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Tszyu vs. González: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Kostya Tszyu (Thunder from Down Under) and Miguel Ángel González (El Mago) fight for the vacant WBC super-lightweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

29
Mar 1, 1992
22-1
6
18 (78.3%)
170 cm
170 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Nov 28, 1998
8m, 24d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Jan 21, 1989
43-1-1
13
33 (73.3%)
174 cm
173 cm
-1 cm
Orthodox
Jul 11, 1998
1y, 1m, 10d
1
IBF
sLT
w1
d4
WBC
LT
w1
d10
super-lightweight
Saturday, 21 Aug 1999
Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, U.S.
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Kostya Tszyu vs. Miguel Ángel González

Date

This fight between Kostya Tszyu and Miguel Ángel González took place on at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 174 cm, Miguel Ángel González is the taller of the two by 4 cms; Kostya Tszyu is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 173 cm, González also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Tszyu's 170 cm. Tszyu has a 1 cm ape index advantage over González.

Tszyu is coming in to this fight with a record of 22-1 (18 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 24 days ago against Diosbelys Hurtado, which he won via 5th round TKO.

González comes in with a record of 43-1-1 (33 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 1 month, and 10 days ago against Alex Perez, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tszyu will be 29 years and 11 months old. González will be 28 years and 9 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 57-43 in favor of Kostya Tszyu. Here is the prediction for Tszyu vs González.

The chances of Kostya Tszyu winning is higher, but Miguel Ángel González cannot be counted out. González could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Kostya Tszyu defeated Miguel Ángel González via 10th round TKO to win the vacant WBC super-lightweight title. González' 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tszyu advances his win streak to 5. Tszyu is now 23-1, and González 43-2-1.

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