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Canelo vs. Kirkland: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Saúl Álvarez (Canelo) and James Kirkland (Mandingo Warrior) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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24
Oct 29, 2005
44-1-1
8
31 (67.4%)
173 cm
179 cm
6 cm
Orthodox
Jul 12, 2014
9m, 27d
2
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Aug 25, 2001
32-1
0
28 (84.8%)
175 cm
178 cm
3 cm
Southpaw
Dec 7, 2013
1y, 5m, 2d
5
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Saturday, 9 May 2015
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, U.S.
v0.1.9-beta 2024-05-08
Canelo Álvarez vs. James Kirkland

Date

This fight between Canelo Álvarez and James Kirkland took place on 9 May, 2015 at the Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 175 cm, James Kirkland is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Canelo Álvarez is 173 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Canelo has longer reach of 179 cm, which is 1 cm longer than Kirkland's 178 cm. Canelo also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Kirkland.

Canelo is coming in to this fight with a record of 44-1-1 (31 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 27 days ago against Erislandy Lara, which he won via 12 round split decision.

Erislandy Lara's boxing career

Kirkland comes in with a record of 32-1 (28 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 5 months, and 2 days ago against Glen Tapia, which he won via 6th round KO.

Glen Tapia's boxing career

Canelo Álvarez fights out of the orthodox stance, while James Kirkland fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Canelo will be 24 years and 9 months old. Kirkland will be 31 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 65-35 in favor of Canelo Álvarez. Here is the prediction for Canelo vs Kirkland.

Canelo Álvarez is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for James Kirkland to win this one.

Result

Canelo Álvarez defeated James Kirkland via 3rd round KO. Kirkland's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Canelo advances his win streak to 3. Canelo is now 45-1-1, and Kirkland 32-2.

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