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Kessler vs. Mundine: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Mikkel Kessler (Viking Warrior) defends his WBA super-middleweight title against Anthony Mundine (The Man). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

26
Mar 20, 1998
35-0
1
27 (77.1%)
185 cm
188 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
Nov 12, 2004
6m, 27d
35
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Jul 3, 2000
23-2
4
18 (72%)
180 cm
178 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Feb 2, 2005
4m, 6d
3
WBA
sMD
w1
WBA
sMD
w1
d1
super-middleweight
Wednesday, 8 Jun 2005
Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
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Mikkel Kessler vs. Anthony Mundine

Date

This fight between Mikkel Kessler and Anthony Mundine took place on at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Mikkel Kessler is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Anthony Mundine is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Kessler also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Mundine's 178 cm. On top of that, Kessler also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Mundine.

Kessler is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 35-0 (27 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 27 days ago against Manny Siaca, which he won via 7th round RTD.

Mundine comes in with a record of 23-2 (18 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 6 days ago against Darmel Castillo, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Kessler will be 26 years and 3 months old. Mundine will be 30 years 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 55-45 in favor of Mikkel Kessler. Here is the prediction for Kessler vs Mundine.

The chances of Mikkel Kessler winning is higher, but Anthony Mundine cannot be counted out. Mundine could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Mikkel Kessler defeated Anthony Mundine via 12 round UD. Mundine's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Kessler advances his win streak to 36. Kessler is now 36-0, and Mundine 23-3.

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