Jacobs vs. Chávez Jr: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Date

This fight between Daniel Jacobs and Julio César Chávez Jr. took place on 20 December, 2019 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, Julio César Chávez Jr. is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Daniel Jacobs is 180 cm. The fighters have the same reach of 185 cm. Jacobs has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Chávez Jr.

Jacobs is coming in to this fight with a record of 35-3 (29 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 16 days ago against Canelo Álvarez, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

Chávez Jr. comes in with a record of 51-3-1 (33 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 10 days ago against Evert Bravo, which he won via 1st round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Jacobs will be 32 years and 10 months old. Chávez Jr. will be 33 years and 10 months old.

Prediction and Odds

After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Julio César Chávez Jr. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Jacobs vs Chávez Jr.