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Tszyu vs. Mitchell II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Kostya Tszyu (Thunder from Down Under) defends his IBF and The Ring super-lightweight titles against Sharmba Mitchell (Little Big Man). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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35
Mar 1, 1992
30-1
14
24 (77.4%)
170 cm
170 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jan 19, 2003
1y, 9m, 18d
12
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
34
Sep 23, 1988
55-3
6
30 (51.7%)
170 cm
183 cm
13 cm
Southpaw
Aug 7, 2004
2m, 30d
8
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
sLT
w1
d4
sLT
w1
d7
sLT
w2
d6
sLT
w1
d2
WBA
sLT
w1
d4
super-lightweight
Saturday, 6 Nov 2004
Glendale Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
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Kostya Tszyu vs. Sharmba Mitchell II

Date

This fight between Kostya Tszyu and Sharmba Mitchell took place on at the Glendale Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 170 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Mitchell has a significantly longer reach of 183 cm, which is 13 cms longer than Tszyu's 170 cm. Mitchell also has a 13 cm ape index advantage over Tszyu.

Tszyu is coming in to this fight with a record of 30-1 (24 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 9 months, and 18 days ago against Jesse James Leija, which he won via 6th round RTD.

Jesse James Leija's boxing career

Mitchell comes in with a record of 55-3 (30 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 30 days ago against Moises Pedroza, which he won via 2nd round KO.

Kostya Tszyu fights out of the orthodox stance, while Sharmba Mitchell fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Tszyu will be 35 years and 1 month old. Mitchell will be 34 years and 2 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 55-45 in favor of Kostya Tszyu. Here is the prediction for Tszyu vs Mitchell II.

The chances of Kostya Tszyu winning is higher, but Sharmba Mitchell cannot be counted out. Mitchell could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Kostya Tszyu defeated Sharmba Mitchell via 3rd round TKO to retain the IBF and The Ring super-lightweight titles. Mitchell's 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tszyu advances his win streak to 13. Tszyu is now 31-1, and Mitchell 55-4.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Sharmba Mitchell defeats Vince Phillips via 10-round majority decision
  3. Kostya Tszyu defeats Ben Tackie via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Kostya Tszyu knocks out Julio César Chávez in the 6th round
  5. Kostya Tszyu knocks out Miguel Angel Gonzalez in the 10th round
  6. Kostya Tszyu knocks out Rafael Ruelas in the 9th round
  7. Sharmba Mitchell defeats Rick Lockridge via 10-round unanimous decision