Charlo vs. Rosario: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In a unification world title fight, Jermell Charlo (Iron Man) and Jeison Rosario (Banana) put their super-welterweight belts on the line. Charlo brings the WBC belt. Rosario brings the WBA (Super) and IBF belts. The winner also wins the vacant The Ring title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBC |
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| sWL w2 d3 |
| WBA | IBF |
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| sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d0 |
Date
This fight between Jermell Charlo and Jeison Rosario took place on at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US.
Tale of the Tape
At 180 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Charlo has a nice longer reach of 185 cm, which is 7 cms longer than Rosario's 178 cm. Charlo also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Rosario.
Charlo is coming in to this fight with a record of 33-1 (17 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 5 days ago against Tony Harrison, which he won via 11th round TKO.
Rosario comes in with a record of 20-1-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 8 days ago against Julian Williams, which he won via 5th round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Charlo will be 30 years and 4 months old. Rosario will be 25 years and 5 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Jermell Charlo. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Charlo vs Rosario.
Result
Jermell Charlo defeated Jeison Rosario via 8th round KO. Rosario's 6 fight win streak comes to an end, and Charlo advances his win streak to 3. Charlo is now 34-1, and Rosario 20-2-1.