Michalczewski vs. Rocchigiani II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Dariusz Michalczewski (Tiger) defends his WBO light-heavyweight title against Graciano Rocchigiani (Rocky). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | IBF | WBO |
|---|---|---|
| CR w1 d0 | ||
| lHV w1 d0 | lHV w1 d0 | lHV w1 d16 |
| WBC | IBF |
|---|---|
| lHV w1 d0 | |
| sMD w1 d3 |
Date
This fight between Dariusz Michalczewski and Graciano Rocchigiani took place on at the Preussag Arena, Hanover, Germany.
Tale of the Tape
At 185 cm, Graciano Rocchigiani is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Dariusz Michalczewski is 184 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 189 cm, Rocchigiani also has a significant reach advantage of 11 cms over Michalczewski's 178 cm. On top of that, Rocchigiani also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Michalczewski.
Michalczewski is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 41-0 (31 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 18 days ago against Montell Griffin, which he won via 4th round TKO.
Rocchigiani comes in with a record of 40-4-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 2 years and 25 days ago against Michael Nunn, which he won via 12 round split-decision.
Dariusz Michalczewski fights out of the orthodox stance, while Graciano Rocchigiani fights out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Michalczewski will be 31 years and 11 months old. Rocchigiani will be 36 years and 3 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 77-23 in favor of Dariusz Michalczewski. Here is the prediction for Michalczewski vs Rocchigiani II.
Result
Dariusz Michalczewski defeated Graciano Rocchigiani via 10th round TKO to retain the WBO light-heavyweight title. Rocchigiani's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Michalczewski advances his win streak to 42. Michalczewski is now 42-0, and Rocchigiani 40-5-1.