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Mthalane vs. Waseem: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Moruti Mthalane (Babyface) and Muhammad Waseem (Falcon) fight for the vacant IBF flyweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

35
Dec 10, 2000
35-2
6
24 (64.9%)
166 cm
169 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
Oct 27, 2017
8m, 18d
12
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Oct 4, 2015
8-0
0
6 (75%)
168 cm
169 cm
1 cm
Orthodox
Sep 30, 2017
9m, 15d
8
IBF
FL
w1
d4
flyweight
Sunday, 15 Jul 2018
Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Moruti Mthalane vs. Muhammad Waseem

Date

This fight between Moruti Mthalane and Muhammad Waseem took place on at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, Muhammad Waseem is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Moruti Mthalane is 166 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 169 cm. Mthalane has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Waseem.

Mthalane is coming in to this fight with a record of 35-2 (24 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 18 days ago against Ardin Diale, which he won via 2nd round TKO.

Waseem comes in with an undefeated record of 8-0 (6 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 15 days ago against José Luis Calvo, which he won via 1st round TKO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Mthalane will be 35 years and 9 months old. Waseem will be 30 years and 10 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 53-47 in favor of Moruti Mthalane. Here is the prediction for Mthalane vs Waseem.

A close matchup. Moruti Mthalane may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Muhammad Waseem could win too.

Result

Moruti Mthalane defeated Muhammad Waseem via 12 round UD to win the vacant IBF flyweight title. Waseem's undefeated record of 8 wins comes to an end, and Mthalane advances his win streak to 13. Mthalane is now 36-2, and Waseem 8-1.

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