Kostya Tszyu (Thunder from Down Under) challenges Ricky Hatton's (The Hitman) IBF and The Ring super-lightweight belts. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | IBF | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|
| sLT w1 d4 | sLT w1 d7 | sLT w2 d7 | sLT w1 d3 |
This fight between Kostya Tszyu and Ricky Hatton took place on at the MEN Arena, Manchester, England.
At 170 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Tszyu has longer reach of 170 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Hatton's 165 cm. Tszyu also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Hatton.
Tszyu is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-1 (25 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 29 days ago against Sharmba Mitchell, which he won via 3rd round TKO.
Hatton comes in with an undefeated record of 38-0 (28 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 24 days ago against Ray Oliveira, which he won via 10th round KO.Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Tszyu will be 35 years and 8 months old. Hatton will be 26 years and 7 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 65-35 in favor of Kostya Tszyu. Here is the prediction for Tszyu vs. Hatton.
Ricky Hatton defeated Kostya Tszyu via 11th round RTD. Tszyu's 13 fight win streak comes to an end, and Hatton advances his win streak to 39. Hatton is now 39-0, and Tszyu 31-2.