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Macklin vs. Asikainen: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Matthew Macklin (Mack the Knife) and Amin Asikainen (Idi) are scheduled to meet in a middleweight bout on at the Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

27
Nov 17, 2001
24-2
0
17 (65.4%)
178 cm
180 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Mar 14, 2009
6m, 11d
7
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
33
Dec 10, 2001
26-2
0
17 (60.7%)
180 cm
180 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Apr 18, 2009
5m, 7d
1
middleweight
Friday, 25 Sep 2009
Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England
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Matthew Macklin vs. Amin Asikainen

Date

This fight between Matthew Macklin and Amin Asikainen took place on 25 September, 2009 at the Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Amin Asikainen is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Matthew Macklin is 178 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 180 cm. Macklin has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Asikainen.

Macklin is coming in to this fight with a record of 24-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 11 days ago against Wayne Elcock, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Asikainen comes in with a record of 26-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 7 days ago against Antonio Valentin Ochoa, which he won via 8 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Macklin will be 27 years and 4 months old. Asikainen will be 33 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 Matthew Macklin. Here is the prediction for Macklin vs Asikainen.

Matthew Macklin is likely to win. Unless Amin Asikainen puts on an exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Matthew Macklin defeated Amin Asikainen via 1st round TKO. Asikainen's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Macklin advances his win streak to 8. Macklin is now 25-2, and Asikainen 26-3.

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