Tszyu vs. Spark: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Tim Tszyu (The Soul Taker) and Steve Spark (The Viking) are scheduled to meet in a super-welterweight bout on at the Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Tim Tszyu and Steve Spark took place on 7 July, 2021 at the Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Tale of the Tape
At 177 cm, Steve Spark is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Tim Tszyu is 175 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Tszyu has longer reach of 179 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Spark's 177 cm. Tszyu also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Spark.
Tszyu is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 18-0 (14 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 7 days ago against Dennis Hogan, which he won via 5th round TKO.
Spark comes in with a record of 12-1 (11 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 16 days ago against Jack Brubaker, which he won via 8 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Tszyu will be 26 years and 8 months old. Spark will be 24 years and 9 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 60-40 in favor of Tim Tszyu. Here is the prediction for Tszyu vs Spark.
Result
Tim Tszyu defeated Steve Spark via 3rd round TKO. Spark's 11 fight win streak comes to an end, and Tszyu advances his win streak to 19. Tszyu is now 19-0, and Spark 12-2.
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