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Froch vs. Dirrell: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Carl Froch (The Cobra) defends his WBC super-middleweight title against Andre Dirrell (The Matrix). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
32
Mar 16, 2002
25-0
2
20 (80%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Apr 25, 2009
5m, 22d
25
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Jan 27, 2005
18-0
0
13 (72.2%)
185 cm
191 cm
6 cm
Switcher
Mar 28, 2009
6m, 19d
18
WBC
sMD
w1
d1
super-middleweight
Saturday, 17 Oct 2009
Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, England
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Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell

Date

This fight between Carl Froch and Andre Dirrell took place on at the Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. The fighters also have the same reach of 191 cm. They have the same ape index of 6 cm.

Froch is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 25-0 (20 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 22 days ago against Jermain Taylor, which he won via 12th round TKO.

Jermain Taylor's boxing career

Dirrell also comes in with an undefeated record of 18-0 (13 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 19 days ago against Derrick Findley, which he won via 6th round RTD.

Andre Dirrell is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. Carl Froch fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Froch will be 32 years and 3 months old. Dirrell will be 26 years and 1 month 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 51-49 in favor of Andre Dirrell. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Froch vs Dirrell.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Andre Dirrell may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Froch stops Dirrell early.

Result

Carl Froch defeated Andre Dirrell via 12 round SD. Dirrell's undefeated record of 18 wins comes to an end, and Froch advances his win streak to 26. Froch is now 26-0, and Dirrell 18-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  3. Carl Froch knocks out Lucian Bute in the 5th round
  4. Carl Froch defeats Arthur Abraham via 12-round unanimous decision
  5. Andre Dirrell defeats Arthur Abraham via 11 round disqualification
  6. Carl Froch knocks out Jermain Taylor in the 12th round
  7. Carl Froch knocks out Brian Magee in the 11th round