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Klitschko vs. Ibragimov: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

In a unification world title fight, Wladimir Klitschko (Dr. Steelhammer) and Sultan Ibragimov put their heavyweight belts on the line. Klitschko brings the IBF belt. Ibragimov brings the WBO belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
31
Nov 16, 1996
49-3
12
43 (82.7%)
198 cm
206 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Jul 7, 2007
7m, 16d
7
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
May 25, 2002
22-0-1
2
17 (73.9%)
188 cm
193 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Oct 13, 2007
4m, 10d
3
IBFWBO
HV
w1
d3
HV
w1
d5
WBO
HV
w1
d1
heavyweight
Saturday, 23 Feb 2008
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov

Date

This fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov took place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Wladimir Klitschko is the taller of the two by 10 cms; Sultan Ibragimov is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Klitschko also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Ibragimov's 193 cm. On top of that, Klitschko also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Ibragimov.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with a record of 49-3 (43 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 16 days ago against Lamon Brewster, which he won via 6th round RTD.

Lamon Brewster's boxing career

Ibragimov comes in with an undefeated record of 22-0-1 (17 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 10 days ago against Evander Holyfield, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Evander Holyfield's boxing career

Wladimir Klitschko fights out of the orthodox stance, while Sultan Ibragimov fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 31 years and 10 months old. Ibragimov will be 32 years and 11 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 65-35 in favor of Wladimir Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Ibragimov.

Wladimir Klitschko is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Sultan Ibragimov to win this one.

Result

Wladimir Klitschko defeated Sultan Ibragimov via 12 round UD. Ibragimov's undefeated record comes to an end, and Klitschko advances his win streak to 8. Klitschko is now 50-3, and Ibragimov 22-1-1.

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