Zepeda vs. Vargas: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Jose Zepeda (Chon) and Josué Vargas (The Prodigy) are scheduled to meet in a super-lightweight bout on at the Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
Date
This fight between Jose Zepeda and Josué Vargas took place on 30 October, 2021 at the Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Tale of the Tape
At 175 cm, Josué Vargas is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Jose Zepeda is 173 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Zepeda has longer reach of 179 cm, which is 2 cms longer than Vargas' 177 cm. Zepeda also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Vargas.
Zepeda is coming in to this fight with a record of 34-2 (26 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 8 days ago against Hank Lundy, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Vargas comes in with a record of 19-1 (9 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 6 days ago against Willie Shaw, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Zepeda will be 32 years and 5 months old. Vargas will be 23 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 58-42 in favor of Jose Zepeda. Here is the prediction for Zepeda vs Vargas.
Result
Jose Zepeda defeated Josué Vargas via 1st round TKO. Vargas' 13 fight win streak comes to an end, and Zepeda advances his win streak to 5. Zepeda is now 35-2, and Vargas 19-2.
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