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Álvarez vs. Smith Jr: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Eleider Álvarez (Storm) and Joe Smith Jr. (The Irish Bomber) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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36
Aug 28, 2009
25-1
2
13 (50%)
183 cm
192 cm
9 cm
Orthodox
Jan 18, 2020
7m, 4d
1
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Oct 31, 2009
25-3
1
20 (71.4%)
183 cm
193 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Jan 11, 2020
7m, 11d
1
WBO
lHV
w1
Saturday, 22 Aug 2020
MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Eleider Álvarez vs. Joe Smith Jr.

Date

This fight between Eleider Álvarez and Joe Smith Jr. took place on 22 August, 2020 at the MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 183 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Smith Jr. has longer reach of 193 cm, which is 1 cm longer than Álvarez' 192 cm. Smith Jr. also has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Álvarez.

Álvarez is coming in to this fight with a record of 25-1 (13 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 4 days ago against Michael Seals, which he won via 7th round KO.

Michael Seals' boxing career

Smith Jr. comes in with a record of 25-3 (20 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 11 days ago against Jesse Hart, which he won via 10 round split decision.

Jesse Hart's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Álvarez will be 36 years and 4 months old. Smith Jr. will be 30 years and 11 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 52-48 in favor of Eleider Álvarez. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Álvarez vs Smith Jr.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Eleider Álvarez may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Smith Jr. stops Álvarez early.

Result

Joe Smith Jr. defeated Eleider Álvarez via 9th round KO. Álvarez' 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Smith Jr. advances his win streak to 2. Smith Jr. is now 26-3, and Álvarez 25-2.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Joe Smith Jr. knocks out Steve Geffrard in the 9th round
  3. Joe Smith Jr. defeats Maxim Vlasov via 12-round majority decision
  4. Sergey Kovalev defeats Eleider Álvarez via 12-round unanimous decision in their 2nd fight
  5. Eleider Álvarez knocks out Sergey Kovalev in the 7th round
  6. Joe Smith Jr. knocks out Bernard Hopkins in the 8th round
  7. Joe Smith Jr. knocks out Andrzej Fonfara in the 1st round