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Sturm vs. Sylvester: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Felix Sturm (The Fighter) defends his WBA middleweight title against Sebastian Sylvester (Hurrikan). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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29
Jan 27, 2001
30-2-1
10
13 (39.4%)
181 cm
185 cm
4 cm
Orthodox
Jul 7, 2008
3m, 25d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
May 26, 2002
29-2
0
14 (45.2%)
171 cm
171 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Apr 12, 2008
6m, 20d
8
WBAWBO
MD
w2
d4
MD
w1
d1
middleweight
Saturday, 1 Nov 2008
König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
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Felix Sturm vs. Sebastian Sylvester

Date

This fight between Felix Sturm and Sebastian Sylvester 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 10 cms; Sebastian Sylvester is 171 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 185 cm, Sturm also has a significant reach advantage of 14 cms over Sylvester's 171 cm. On top of that, Sturm also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Sylvester.

Sturm is coming in to this fight with a record of 30-2-1 (13 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 25 days ago against Randy Griffin, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Sylvester comes in with a record of 29-2 (14 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 20 days ago against Javier Castillejo, which he won via 12th round KO.

Javier Castillejo's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Sturm will be 29 years and 9 months old. Sylvester will be 28 years and 3 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 56-44 in favor of Felix Sturm. Here is the prediction for Sturm vs Sylvester.

The chances of Felix Sturm winning is higher, but Sebastian Sylvester cannot be counted out. Sylvester could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Felix Sturm defeated Sebastian Sylvester via 12 round UD to retain the WBA middleweight title. Sylvester's 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Sturm advances his win streak to 3. Sturm is now 31-2-1, and Sylvester 29-3.

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