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Dmitry Bivol defends his WBA light-heavyweight title against Joe Smith Jr. (The Irish Bomber). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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This fight between Dmitry Bivol and Joe Smith Jr. took place on at the Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
At 183 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Smith Jr. has a significantly longer reach of 193 cm, which is 10 cms longer than Bivol's 183 cm. Smith Jr. also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Bivol.
Bivol is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 15-0 (11 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Jean Pascal, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Smith Jr. comes in with a record of 24-2 (20 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 9 days ago against Melvin Russell, which he won via 1st round KO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Bivol will be 28 years and 2 months old. Smith Jr. will be 29 years and 5 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 66-34 in favor of Dmitry Bivol. Here is the prediction for Bivol vs Smith Jr.
Dmitry Bivol defeated Joe Smith Jr. via 12 round UD to retain the WBA light-heavyweight title. Smith Jr.'s 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Bivol advances his win streak to 16. Bivol is now 16-0, and Smith Jr. 24-3.