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Vázquez vs. Gesta: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Miguel Vázquez (El Títere) defends his IBF lightweight title against Mercito Gesta (No Mercy). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

25
Jan 20, 2006
32-3
5
13 (37.1%)
178 cm
183 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Oct 27, 2012
1m, 11d
11
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
25
Oct 19, 2003
26-0-1
0
14 (51.9%)
170 cm
173 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Aug 3, 2012
4m, 5d
17
IBF
LT
w1
d4
lightweight
Saturday, 8 Dec 2012
MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
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Miguel Vázquez vs. Mercito Gesta

Date

This fight between Miguel Vázquez and Mercito Gesta took place on at the MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Tale of the Tape

At 178 cm, Miguel Vázquez is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Mercito Gesta is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 183 cm, Vázquez also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Gesta's 173 cm. On top of that, Vázquez also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Gesta.

Vázquez is coming in to this fight with a record of 32-3 (13 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 11 days ago against Marvin Quintero, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Gesta comes in with an undefeated record of 26-0-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 5 days ago against Ty Barnett, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Miguel Vázquez fights out of the orthodox stance, while Mercito Gesta fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Vázquez will be 25 years and 11 months old. Gesta will be 25 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 52-48 in favor of Miguel Vázquez. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Vázquez vs Gesta.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Miguel Vázquez may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Gesta stops Vázquez early.

Result

Miguel Vázquez defeated Mercito Gesta via 12 round UD. Gesta's undefeated record comes to an end, and Vázquez advances his win streak to 12. Vázquez is now 33-3, and Gesta 26-1-1.

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