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Morales vs. Ayala: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Érik Morales (El Terrible) and Paulie Ayala fight for the vacant WBC featherweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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26
Mar 29, 1993
41-1
13
31 (73.8%)
173 cm
183 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Jun 22, 2002
4m, 25d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
Nov 27, 1992
34-1
6
12 (34.3%)
166 cm
173 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Feb 23, 2002
8m, 24d
9
WBCWBO
FT
w1
d1
sBT
w1
d9
sBT
w1
WBATheRing
sBT
w1
BT
w1
d3
featherweight
Saturday, 16 Nov 2002
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Érik Morales vs. Paulie Ayala

Date

This fight between Érik Morales and Paulie Ayala took place on at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 173 cm, Érik Morales is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Paulie Ayala is 166 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 183 cm, Morales also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Ayala's 173 cm. On top of that, Morales also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Ayala.

Morales is coming in to this fight with a record of 41-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 25 days ago against Marco Antonio Barrera, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Marco Antonio Barrera's boxing career

Ayala comes in with a record of 34-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 24 days ago against Clarence Adams, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Érik Morales fights out of the orthodox stance, while Paulie Ayala fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Morales will be 26 years and 2 months old. Ayala will be 32 years and 6 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 58-42 in favor of Érik Morales. Here is the prediction for Morales vs Ayala.

The chances of Érik Morales winning this fight is much higher. However, Paulie Ayala still cannot be counted out.

Result

Érik Morales defeated Paulie Ayala via 12 round UD to win the vacant WBC featherweight title. Ayala's 9 fight win streak comes to an end, and Morales gets on a new winning streak. Morales is now 42-1, and Ayala 34-2.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Marco Antonio Barrera defeats Érik Morales via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  3. Paulie Ayala defeats Johnny Tapia via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  4. Érik Morales knocks out Kevin Kelley in the 7th round
  5. Érik Morales defeats Marco Antonio Barrera via 12-round split decision
  6. Érik Morales knocks out Reynante Jamili in the 6th round
  7. Paulie Ayala defeats Johnny Tapia via 12-round unanimous decision