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Hozumi Hasegawa defends his WBC bantamweight title against Simpiwe Vetyeka (V12). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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This fight between Hozumi Hasegawa and Simpiwe Vetyeka took place on at the Ariake Coliseum, Kōtō.
At 170 cm, Simpiwe Vetyeka is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Hozumi Hasegawa is 168 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 171 cm. Hasegawa has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Vetyeka.
Hasegawa is coming in to this fight with a record of 21-2 (7 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 20 days ago against Genaro Garcia, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Vetyeka comes in with an undefeated record of 16-0 (9 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 24 days ago against Sakhumzi Bongwana, which he won via 4th round TKO.
Hozumi Hasegawa fights out of the southpaw stance, while Simpiwe Vetyeka fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Hasegawa will be 26 years and 4 months old. Vetyeka will be 26 years and 4 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Hozumi Hasegawa. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Hasegawa vs Vetyeka.
Hozumi Hasegawa defeated Simpiwe Vetyeka via 12 round UD to retain the WBC bantamweight title. Vetyeka's undefeated record of 16 wins comes to an end, and Hasegawa advances his win streak to 19. Hasegawa is now 22-2, and Vetyeka 16-1.