Shields vs. Cornejo: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In an undisputed world title fight, Claressa Shields (T-Rex) defends her middleweight WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring belts against Maricela Cornejo (La Diva). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sMD w1 d1 | sMD w1 d1 | |||
| MD w1 d5 | MD w1 d4 | MD w1 d5 | MD w2 d0 | MD w1 d2 |
| sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d1 | sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d1 | sWL w1 d0 |
Date
This fight between Claressa Shields and Maricela Cornejo took place on at the Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 178 cm, Maricela Cornejo is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Claressa Shields is 173 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 183 cm, Cornejo also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Shields' 173 cm. On top of that, Cornejo also has a 5 cm ape index advantage over Shields.
Shields is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 13-0 (2 KOs). Her last fight was 7 months and 19 days ago against Savannah Marshall, which she won via 10 round unanimous decision.
Cornejo comes in with a record of 16-5 (6 KOs). Her last fight was 2 months and 9 days ago against Sheila Cunha, which she won via 1st round TKO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Shields will be 28 years and 2 months old. Cornejo will be 36 years and 1 month old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 78-22 in favor of Claressa Shields. Here is the prediction for Shields vs Cornejo.
Result
Claressa Shields defeated Maricela Cornejo via 10 round UD to retain the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles. Cornejo's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Shields advances her win streak to 14. Shields is now 14-0, and Cornejo 16-6.