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Michał Cieślak and Ilunga Makabu (The Junior) fight for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
This fight between Michał Cieślak and Ilunga Makabu took place on at the Temporary Arena, Kinshasa, Congo.
At 191 cm, Michał Cieślak is the taller of the two by 8 cms; Ilunga Makabu is 183 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 201 cm, Cieślak also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Makabu's 188 cm. On top of that, Cieślak also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Makabu.
Cieślak is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 19-0 (13 KOs). His last fight was 8 months ago against Olanrewaju Durodola, which he won via 2nd round TKO.
Makabu comes in with a record of 26-2 (24 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 7 days ago against Alexei Papin, which he won via 12 round majority decision.
Michał Cieślak fights out of the orthodox stance, while Ilunga Makabu fights out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Cieślak will be 30 years and 9 months old. Makabu will be 32 years and 2 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 55-45 in favor of Michał Cieślak. Here is the prediction for Cieślak vs Makabu.
Ilunga Makabu defeated Michał Cieślak via 12 round UD to win the vacant WBC cruiserweight title. Cieślak's undefeated record of 19 wins comes to an end, and Makabu advances his win streak to 8. Makabu is now 27-2, and Cieślak 19-1.