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Díaz vs. Malignaggi: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Juan Díaz (Baby Bull) and Paulie Malignaggi (Magic Man) are scheduled to meet in a super-lightweight bout on at the Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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25
Jun 23, 2000
34-2
10
17 (47.2%)
168 cm
170 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Feb 28, 2009
5m, 25d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Jul 7, 2001
26-2
5
5 (17.9%)
173 cm
178 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Apr 25, 2009
3m, 28d
1
WBAIBFWBO
LT
w1
d7
LT
w1
LT
w1
d1
IBF
sLT
w1
d2
super-lightweight
Saturday, 22 Aug 2009
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.
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Juan Díaz vs. Paulie Malignaggi I

Date

This fight between Juan Díaz and Paulie Malignaggi took place on 22 August, 2009 at the Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 173 cm, Paulie Malignaggi is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Juan Díaz is 168 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 178 cm, Malignaggi also has a good reach advantage of 8 cms over Díaz' 170 cm. On top of that, Malignaggi also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Díaz.

Díaz is coming in to this fight with a record of 34-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 25 days ago against Juan Manuel Márquez, which he lost via 9th round TKO.

Juan Manuel Márquez' boxing career

Malignaggi comes in with a record of 26-2 (5 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 28 days ago against Christopher Fernandez, which he won via 8 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Díaz will be 25 years and 11 months old. Malignaggi will be 28 years and 8 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 55-45 in favor of Juan Díaz. Here is the prediction for Díaz vs Malignaggi.

The chances of Juan Díaz winning is higher, but Paulie Malignaggi cannot be counted out. Malignaggi could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Juan Díaz defeated Paulie Malignaggi via 12 round UD. Malignaggi's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Díaz gets on a new winning streak. Díaz is now 35-2, and Malignaggi 26-3.

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