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In a unification world title fight, Bernard Hopkins (The Executioner) and Keith Holmes put their middleweight belts on the line. Hopkins brings the IBF belt. Holmes brings the WBC belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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This fight between Bernard Hopkins and Keith Holmes took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
At 188 cm, Keith Holmes is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Bernard Hopkins is 185 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Hopkins has longer reach of 191 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Holmes' 188 cm. Hopkins also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Holmes.
Hopkins is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-2-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 13 days ago against Antwun Echols, which he won via 10th round TKO.
Holmes comes in with a record of 36-2 (24 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 16 days ago against Robert McCracken, which he won via 11th round TKO.
Bernard Hopkins fights out of the orthodox stance, while Keith Holmes fights out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Hopkins will be 36 years and 2 months old. Holmes will be 32 years old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Bernard Hopkins. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Hopkins vs Holmes.
Bernard Hopkins defeated Keith Holmes via 12 round UD to win the WBC middleweight title and retain the IBF middleweight title. Holmes' 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Hopkins advances his win streak to 13. Hopkins is now 39-2-1, and Holmes 36-3.