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Yafai vs. Jimenez: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Khalid Yafai (Kal) defends his WBA super-flyweight title against Norbelto Jimenez (Meneito). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

vs
30
Jul 7, 2012
25-0
4
15 (60%)
163 cm
163 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Nov 24, 2018
7m, 5d
25
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
28
Feb 25, 2010
29-8-4
1
16 (39%)
168 cm
173 cm
5 cm
Orthodox
Jun 23, 2018
1y, 6d
9
WBA
sFL
w1
d3
super-flyweight
Saturday, 29 Jun 2019
Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
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Kal Yafai vs. Norbelto Jimenez

Date

This fight between Kal Yafai and Norbelto Jimenez took place on at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Ohio, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, Norbelto Jimenez is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Kal Yafai is 163 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 173 cm, Jimenez also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Yafai's 163 cm. On top of that, Jimenez also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Yafai.

Yafai is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 25-0 (15 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 5 days ago against Israel González, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Israel González' boxing career

Jimenez comes in with a record of 29-8-4 (16 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 6 days ago against Renson Robles, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Yafai will be 30 years old. Jimenez will be 28 years and 4 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 Kal Yafai. Here is the prediction for Yafai vs Jimenez.

A close matchup. Kal Yafai may have a better chance at winning this fight, but Norbelto Jimenez could win too.

Result

Kal Yafai defeated Norbelto Jimenez via 12 round UD to retain the WBA super-flyweight title. Jimenez' 9 fight win streak comes to an end, and Yafai advances his win streak to 26. Yafai is now 26-0, and Jimenez 29-9-4.

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