Franco vs. Ioka II: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Joshua Franco (El Profesor) defends his WBA super-flyweight title against Kazuto Ioka. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA |
|---|
| sFL w1 d3 |
| WBA | WBC | WBO |
|---|---|---|
| sFL w1 d6 | ||
| FL w1 d5 | ||
| lFL w1 d3 | ||
| ST w1 d0 | ST w1 d3 |
Date
This fight between Joshua Franco and Kazuto Ioka will take place on at the Ota City General Gymnasium, Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.
Tale of the Tape
At 165 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Franco has longer reach of 170 cm, which is 1 cm longer than Ioka's 169 cm. Franco also has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Ioka.
Franco is coming in to this fight with a record of 18-1-3 (8 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 24 days ago against Kazuto Ioka, which ended in a draw.
Ioka comes in with a record of 29-2-1 (15 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 24 days ago against Joshua Franco, which ended in a draw.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Franco will be 27 years and 7 months old. Ioka will be 34 years and 3 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 54-46 in favor of Kazuto Ioka. Here is the prediction for Franco vs Ioka II.
Result
While we await the outcome of this fight, what is your prediction? Do you think Franco beats Ioka this time? Or will it be a draw again?