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Casamayor vs. Katsidis: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Joel Casamayor (El Cepillo) defends his The Ring lightweight title against Michael Katsidis (The Great). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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36
Sep 20, 1996
35-3-1
10
21 (53.8%)
170 cm
175 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Nov 10, 2007
4m, 12d
4
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
27
Dec 1, 2001
23-0
0
20 (87%)
170 cm
168 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Jul 21, 2007
8m, 1d
23
WBAWBCTheRing
LT
w1
LT
e1
d1
sFT
w1
d4
lightweight
Saturday, 22 Mar 2008
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
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Joel Casamayor vs. Michael Katsidis

Date

This fight between Joel Casamayor and Michael Katsidis took place on at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 170 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Casamayor has a nice longer reach of 175 cm, which is 7 cms longer than Katsidis' 168 cm. Casamayor also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Katsidis.

Casamayor is coming in to this fight with a record of 35-3-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 12 days ago against José Santa Cruz, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Katsidis comes in with an undefeated record of 23-0 (20 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 1 day ago against Czar Amonsot, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Joel Casamayor fights out of the southpaw stance, while Michael Katsidis fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Casamayor will be 36 years and 8 months old. Katsidis will be 27 years and 7 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 57-43 in favor of Michael Katsidis. Here is the prediction for Casamayor vs Katsidis.

The chances of Michael Katsidis winning is higher, but Joel Casamayor cannot be counted out. Casamayor could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Joel Casamayor defeated Michael Katsidis via 10th round TKO to retain the The Ring lightweight title. Katsidis' undefeated record of 23 wins comes to an end, and Casamayor advances his win streak to 5. Casamayor is now 36-3-1, and Katsidis 23-1.

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