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De La Hoya vs. Sturm: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Oscar De La Hoya (The Golden Boy) challenges Felix Sturm's (The Fighter) WBO middleweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Nov 23, 1992
36-3
25
29 (74.4%)
179 cm
185 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Sep 13, 2003
8m, 23d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Jan 27, 2001
20-0
2
9 (45%)
181 cm
185 cm
4 cm
Orthodox
Dec 20, 2003
5m, 16d
20
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d1
WL
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d1
LT
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middleweight
Saturday, 5 Jun 2004
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Sturm

Date

This fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Sturm took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 181 cm, Felix Sturm is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Oscar De La Hoya is 179 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 185 cm. De La Hoya has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Sturm.

De La Hoya is coming in to this fight with a record of 36-3 (29 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 23 days ago against Shane Mosley, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Shane Mosley's boxing career

Sturm comes in with an undefeated record of 20-0 (9 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 16 days ago against Ruben Varon, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, De La Hoya will be 31 years and 4 months old. Sturm will be 25 years and 4 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Felix Sturm. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for De La Hoya vs Sturm.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Felix Sturm may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless De La Hoya stops Sturm early.

Result

Oscar De La Hoya defeated Felix Sturm via 12 round UD. Sturm's undefeated record of 20 wins comes to an end, and De La Hoya gets on a new winning streak. De La Hoya is now 37-3, and Sturm 20-1.

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