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

Israel Vázquez (Magnifico) defends his WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles against Rafael Márquez. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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30
Mar 29, 1995
42-4
8
31 (67.4%)
164 cm
169 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Aug 4, 2007
6m, 26d
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32
Sep 14, 1995
37-4
10
33 (80.5%)
166 cm
173 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Aug 4, 2007
6m, 26d
-1
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super-bantamweight
Saturday, 1 Mar 2008
Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
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Israel Vázquez vs. Rafael Márquez III

Date

This fight between Israel Vázquez and Rafael Márquez took place on 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.

Vázquez is coming in to this fight with a record of 42-4 (31 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 26 days ago against Rafael Márquez, which he won via 6th round TKO.

Rafael Márquez' boxing career

Márquez comes in with a record of 37-4 (33 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 26 days ago against Israel Vázquez, which he lost via 6th round TKO.

Israel Vázquez' boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Vázquez will be 30 years and 2 months old. Márquez will be 32 years and 11 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 54-46 in favor of Israel Vázquez. Here is the prediction for Vázquez vs Márquez III.

Israel Vázquez is more likely to win, but Rafael Márquez could also pull it off. It is going to be competitive, nevertheless.

Result

Israel Vázquez defeated Rafael Márquez via 12 round SD to retain the WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles. Márquez' losing streak continues, and Vázquez advances his win streak to 2. Vázquez is now 43-4, and Márquez 37-5.

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