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Fonfara vs. Smith Jr: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Andrzej Fonfara (The Polish Prince) and Joe Smith Jr. (The Irish Bomber) are scheduled to meet in a light-heavyweight bout on at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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28
Jun 3, 2006
28-3
1
16 (51.6%)
189 cm
196 cm
7 cm
Orthodox
Oct 16, 2015
8m, 2d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
26
Oct 31, 2009
21-1
0
17 (77.3%)
183 cm
193 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Apr 23, 2016
1m, 26d
15
light-heavyweight
Saturday, 18 Jun 2016
UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Andrzej Fonfara vs. Joe Smith Jr.

Date

This fight between Andrzej Fonfara and Joe Smith Jr. took place on 18 June, 2016 at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 189 cm, Andrzej Fonfara is the taller of the two by 6 cms; Joe Smith Jr. is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 196 cm, Fonfara also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Smith Jr.'s 193 cm. Smith Jr. has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Fonfara.

Fonfara is coming in to this fight with a record of 28-3 (16 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 2 days ago against Nathan Cleverly, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Nathan Cleverly's boxing career

Smith Jr. comes in with a record of 21-1 (17 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 26 days ago against Fabiano Pena, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Fonfara will be 28 years and 7 months old. Smith Jr. will be 26 years and 8 months 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 57-43 in favor of Joe Smith Jr. Here is the prediction for Fonfara vs Smith Jr.

The chances of Joe Smith Jr. winning is higher, but Andrzej Fonfara cannot be counted out. Fonfara could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Joe Smith Jr. defeated Andrzej Fonfara via 1st round TKO. Fonfara's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Smith Jr. advances his win streak to 16. Smith Jr. is now 22-1, and Fonfara 28-4.

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