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Mayorga vs. Forrest: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Ricardo Mayorga challenges Vernon Forrest's (The Viper) WBC and The Ring welterweight belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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29
Jul 20, 1993
23-3-1
1
21 (77.8%)
175 cm
175 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Mar 30, 2002
9m, 26d
10
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Nov 25, 1992
35-0
3
26 (74.3%)
183 cm
185 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Jul 20, 2002
6m, 5d
35
WBA
WL
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WBCIBFTheRing
WL
w1
d1
WL
w1
WL
w1
d1
welterweight
Saturday, 25 Jan 2003
Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
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Ricardo Mayorga vs. Vernon Forrest I

Date

This fight between Ricardo Mayorga and Vernon Forrest took place on at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Vernon Forrest is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Ricardo Mayorga is 175 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 185 cm, Forrest also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Mayorga's 175 cm. On top of that, Forrest also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Mayorga.

Mayorga is coming in to this fight with a record of 23-3-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 26 days ago against Andrew Lewis, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Forrest comes in with an undefeated record of 35-0 (26 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 5 days ago against Shane Mosley, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Shane Mosley's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Mayorga will be 29 years and 3 months old. Forrest will be 31 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 62-38 in favor of Vernon Forrest. Here is the prediction for Mayorga vs Forrest.

Vernon Forrest is likely to win. Unless Ricardo Mayorga puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Ricardo Mayorga defeated Vernon Forrest via 3rd round TKO to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title. Forrest's undefeated record of 35 wins comes to an end, and Mayorga advances his win streak to 11. Mayorga is now 24-3-1, and Forrest 35-1.

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