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DeGale vs. Groves: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

James DeGale (Chunky) and George Groves (Saint George) are scheduled to meet in a super-middleweight bout on at The O2 Arena, London, England. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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25
Feb 28, 2009
10-0
0
8 (80%)
185 cm
188 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Mar 12, 2011
2m, 9d
10
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
23
Nov 15, 2008
12-0
0
10 (83.3%)
182 cm
183 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
Mar 5, 2011
2m, 16d
12
super-middleweight
Saturday, 21 May 2011
The O2 Arena, London, England
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James DeGale vs. George Groves

Date

This fight between James DeGale and George Groves took place on 21 May, 2011 at the The O2 Arena, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, James DeGale is the taller of the two by 3 cms; George Groves is 182 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, DeGale also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Groves' 183 cm. On top of that, DeGale also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Groves.

DeGale is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 10-0 (8 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 9 days ago against Alpay Kobal, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Groves also comes in with an undefeated record of 12-0 (10 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 16 days ago against Daniel Adotey Allotey, which he won via 4th round TKO.

James DeGale fights out of the southpaw stance, while George Groves fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, DeGale will be 25 years and 3 months old. Groves will be 23 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 a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for DeGale vs Groves.

Looks like this is going to be a very close fight, either could win. Maybe George Groves wins?

Result

George Groves defeated James DeGale via 12 round MD. DeGale's undefeated record of 10 wins comes to an end, and Groves advances his win streak to 13. Groves is now 13-0, and DeGale 10-1.

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