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Leija vs. Ward: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Jesse James Leija (The Texas Tornado) and Micky Ward (Irish) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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35
Oct 2, 1988
42-5-2
6
17 (34.7%)
165 cm
170 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Jul 7, 2001
5m, 29d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
36
Jun 13, 1985
37-10
1
27 (57.4%)
173 cm
178 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Jul 13, 2001
5m, 23d
2
WBC
sFT
w1
Saturday, 5 Jan 2002
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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Jesse James Leija vs. Micky Ward

Date

This fight between Jesse James Leija and Micky Ward took place on 5 January, 2002 at the Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 173 cm, Micky Ward is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Jesse James Leija is 165 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 178 cm, Ward also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Leija's 170 cm. They have the same ape index of 5 cm.

Leija is coming in to this fight with a record of 42-5-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Héctor Camacho Jr., which ended in a no-contest.

Ward comes in with a record of 37-10 (27 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 23 days ago against Emanuel Augustus, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Emanuel Augustus' boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Leija will be 35 years and 5 months old. Ward will be 36 years and 3 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 59-41 in favor of Micky Ward. Here is the prediction for Leija vs Ward.

The chances of Micky Ward winning this fight is much higher. However, Jesse James Leija still cannot be counted out.

Result

Jesse James Leija defeated Micky Ward via 5 round TD. Ward's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Leija advances his win streak to 3. Leija is now 43-5-2, and Ward 37-11.

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