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

Ricardo Mayorga defends his WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles against Vernon Forrest (The Viper). 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
24-3-1
2
22 (78.6%)
175 cm
175 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jan 25, 2003
5m, 17d
11
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
Nov 25, 1992
35-1
4
26 (72.2%)
183 cm
185 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Jan 25, 2003
5m, 17d
-1
WBA
WL
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WBCIBFTheRing
WL
w1
d1
WL
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WL
w1
d1
welterweight
Saturday, 12 Jul 2003
The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Ricardo Mayorga vs. Vernon Forrest II

Date

This fight between Ricardo Mayorga and Vernon Forrest took place on at the The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, 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 24-3-1 (22 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 17 days ago against Vernon Forrest, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Vernon Forrest's boxing career

Forrest comes in with a record of 35-1 (26 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 17 days ago against Ricardo Mayorga, which he lost via 3rd round TKO.

Ricardo Mayorga's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Mayorga will be 29 years and 9 months old. Forrest will be 32 years and 5 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 53-47 in favor of Vernon Forrest. Here is the prediction for Mayorga vs Forrest II.

A close matchup. Vernon Forrest may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Ricardo Mayorga could win too.

Result

Ricardo Mayorga defeated Vernon Forrest via 12 round MD to retain the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles. Forrest's losing streak continues, and Mayorga advances his win streak to 12. Mayorga is now 25-3-1, and Forrest 35-2.

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