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Neary vs. Ward: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Shea Neary (The Shamrock Express) and Micky Ward (Irish) are scheduled to meet in a super-lightweight bout on at the London Olympia, London, England. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

31
Sep 3, 1992
22-0
0
16 (72.7%)
171 cm
180 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Jun 19, 1999
8m, 21d
22
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Jun 13, 1985
34-9
1
25 (58.1%)
173 cm
178 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Oct 1, 1999
5m, 10d
3
super-lightweight
Saturday, 11 Mar 2000
London Olympia, London, England
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Shea Neary vs. Micky Ward

Date

This fight between Shea Neary and Micky Ward took place on 11 March, 2000 at the London Olympia, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 173 cm, Micky Ward is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Shea Neary is 171 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Neary has longer reach of 180 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Ward's 178 cm. Neary also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Ward.

Neary is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 22-0 (16 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 21 days ago against Mike Griffith, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Ward comes in with a record of 34-9 (25 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 10 days ago against Reggie Green, which he won via 10th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Neary will be 31 years and 9 months old. Ward will be 34 years and 5 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 a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Neary vs Ward.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe Micky Ward wins?

Result

Micky Ward defeated Shea Neary via 8th round TKO. Neary's undefeated record of 22 wins comes to an end, and Ward advances his win streak to 4. Ward is now 35-9, and Neary 22-1.

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