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

Date

This fight between Rafael Márquez and Israel Vázquez took place on 3 March, 2007 at the Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 166 cm, Rafael Márquez is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Israel Vázquez is 164 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 173 cm, Márquez also has reach advantage of 4 cms over Vázquez' 169 cm. On top of that, Márquez also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Vázquez.

Márquez is coming in to this fight with a record of 36-3 (32 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 26 days ago against Silence Mabuza, which he won via 9th round RTD.

Vázquez comes in with a record of 41-3 (30 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 15 days ago against Jhonny González, which he won via 10th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Márquez will be 31 years and 11 months old. Vázquez will be 29 years and 2 months old.

Prediction and Odds

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Israel Vázquez. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Márquez vs Vázquez.