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Sturm vs. Barker: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Felix Sturm (The Fighter) challenges Darren Barker's (Dazzling) IBF middleweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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34
Jan 27, 2001
38-4-2
19
17 (38.6%)
181 cm
185 cm
4 cm
Orthodox
Jul 6, 2013
5m, 1d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Sep 24, 2004
26-1
2
16 (59.3%)
184 cm
185 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
Aug 17, 2013
3m, 20d
3
WBAWBO
MD
w2
d12
MD
w1
d1
IBF
MD
w1
middleweight
Saturday, 7 Dec 2013
Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
v0.1.9-beta 2024-05-04
Felix Sturm vs. Darren Barker

Date

This fight between Felix Sturm and Darren Barker took place on at the Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany.

Tale of the Tape

At 184 cm, Darren Barker is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Felix Sturm is 181 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 185 cm. Sturm has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Barker.

Sturm is coming in to this fight with a record of 38-4-2 (17 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 1 day ago against Predrag Radošević, which he won via 4th round TKO.

Barker comes in with a record of 26-1 (16 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 20 days ago against Daniel Geale, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Daniel Geale's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Sturm will be 34 years and 10 months old. Barker will be 31 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 a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Sturm vs Barker.

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

Result

Felix Sturm defeated Darren Barker via 2nd round TKO. Barker's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Sturm advances his win streak to 2. Sturm is now 39-4-2, and Barker 26-2.

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