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Usyk vs. Hunter: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Oleksandr Usyk (The Cat) defends his WBO cruiserweight title against Michael Hunter (The Bounty). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

30
Sep 11, 2013
11-0
2
10 (90.9%)
191 cm
198 cm
7 cm
Southpaw
Dec 17, 2016
3m, 22d
11
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Mar 9, 2013
12-0
0
8 (66.7%)
188 cm
202 cm
14 cm
Orthodox
May 13, 2016
10m, 26d
12
WBO
CR
w1
d1
cruiserweight
Saturday, 8 Apr 2017
MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.
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Oleksandr Usyk vs. Michael Hunter

Date

This fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Michael Hunter took place on at the MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 191 cm, Oleksandr Usyk is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Michael Hunter is 188 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Hunter has longer reach of 202 cm, which is 4 cms longer than Usyk's 198 cm. Hunter also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Usyk.

Usyk is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 11-0 (10 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 22 days ago against Thabiso Mchunu, which he won via 9th round TKO.

Thabiso Mchunu's boxing career

Hunter also comes in with an undefeated record of 12-0 (8 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 26 days ago against Isiah Thomas, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Oleksandr Usyk fights out of the southpaw stance, while Michael Hunter fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Usyk will be 30 years and 2 months old. Hunter will be 28 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 52-48 in favor of Oleksandr Usyk. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Usyk vs Hunter.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Oleksandr Usyk may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Hunter stops Usyk early.

Result

Oleksandr Usyk defeated Michael Hunter via 12 round UD. Hunter's undefeated record of 12 wins comes to an end, and Usyk advances his win streak to 12. Usyk is now 12-0, and Hunter 12-1.

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