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Martínez vs. Chávez Jr: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Sergio Martínez (Maravilla) defends his The Ring middleweight title against Julio César Chávez Jr. (La Leyenda Continua). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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37
Dec 27, 1997
49-2-2
5
28 (52.8%)
178 cm
185 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Mar 17, 2012
5m, 29d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Sep 26, 2003
46-0-1
4
32 (68.1%)
183 cm
185 cm
2 cm
Orthodox
Jun 16, 2012
2m, 30d
23
WBCWBOTheRing
MD
w1
d1
MD
w1
MD
w1
d4
WBC
MD
w1
d3
middleweight
Saturday, 15 Sep 2012
Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Sergio Martínez vs. Julio César Chávez Jr.

Date

This fight between Sergio Martínez and Julio César Chávez Jr. took place on at the Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Julio César Chávez Jr. is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Sergio Martínez is 178 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 185 cm. Martínez has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Chávez Jr.

Martínez is coming in to this fight with a record of 49-2-2 (28 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 29 days ago against Matthew Macklin, which he won via 11th round RTD.

Matthew Macklin's boxing career

Chávez Jr. comes in with an undefeated record of 46-0-1 (32 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 30 days ago against Andy Lee, which he won via 7th round TKO.

Andy Lee's boxing career

Sergio Martínez fights out of the southpaw stance, while Julio César Chávez Jr. fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Martínez will be 37 years and 6 months old. Chávez Jr. will be 26 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 51-49 in favor of Julio César Chávez Jr. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Martínez vs Chávez Jr.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Julio César Chávez Jr. may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Martínez stops Chávez Jr. early.

Result

Sergio Martínez defeated Julio César Chávez Jr. via 12 round UD. Chávez Jr.'s undefeated record comes to an end, and Martínez advances his win streak to 6. Martínez is now 50-2-2, and Chávez Jr. 46-1-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  4. Julio César Chávez Jr. defeats Marco Antonio Rubio via 12-round unanimous decision
  5. Sergio Martínez knocks out Paul Williams in the 2nd round in their 2nd fight
  6. Sergio Martínez defeats Kelly Pavlik via 12-round unanimous decision
  7. Paul Williams defeats Sergio Martínez via 12-round majority decision