Arnold Barboza Jr. vs. José Pedraza: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Arnold Barboza Jr. and José Pedraza (Sniper) are scheduled to meet in a non-title super-lightweight bout on at the Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| IBF | WBO |
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| sFT w1 d2 |
Date
This fight between Arnold Barboza Jr. and José Pedraza will take place on 3 February, 2023 at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
Statistics
At 175 cm, Arnold Barboza Jr. is the taller of the two by 1 cm; José Pedraza is 174 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 183 cm, Barboza Jr. also has reach advantage of 4 cms over Pedraza's 179 cm. On top of that, Barboza Jr. also has a 3 cm ape index advantage over Pedraza.
Barboza Jr. is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 27-0 (10 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 19 days ago against Danielito Zorrilla, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision. And Pedraza comes in with a record of 29-4-1 (14 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 7 days ago against Richard Commey, which ended in a draw.
José Pedraza is a switch-hitter, he can fight out of both the orthodox and the southpaw stances. Arnold Barboza Jr. fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Barboza Jr. will be 31 years and 1 month old; Pedraza will be 33 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 52-48 in favor of José Pedraza. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Based on these numbers, our AI makes the following prediction.
Result
While we await the outcome of this fight, what is your prediction? Do you think Pedraza can beat Barboza Jr.? How do you think he beats Barboza Jr.? Or will Barboza Jr. win?