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Klitschko vs. Byrd: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Wladimir Klitschko (Dr. Steelhammer) challenges Chris Byrd's (Rapid Fire) WBO heavyweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
24
Nov 16, 1996
34-1
0
31 (88.6%)
198 cm
206 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jul 15, 2000
2m, 29d
10
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Jan 28, 1993
31-1
1
19 (59.4%)
183 cm
188 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Apr 1, 2000
6m, 13d
5
WBO
HV
w1
heavyweight
Saturday, 14 Oct 2000
Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
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Wladimir Klitschko vs. Chris Byrd I

Date

This fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Chris Byrd took place on at the Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Wladimir Klitschko is the taller of the two by 15 cms; Chris Byrd is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Klitschko also has a significant reach advantage of 18 cms over Byrd's 188 cm. On top of that, Klitschko also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Byrd.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with a record of 34-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 29 days ago against Monte Barrett, which he won via 7th round TKO.

Monte Barrett's boxing career

Byrd comes in with a record of 31-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 13 days ago against Vitali Klitschko, which he won via 9th round RTD.

Vitali Klitschko's boxing career

Wladimir Klitschko fights out of the orthodox stance, while Chris Byrd fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 24 years and 6 months old. Byrd will be 30 years and 1 month old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 59-41 in favor of Wladimir Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Byrd.

The chances of Wladimir Klitschko winning this fight is much higher. However, Chris Byrd still cannot be counted out.

Result

Wladimir Klitschko defeated Chris Byrd via 12 round UD. Byrd's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Klitschko advances his win streak to 11. Klitschko is now 35-1, and Byrd 31-2.

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