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Branco vs. Gatti: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Gianluca Branco and Arturo Gatti (Thunder) fight for the vacant WBC super-lightweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
33
Apr 7, 1995
32-0-1
0
15 (45.5%)
168 cm
168 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Nov 5, 2002
1y, 2m, 19d
14
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Jun 10, 1991
36-6
4
28 (66.7%)
173 cm
178 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Jun 7, 2003
7m, 17d
2
IBF
sFT
w1
d3
super-lightweight
Saturday, 24 Jan 2004
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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Gianluca Branco vs. Arturo Gatti

Date

This fight between Gianluca Branco and Arturo Gatti took place on at the Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 173 cm, Arturo Gatti is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Gianluca Branco is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 178 cm, Gatti also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Branco's 168 cm. On top of that, Gatti also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Branco.

Branco is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 32-0-1 (15 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 2 months, and 19 days ago against Michel Raynaud, which he won via 6 round PTS.

Gatti comes in with a record of 36-6 (28 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 17 days ago against Micky Ward, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Micky Ward's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Branco will be 33 years and 4 months old. Gatti will be 31 years and 9 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 a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Branco vs Gatti.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe Arturo Gatti wins?

Result

Arturo Gatti defeated Gianluca Branco via 12 round UD to win the vacant WBC super-lightweight title. Branco's undefeated record comes to an end, and Gatti advances his win streak to 3. Gatti is now 37-6, and Branco 32-1-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  4. Arturo Gatti knocks out Leonard Doroftei in the 2nd round
  5. Arturo Gatti defeats Micky Ward via 10-round unanimous decision in their 3rd fight
  6. Arturo Gatti defeats Micky Ward via 10-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
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