Parker vs. Opelu: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Joseph Parker and Faiga Opelu (Django) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

31
Jul 5, 2012
31-3
222
21 (61.8%)
193 cm
193 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Jan 21, 2023
123 days
1
Age
Debut
Record
Rounds
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Lay Off
Win Streak
29
Mar 3, 2017
15-3-2
67
11 (55%)
182 cm
182 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Mar 25, 2023
60 days
0
WBO
HV
w1
d2
heavyweight
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia
v0.1.5-beta 2023-06-10
Joseph Parker vs. Faiga Opelu
Parker vs. Opelu
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Date

This fight between Joseph Parker and Faiga Opelu took place on 24 May, 2023 at the Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Tale of the Tape

At 193 cm, Joseph Parker is the taller of the two by 11 cms; Faiga Opelu is 182 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 193 cm, Parker also has a significant reach advantage of 11 cms over Opelu's 182 cm. They have the same ape index of 0 cm.

Parker is coming in to this fight with a record of 31-3 (21 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 3 days ago against Jack Massey, which he won via 10 round unanimous decision.

Jack Massey's boxing career

Opelu comes in with a record of 15-3-2 (11 KOs). His last fight was 1 month and 29 days ago against Kris Terzievski, which ended in a draw.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Parker will be 31 years and 4 months old. Opelu will be 29 years and 4 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 78-22 in favor of Joseph Parker. Here is the prediction for Parker vs Opelu.

Joseph Parker should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Faiga Opelu to win this one.

Result

Joseph Parker defeated Faiga Opelu via 1st round TKO. Opelu's 0 fight win streak comes to an end, and Parker advances his win streak to 2. Parker is now 32-3, and Opelu 15-4-2.

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