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John vs. Márquez: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Chris John (The Dragon) defends his WBA featherweight title against Juan Manuel Márquez (Dinamita). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

26
Jun 4, 1998
36-0-1
4
20 (54.1%)
169 cm
175 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Aug 7, 2005
6m, 25d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
May 29, 1993
44-2-1
6
33 (70.2%)
170 cm
170 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
May 7, 2005
9m, 25d
2
WBA
FT
e1
d4
WBAIBF
FT
w1
d3
FT
w1
d4
featherweight
Saturday, 4 Mar 2006
Karang Melenu Sports Hall, Tenggarong, Indonesia
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Chris John vs. Juan Manuel Márquez

Date

This fight between Chris John and Juan Manuel Márquez took place on at the Karang Melenu Sports Hall, Kutai Kartanegara, Indonesia.

Tale of the Tape

At 170 cm, Juan Manuel Márquez is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Chris John is 169 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, John has longer reach of 175 cm, which is 5 cms longer than Márquez' 170 cm. John also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Márquez.

John is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 36-0-1 (20 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 25 days ago against Tommy Browne, which he won via 10th round TKO.

Márquez comes in with a record of 44-2-1 (33 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 25 days ago against Victor Polo, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, John will be 26 years and 5 months old. Márquez will be 32 years and 6 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 Juan Manuel Márquez. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for John vs Márquez.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Juan Manuel Márquez may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless John stops Márquez early.

Result

Chris John defeated Juan Manuel Márquez via 12 round UD to retain the WBA featherweight title. Márquez' 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and John advances his win streak to 3. John is now 37-0-1, and Márquez 44-3-1.

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