout on at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
39
Dec 1, 1979
38-4-2
24
27 (61.4%)
165 cm
173 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Mar 22, 1997
1y, 3m, 19d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
Oct 2, 1988
36-3-2
5
15 (36.6%)
165 cm
170 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
May 1, 1998
2m, 10d
6
WBC
sFT
w2
d11
FT
w1
d6
WBC
sFT
w1
lightweight
Saturday, 11 Jul 1998
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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Azumah Nelson vs. Jesse James Leija IV

Date

This fight between Azumah Nelson and Jesse James Leija took place on 11 July, 1998 at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 165 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Nelson has longer reach of 173 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Leija's 170 cm. Nelson also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Leija.

Nelson is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-4-2 (27 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 3 months, and 19 days ago against Genaro Hernández, which he lost via 12 round split decision.

Genaro Hernández' boxing career

Leija comes in with a record of 36-3-2 (15 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 10 days ago against Troy Crain, which he won via 2nd round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Nelson will be 39 years and 11 months old. Leija will be 32 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 53-47 in favor of Azumah Nelson. Here is the prediction for Nelson vs Leija IV.

A close matchup. Azumah Nelson may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Jesse James Leija could win too.

Result

Jesse James Leija defeated Azumah Nelson via 12 round UD. Nelson's losing streak continues, and Leija advances his win streak to 7. Leija is now 37-3-2, and Nelson 38-5-2.

Fight Recommendations

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  4. Azumah Nelson vs. Jesse James Leija I
  5. Azumah Nelson knocks out Jeff Fenech in the 8th round in their 2nd fight
  6. Azumah Nelson vs. Jeff Fenech I
  7. Salvador Sánchez knocks out Azumah Nelson in the 15th round