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Thompson vs. Eubank II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Carl Thompson (The Cat) defends his WBO cruiserweight title against Chris Eubank (Simply the Best). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
34
Jun 6, 1988
23-4
3
16 (59.3%)
183 cm
191 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Apr 18, 1998
3m
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Oct 3, 1985
45-4-2
23
23 (45.1%)
178 cm
185 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Apr 18, 1998
3m
-2
WBO
CR
w1
d1
WBO
sMD
w1
d14
MD
w1
d3
cruiserweight
Saturday, 18 Jul 1998
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
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Carl Thompson vs. Chris Eubank II

Date

This fight between Carl Thompson and Chris Eubank took place on at the Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Carl Thompson is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Chris Eubank is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Thompson also has a good reach advantage of 6 cms over Eubank's 185 cm. On top of that, Thompson also has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Eubank.

Thompson is coming in to this fight with a record of 23-4 (16 KOs). His last fight was 3 months ago against Chris Eubank, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Chris Eubank's boxing career

Eubank comes in with a record of 45-4-2 (23 KOs). His last fight was 3 months ago against Carl Thompson, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Carl Thompson's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Thompson will be 34 years and 1 month old. Eubank will be 31 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 65-35 in favor of Carl Thompson. Here is the prediction for Thompson vs Eubank II.

Carl Thompson is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Chris Eubank to win this one.

Result

Carl Thompson defeated Chris Eubank via 9th round RTD to retain the WBO cruiserweight title. Eubank's losing streak continues, and Thompson advances his win streak to 6. Thompson is now 24-4, and Eubank 45-5-2.

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