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Makabu vs. Papin: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Ilunga Makabu (The Junior) and Alexey Papin are scheduled to meet in a cruiserweight bout on at the Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Jun 20, 2008
25-2
1
24 (88.9%)
183 cm
188 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Jun 16, 2019
2m, 8d
6
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
31
Nov 21, 2015
11-0
0
10 (90.9%)
185 cm
185 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jun 16, 2019
2m, 8d
11
cruiserweight
Saturday, 24 Aug 2019
Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia
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Ilunga Makabu vs. Alexei Papin

Date

This fight between Ilunga Makabu and Alexei Papin took place on 24 August, 2019 at the Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Tale of the Tape

At 185 cm, Alexei Papin is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Ilunga Makabu is 183 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Makabu has longer reach of 188 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Papin's 185 cm. Makabu also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Papin.

Makabu is coming in to this fight with a record of 25-2 (24 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 8 days ago against Dmitry Kudryashov, which he won via 5th round TKO.

Dmitry Kudryashov's boxing career

Papin comes in with an undefeated record of 11-0 (10 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 8 days ago against Alexandru Jur, which he won via 3rd round KO.

Ilunga Makabu fights out of the southpaw stance, while Alexei Papin fights out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Makabu will be 31 years and 9 months old. Papin will be 31 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 54-46 in favor of Alexei Papin. Here is the prediction for Makabu vs Papin.

Alexei Papin is more likely to win, but Ilunga Makabu could also pull it off. It is going to be competitive, nevertheless.

Result

Ilunga Makabu defeated Alexei Papin via 12 round MD. Papin's undefeated record of 11 wins comes to an end, and Makabu advances his win streak to 7. Makabu is now 26-2, and Papin 11-1.

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