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Holyfield vs. Botha: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Evander Holyfield (The Real Deal) and Francois Botha are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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47
Nov 15, 1984
42-10-2
25
27 (50%)
189 cm
197 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Dec 20, 2008
1y, 3m, 21d
-2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
41
Feb 11, 1990
47-4-3
3
28 (51.9%)
188 cm
188 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Oct 24, 2009
5m, 17d
0
WBAWBCIBF
HV
w4
d7
HV
w1
d3
HV
w3
d5
CR
w1
d5
CR
w1
CR
w1
d3
heavyweight
Saturday, 10 Apr 2010
Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Evander Holyfield vs. Francois Botha

Date

This fight between Evander Holyfield and Francois Botha took place on 10 April, 2010 at the Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, US.

Tale of the Tape

At 189 cm, Evander Holyfield is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Francois Botha is 188 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 197 cm, Holyfield also has a good reach advantage of 9 cms over Botha's 188 cm. On top of that, Holyfield also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Botha.

Holyfield is coming in to this fight with a record of 42-10-2 (27 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 3 months, and 21 days ago against Nikolai Valuev, which he lost via 12 round majority decision.

Nikolai Valuev's boxing career

Botha comes in with a record of 47-4-3 (28 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 17 days ago against Pedro Carri贸n, which ended in a draw.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Holyfield will be 47 years and 5 months old. Botha will be 41 years and 6 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 55-45 in favor of Francois Botha. Here is the prediction for Holyfield vs Botha.

The chances of Francois Botha winning is higher, but Evander Holyfield cannot be counted out. Holyfield could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Evander Holyfield defeated Francois Botha via 8th round TKO. Botha's 0 fight win streak comes to an end, and Holyfield gets on a new winning streak. Holyfield is now 43-10-2, and Botha 47-5-3.

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