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Tapia vs. Julio: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Johnny Tapia (Baby-faced Assassin) challenges Jorge Eliécer Julio's bantamweight belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
32
Mar 28, 1988
46-1-2
16
25 (51%)
168 cm
165 cm
-3 cm
Orthodox
Jun 26, 1999
6m, 13d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Mar 3, 1989
42-1
4
31 (72.1%)
166 cm
170 cm
4 cm
Orthodox
Sep 13, 1999
3m, 26d
16
WBAIBFWBO
BT
w1
sFL
w1
d2
sFL
w1
d13
WBA
BT
w1
d2
bantamweight
Saturday, 8 Jan 2000
The Pit, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
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Johnny Tapia vs. Jorge Eliécer Julio

Date

This fight between Johnny Tapia and Jorge Eliécer Julio took place on at the University Arena, Albuquerque.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, Johnny Tapia is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Jorge Eliécer Julio is 166 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Julio has longer reach of 170 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Tapia's 165 cm. Julio also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Tapia.

Tapia is coming in to this fight with a record of 46-1-2 (25 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 13 days ago against Paulie Ayala, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Paulie Ayala's boxing career

Julio comes in with a record of 42-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 26 days ago against Miguel Martinez, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Tapia will be 32 years and 10 months old. Julio will be 30 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 58-42 in favor of Johnny Tapia. Here is the prediction for Tapia vs Julio.

The chances of Johnny Tapia winning this fight is much higher. However, Jorge Eliécer Julio still cannot be counted out.

Result

Johnny Tapia defeated Jorge Eliécer Julio via 12 round UD to win the WBO bantamweight title. Julio's 16 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tapia gets on a new winning streak. Tapia is now 47-1-2, and Julio 42-2.

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