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Spadafora vs. Doroftei: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In a unification world title fight, Paul Spadafora (The Pittsburgh Kid) and Leonard Doroftei (The Lion) put their lightweight belts on the line. Spadafora brings the IBF belt. Doroftei brings the WBA belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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27
Oct 18, 1995
36-0
8
14 (38.9%)
175 cm
175 cm
0 cm
Southpaw
Nov 9, 2002
6m, 8d
36
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Apr 24, 1998
21-0
2
7 (33.3%)
163 cm
163 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
May 31, 2002
11m, 17d
21
IBF
LT
w1
d7
WBA
LT
w1
d1
lightweight
Saturday, 17 May 2003
Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Paul Spadafora vs. Leonard Doroftei

Date

This fight between Paul Spadafora and Leonard Doroftei took place on at the Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 175 cm, Paul Spadafora is the taller of the two by 12 cms; Leonard Doroftei is 163 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 175 cm, Spadafora also has a significant reach advantage of 12 cms over Doroftei's 163 cm. They have the same ape index of 0 cm.

Spadafora is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 36-0 (14 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 8 days ago against Dennis Holbaek, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Doroftei also comes in with an undefeated record of 21-0 (7 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 17 days ago against Raul Horacio Balbi, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Paul Spadafora fights out of the southpaw stance, while Leonard Doroftei fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Spadafora will be 27 years and 8 months old. Doroftei will be 33 years and 1 month 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 53-47 in favor of Leonard Doroftei. Here is the prediction for Spadafora vs Doroftei.

A close matchup. Leonard Doroftei may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Paul Spadafora could win too.

Result

The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. Doroftei is now 21-0-1, and Spadafora 36-0-1.

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