Taylor vs. López: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Josh Taylor (The Tartan Tornado) defends his WBO and The Ring super-lightweight titles against Teófimo López (The Takeover). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sLT w1 d3 | sLT w1 d1 | sLT w1 d4 | sLT w1 d1 | sLT w1 d3 |
| WBA | IBF | WBO | TheRing |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT w1 d0 | LT w1 d1 | LT w1 d0 | LT w1 d0 |
Date
This fight between Josh Taylor and Teófimo López will take place on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 178 cm, Josh Taylor is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Teófimo López is 173 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 177 cm, Taylor also has reach advantage of 3 cms over López' 174 cm. López has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Taylor.
Taylor is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 19-0 (13 KOs). His last fight was 1 year, 3 months, and 15 days ago against Jack Catterall, which he won via 12 round split-decision.
López comes in with a record of 18-1 (13 KOs). His last fight was 6 months ago against Sandor Martin, which he won via 10 round split-decision.
Josh Taylor fights out of the southpaw stance, while Teófimo López fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Taylor will be 32 years and 5 months old. López will be 25 years and 10 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 70-30 in favor of Josh Taylor. Here is the prediction for Taylor vs López.
Result
While we await the outcome of this fight, what is your prediction? Do you think López can beat Taylor? How do you think he beats Taylor? Or will Taylor win?