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Castillejo vs. Sturm II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Javier Castillejo (El Lince de Parla) defends his WBA middleweight title against Felix Sturm (The Fighter). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

39
Jul 22, 1988
61-6
9
42 (62.7%)
180 cm
178 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Dec 2, 2006
4m, 26d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Jan 27, 2001
26-2
5
12 (42.9%)
181 cm
185 cm
4 cm
Orthodox
Dec 2, 2006
4m, 26d
1
WBAWBC
MD
w1
sWL
w1
d5
WBAWBO
MD
w1
MD
w1
d1
middleweight
Saturday, 28 Apr 2007
König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
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Javier Castillejo vs. Felix Sturm II

Date

This fight between Javier Castillejo and Felix Sturm took place on at the König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.

Tale of the Tape

At 181 cm, Felix Sturm is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Javier Castillejo is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 185 cm, Sturm also has a good reach advantage of 7 cms over Castillejo's 178 cm. On top of that, Sturm also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Castillejo.

Castillejo is coming in to this fight with a record of 61-6 (42 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 26 days ago against Mariano Natalio Carrera, which ended in a no-contest.

Sturm comes in with a record of 26-2 (12 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 26 days ago against Gavin Topp, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Castillejo will be 39 years and 1 month old. Sturm will be 28 years and 2 months 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 53-47 in favor of Felix Sturm. Here is the prediction for Castillejo vs Sturm II.

A close matchup. Felix Sturm may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Javier Castillejo could win too.

Result

Felix Sturm defeated Javier Castillejo via 12 round UD to win the WBA middleweight title. Castillejo's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Sturm advances his win streak to 2. Sturm is now 27-2, and Castillejo 61-7.

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