Canelo vs. Saunders: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In a unification world title fight, Saúl Álvarez (Canelo) and Billy Joe Saunders (Superb) put their super-middleweight belts on the line. Canelo brings the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring belts. Saunders brings the WBO belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lHV w1 | ||||
| sMD w2 d1 | sMD w1 d1 | sMD w1 d1 | ||
| MD w1 d1 | MD w2 d2 | MD w1 | MD w2 d3 | |
| sWL w1 | sWL w1 d6 | sWL w1 | sWL w1 | |
| WBO |
|---|
| sMD w1 d2 |
| MD w1 d3 |
Date
This fight between Canelo Álvarez and Billy Joe Saunders took place on at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, US.
Tale of the Tape
At 180 cm, Billy Joe Saunders is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Canelo Álvarez is 173 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 180 cm, Saunders also has reach advantage of 1 cm over Canelo's 179 cm. Canelo has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Saunders.
Canelo is coming in to this fight with a record of 55-1-2 (37 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 11 days ago against Avni Yıldırım, which he won via 3rd round RTD.
Saunders comes in with an undefeated record of 30-0 (14 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 4 days ago against Martin Murray, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Canelo Álvarez fights out of the orthodox stance, while Billy Joe Saunders fights out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Canelo will be 30 years and 9 months old. Saunders will be 31 years and 8 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 65-35 in favor of Canelo Álvarez. Here is the prediction for Canelo vs Saunders.
Result
Canelo Álvarez defeated Billy Joe Saunders via 8th round RTD. Saunders' undefeated record of 30 wins comes to an end, and Canelo advances his win streak to 7. Canelo is now 56-1-2, and Saunders 30-1.
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