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Yaegashi vs. Melindo: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Akira Yaegashi (Sonic Fist) defends his IBF light-flyweight title against Milan Melindo (El Metodico). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

34
Mar 26, 2005
25-5
12
13 (43.3%)
160 cm
165 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Dec 30, 2016
4m, 21d
5
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
29
Sep 17, 2005
35-2
2
12 (32.4%)
157 cm
166 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Nov 26, 2016
5m, 25d
3
WBAWBCIBFTheRing
FL
w1
d3
FL
w1
d3
lFL
w1
d2
ST
w1
light-flyweight
Sunday, 21 May 2017
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
v0.1.9-beta 2024-03-28
Akira Yaegashi vs. Milan Melindo

Date

This fight between Akira Yaegashi and Milan Melindo took place on at the Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan.

Tale of the Tape

At 160 cm, Akira Yaegashi is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Milan Melindo is 157 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Melindo has longer reach of 166 cm, which is 1 cm longer than Yaegashi's 165 cm. Melindo also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Yaegashi.

Yaegashi is coming in to this fight with a record of 25-5 (13 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 21 days ago against Wittawas Basapean, which he won via 12th round TKO.

Wittawas Basapean's boxing career

Melindo comes in with a record of 35-2 (12 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 25 days ago against Teeraphong Utaida, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Yaegashi will be 34 years and 2 months old. Melindo will be 29 years and 2 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 58-42 in favor of Akira Yaegashi. Here is the prediction for Yaegashi vs Melindo.

The chances of Akira Yaegashi winning this fight is much higher. However, Milan Melindo still cannot be counted out.

Result

Milan Melindo defeated Akira Yaegashi via 1st round TKO. Yaegashi's 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Melindo advances his win streak to 4. Melindo is now 36-2, and Yaegashi 25-6.

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