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Ruiz vs. Golota: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

John Ruiz (The Quietman) defends his WBA heavyweight title against Andrew Golota. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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32
Aug 20, 1992
40-5-1
6
28 (60.9%)
188 cm
198 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Apr 17, 2004
6m, 27d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
36
Feb 7, 1992
38-4-1
2
31 (72.1%)
193 cm
201 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Apr 17, 2004
6m, 27d
0
WBA
HV
w1
d3
heavyweight
Saturday, 13 Nov 2004
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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John Ruiz vs. Andrew Golota

Date

This fight between John Ruiz and Andrew Golota took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 193 cm, Andrew Golota is the taller of the two by 5 cms; John Ruiz is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 201 cm, Golota also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Ruiz' 198 cm. Ruiz has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Golota.

Ruiz is coming in to this fight with a record of 40-5-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 27 days ago against Fres Oquendo, which he won via 11th round TKO.

Golota comes in with a record of 38-4-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 27 days ago against Chris Byrd, which ended in a draw.

Chris Byrd's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Ruiz will be 32 years and 10 months old. Golota will be 36 years and 10 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 66-34 in favor of John Ruiz. Here is the prediction for Ruiz vs Golota.

John Ruiz is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Andrew Golota to win this one.

Result

John Ruiz defeated Andrew Golota via 12 round UD. Golota's 0 fight win streak comes to an end, and Ruiz advances his win streak to 3. Ruiz is now 41-5-1, and Golota 38-5-1.

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