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López vs. Alvarez II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In a unification world title fight, Ricardo López (El Finito) and Rosendo Alvarez (El Bufalo) put their strawweight belts on the line. López brings the WBC belt. Alvarez brings the WBA belt. The winner also wins the vacant WBA title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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32
Jan 18, 1985
47-0-1
22
36 (75%)
165 cm
165 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Mar 7, 1998
8m, 6d
0
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Dec 12, 1992
24-0-1
6
17 (68%)
165 cm
165 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Mar 7, 1998
8m, 6d
0
WBCWBO
ST
w1
d21
ST
w1
WBA
ST
w1
d5
strawweight
Friday, 13 Nov 1998
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Ricardo López vs. Rosendo Alvarez II

Date

This fight between Ricardo López and Rosendo Alvarez took place on at the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Tale of the Tape

At 165 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. The fighters also have the same reach of 165 cm. They have the same ape index of 0 cm.

López is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 47-0-1 (36 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 6 days ago against Rosendo Álvarez, which ended in a draw.

Rosendo Álvarez' boxing career

Alvarez also comes in with an undefeated record of 24-0-1 (17 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 6 days ago against Ricardo López, which ended in a draw.

Ricardo López' boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, López will be 32 years and 3 months old. Alvarez will be 28 years and 6 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 53-47 in favor of Ricardo López. Here is the prediction for López vs Alvarez II.

A close matchup. Ricardo López may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Rosendo Alvarez could win too.

Result

Ricardo López defeated Rosendo Alvarez via 12 round SD to win the vacant WBA strawweight title and retain the WBC strawweight title. Alvarez' undefeated record comes to an end, and López gets on a new winning streak. López is now 48-0-1, and Alvarez 24-1-1.

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