Johnny Tapia vs Paulie Ayala
On June 26, 1999, Johnny Tapia (46-0-2, 25 KOs), the bantamweight WBA champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Paulie Ayala (27-1, 12 KOs).
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- Feb 13, 1967
- Born
- Apr 22, 1970
- 32 y, 4 m
- Age
- 29 y, 2 m
- 46-0-2
- Record
- 27-1
- 15
- Title Fights
- 1
- 25 (52.1%)
- KOs
- 12 (42.9%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 168 cm
- Height
- 166 cm
- 165 cm
- Reach
- 173 cm
- -3 cm
- Ape Index
- 7 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- 17
- Win Streak
- 2
- 2 m, 2 d
- Layoff
- 4 m, 6 d
Tapia vs Ayala Stats
Johnny Tapia is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Alberto Martinez, 2 months and 2 days ago. Paulie Ayala is on a 2-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over David Vazquez, 4 months and 6 days ago.
Tapia vs Ayala Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 75.5-24.5 in favor of Paulie Ayala. It is going to be a competitive fight and Johnny Tapia will put up a very good fight, but Ayala will prevail.
Tapia vs Ayala Result
Paulie Ayala defeated Johnny Tapia via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Ayala improves his record to 28-1, while Tapia adds a loss to his record at 46-1-2.