Cotto vs. Branco: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Miguel Cotto (Junito) defends his WBO super-lightweight title against Gianluca Branco. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between Miguel Cotto and Gianluca Branco took place on at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Tale of the Tape
At 170 cm, Miguel Cotto is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Gianluca Branco is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 170 cm, Cotto also has reach advantage of 2 cms over Branco's 168 cm. They have the same ape index of 0 cm.
Cotto is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 25-0 (21 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 8 days ago against Ricardo Torres, which he won via 7th round KO.
Branco comes in with a record of 36-1-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 10 days ago against Farid El Houari, which he won via 4th round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Cotto will be 25 years and 4 months old. Branco will be 35 years and 5 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 73-27 in favor of Miguel Cotto. Here is the prediction for Cotto vs Branco.
Result
Miguel Cotto defeated Gianluca Branco via 8th round TKO. Branco's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Cotto advances his win streak to 26. Cotto is now 26-0, and Branco 36-2-1.
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