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Pavlik vs. Rubio: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Kelly Pavlik (The Ghost) defends his WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles against Marco Antonio Rubio (El Veneno). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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26
Jun 16, 2000
34-1
2
30 (85.7%)
189 cm
191 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Oct 18, 2008
4m, 3d
-1
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Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
May 17, 2000
43-4-1
0
37 (77.1%)
178 cm
178 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Oct 18, 2008
4m, 3d
9
WBCWBOTheRing
MD
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MD
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middleweight
Saturday, 21 Feb 2009
Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
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Kelly Pavlik vs. Marco Antonio Rubio

Date

This fight between Kelly Pavlik and Marco Antonio Rubio took place on at the Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 189 cm, Kelly Pavlik is the taller of the two by 11 cms; Marco Antonio Rubio is 178 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 191 cm, Pavlik also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Rubio's 178 cm. On top of that, Pavlik also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Rubio.

Pavlik is coming in to this fight with a record of 34-1 (30 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 3 days ago against Bernard Hopkins, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Bernard Hopkins' boxing career

Rubio comes in with a record of 43-4-1 (37 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 3 days ago against Enrique Ornelas, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Pavlik will be 26 years and 10 months old. Rubio will be 28 years and 8 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 60-40 in favor of Kelly Pavlik. Here is the prediction for Pavlik vs Rubio.

Kelly Pavlik is likely to win. Unless Marco Antonio Rubio puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Kelly Pavlik defeated Marco Antonio Rubio via 9th round RTD to retain the WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles. Rubio's 9 fight win streak comes to an end, and Pavlik gets on a new winning streak. Pavlik is now 35-1, and Rubio 43-5-1.

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  4. Marco Antonio Rubio knocks out David Lemieux in the 7th round
  5. Marco Antonio Rubio knocks out Rigoberto Álvarez in the 9th round
  6. Bernard Hopkins defeats Kelly Pavlik via 12-round unanimous decision
  7. Kelly Pavlik knocks out Jermain Taylor in the 7th round