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

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.

30
Jun 29, 2013
19-0
0
13 (68.4%)
191 cm
201 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
May 31, 2019
8m
19
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
32
Jun 20, 2008
26-2
1
24 (85.7%)
183 cm
188 cm
5 cm
Southpaw
Aug 24, 2019
5m, 7d
7
cruiserweight
Friday, 31 Jan 2020
Temporary Arena, Kinshasa, Congo
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Michał Cieślak vs. Ilunga Makabu

Date

This fight between Michał Cieślak and Ilunga Makabu took place on at the Temporary Arena, Kinshasa, Congo.

Tale of the Tape

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.

Alexei Papin's boxing career

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.

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 55-45 in favor of Michał Cieślak. Here is the prediction for Cieślak vs Makabu.

The chances of Michał Cieślak winning is higher, but Ilunga Makabu cannot be counted out. Makabu could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

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.

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  4. Ilunga Makabu defeats Thabiso Mchunu via 12-round split decision in their 2nd fight
  5. Ilunga Makabu defeats Alexei Papin via 12-round majority decision
  6. Ilunga Makabu knocks out Glen Johnson in the 9th round
  7. Ilunga Makabu defeats Dmytro Kucher via 12-round majority decision