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Trinidad vs. Vargas: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In a unification world title fight, Félix Trinidad (Tito) and Fernando Vargas (El Feroz) put their super-welterweight belts on the line. Trinidad brings the WBA belt. Vargas brings the IBF belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

27
Mar 10, 1990
38-0
18
31 (81.6%)
180 cm
184 cm
4 cm
Orthodox
Jul 22, 2000
4m, 10d
38
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
22
Mar 25, 1997
20-0
6
18 (90%)
178 cm
178 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Aug 26, 2000
3m, 6d
20
WBAWBCIBF
sWL
w1
d1
WL
w1
WL
w1
d15
IBF
sWL
w1
d5
super-welterweight
Saturday, 2 Dec 2000
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Félix Trinidad vs. Fernando Vargas

Date

This fight between Félix Trinidad and Fernando Vargas took place on at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Félix Trinidad is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Fernando Vargas is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 184 cm, Trinidad also has a good reach advantage of 6 cms over Vargas' 178 cm. On top of that, Trinidad also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Vargas.

Trinidad is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 38-0 (31 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 10 days ago against Mamadou Thiam, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Vargas also comes in with an undefeated record of 20-0 (18 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 6 days ago against Ross Thompson, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Trinidad will be 27 years and 10 months old. Vargas will be 22 years and 11 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 56-44 in favor of Fernando Vargas. Here is the prediction for Trinidad vs Vargas.

The chances of Fernando Vargas winning is higher, but Félix Trinidad cannot be counted out. Trinidad could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Félix Trinidad defeated Fernando Vargas via 12th round TKO to win the IBF super-welterweight title and retain the WBA super-welterweight title. Vargas' undefeated record of 20 wins comes to an end, and Trinidad advances his win streak to 39. Trinidad is now 39-0, and Vargas 20-1.

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