Dirrell vs. Jack: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Anthony Dirrell (The Dog) defends his WBC super-middleweight title against Badou Jack (The Ripper). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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Date
This fight between Anthony Dirrell and Badou Jack took place on at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US.
Tale of the Tape
At 185 cm, Badou Jack is the taller of the two by 1 cm; Anthony Dirrell is 184 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Dirrell has longer reach of 189 cm, which is 4 cms longer than Jack's 185 cm. Dirrell also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Jack.
Dirrell is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 27-0-1 (22 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 8 days ago against Sakio Bika, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Jack comes in with a record of 18-1-1 (12 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 12 days ago against Francisco Sierra, which he won via 6th round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Dirrell will be 30 years and 6 months old. Jack will be 31 years and 5 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Badou Jack. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Dirrell vs Jack.
Result
Badou Jack defeated Anthony Dirrell via 12 round MD. Dirrell's undefeated record comes to an end, and Jack advances his win streak to 3. Jack is now 19-1-1, and Dirrell 27-1-1.
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