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Vargas vs. Forbes: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Jessie Vargas (La Nueva Generaci贸n) and Steve Forbes (2 Pounds) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

22
Sep 5, 2008
18-0
0
9 (50%)
180 cm
178 cm
-2 cm
Orthodox
Feb 24, 2012
2m, 11d
18
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Dec 6, 1996
35-10
5
11 (24.4%)
171 cm
173 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Jun 17, 2011
10m, 18d
-2
IBF
sFT
w1
d1
Saturday, 5 May 2012
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Jessie Vargas vs. Steve Forbes

Date

This fight between Jessie Vargas and Steve Forbes took place on 5 May, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Jessie Vargas is the taller of the two by 9 cms; Steve Forbes is 171 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 178 cm, Vargas also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Forbes' 173 cm. Forbes has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Vargas.

Vargas is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 18-0 (9 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 11 days ago against Lanardo Tyner, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Forbes comes in with a record of 35-10 (11 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 18 days ago against Karim Mayfield, which he lost via 10th round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Vargas will be 22 years and 11 months old. Forbes will be 35 years and 2 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 98-2 in favor of Jessie Vargas. Here is the prediction for Vargas vs Forbes.

There is no way Steve Forbes wins this fight. Forbes will need a miracle to beat Jessie Vargas.

Result

Jessie Vargas defeated Steve Forbes via 10 round UD. Forbes' losing streak continues, and Vargas advances his win streak to 19. Vargas is now 19-0, and Forbes 35-11.

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