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Klitschko vs. Pianeta: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Wladimir Klitschko (Dr. Steelhammer) defends his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles against Francesco Pianeta (Italian Ace). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

37
Nov 16, 1996
59-3
22
50 (80.6%)
198 cm
206 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Nov 10, 2012
5m, 24d
17
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Jul 2, 2005
28-0-1
0
15 (51.7%)
196 cm
196 cm
0 cm
Southpaw
Nov 16, 2012
5m, 18d
10
WBAIBFWBOTheRing
HV
w1
d3
HV
w1
d13
HV
w2
d14
HV
w1
d6
heavyweight
Saturday, 4 May 2013
SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
v0.1.9-beta 2024-03-28
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Francesco Pianeta

Date

This fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Francesco Pianeta took place on at the SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Wladimir Klitschko is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Francesco Pianeta is 196 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Klitschko also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Pianeta's 196 cm. On top of that, Klitschko also has a 8 cm ape index advantage over Pianeta.

Klitschko is coming in to this fight with a record of 59-3 (50 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 24 days ago against Mariusz Wach, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Mariusz Wach's boxing career

Pianeta comes in with an undefeated record of 28-0-1 (15 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 18 days ago against Nelson Dario Dominguez, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Wladimir Klitschko fights out of the orthodox stance, while Francesco Pianeta fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Klitschko will be 37 years and 1 month old. Pianeta will be 28 years and 6 months old.

Prediction and Odds

[ Early Beta ]

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 63-37 in favor of Wladimir Klitschko. Here is the prediction for Klitschko vs Pianeta.

Wladimir Klitschko is the likely winner of the fight. Unless Francesco Pianeta puts on a truly exceptional performance, it is going to be hard for him to win this fight.

Result

Wladimir Klitschko defeated Francesco Pianeta via 6th round TKO. Pianeta's undefeated record comes to an end, and Klitschko advances his win streak to 18. Klitschko is now 60-3, and Pianeta 28-1-1.

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