Tszyu vs. Mitchell: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In a unification world title fight, Kostya Tszyu (Thunder from Down Under) and Sharmba Mitchell (Little Big Man) put their super-lightweight belts on the line. Tszyu brings the WBC belt. Mitchell brings the WBA belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBC | IBF |
|---|---|
| sLT w1 d2 | sLT w1 d4 |
| WBA |
|---|
| sLT w1 d4 |
Date
This fight between Kostya Tszyu and Sharmba Mitchell took place on at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 170 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Mitchell has a significantly longer reach of 183 cm, which is 13 cms longer than Tszyu's 170 cm. Mitchell also has a 13 cm ape index advantage over Tszyu.
Tszyu is coming in to this fight with a record of 25-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 5 days ago against Julio César Chávez, which he won via 6th round TKO.
Mitchell comes in with a record of 47-2 (28 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 18 days ago against Felix Flores, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Kostya Tszyu fights out of the orthodox stance, while Sharmba Mitchell fights out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Tszyu will be 31 years and 4 months old. Mitchell will be 30 years and 5 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 61-39 in favor of Kostya Tszyu. Here is the prediction for Tszyu vs Mitchell.
Result
Kostya Tszyu defeated Sharmba Mitchell via 7th round RTD to win the WBA (Super) super-lightweight title and retain the WBC super-lightweight title. Mitchell's 16 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tszyu advances his win streak to 8. Tszyu is now 26-1, and Mitchell 47-3.
Fight Recommendations
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- Sharmba Mitchell defeats Rick Lockridge via 10-round unanimous decision