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

Joe Smith Jr. (The Irish Bomber) and Melvin Russell (The Romantic Redneck) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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28
Oct 31, 2009
23-2
0
19 (76%)
183 cm
193 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Jul 15, 2017
11m, 15d
-1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
39
Jan 10, 2015
11-4-2
0
7 (41.2%)
180 cm
180 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jan 13, 2018
5m, 17d
-1
Saturday, 30 Jun 2018
Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
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Joe Smith Jr. vs. Melvin Russell

Date

This fight between Joe Smith Jr. and Melvin Russell took place on 30 June, 2018 at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Joe Smith Jr. is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Melvin Russell is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Smith Jr. also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Russell's 180 cm. On top of that, Smith Jr. also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Russell.

Smith Jr. is coming in to this fight with a record of 23-2 (19 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 15 days ago against Sullivan Barrera, which he lost via 10 round unanimous decision.

Sullivan Barrera's boxing career

Russell comes in with a record of 11-4-2 (7 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 17 days ago against Josh Fisher, which he lost via 6 round majority decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Smith Jr. will be 28 years and 9 months old. Russell will be 39 years and 3 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 68-32 in favor of Joe Smith Jr. Here is the prediction for Smith Jr. vs Russell.

Joe Smith Jr. should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Melvin Russell to win this one.

Result

Joe Smith Jr. defeated Melvin Russell via 1st round KO. Russell's losing streak continues, and Smith Jr. gets on a new winning streak. Smith Jr. is now 24-2, and Russell 11-5-2.

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