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Ilunga Makabu (The Junior) defends his WBC cruiserweight title against Thabiso Mchunu (The Rock). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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This fight between Ilunga Makabu and Thabiso Mchunu took place on at the Packard Music Hall, Warren, Ohio, U.S.
At 183 cm, Ilunga Makabu is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Thabiso Mchunu is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 188 cm, Makabu also has reach advantage of 4 cms over Mchunu's 184 cm. On top of that, Makabu also has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Mchunu.
Makabu is coming in to this fight with a record of 28-2 (25 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 1 month, and 10 days ago against Olanrewaju Durodola, which he won via 7th round TKO.
Mchunu comes in with a record of 23-5 (13 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 2 days ago against Evgeny Tishchenko, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.
On the day of the fight, Makabu will be 34 years and 2 months old. Mchunu will be 33 years and 10 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Makabu vs Mchunu II.
Ilunga Makabu defeated Thabiso Mchunu via 12 round SD to retain the WBC cruiserweight title. Mchunu's 4 fight win streak comes to an end, and Makabu advances his win streak to 10. Makabu is now 29-2, and Mchunu 23-6.