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Rodríguez vs. Lopez: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Emmanuel Rodríguez (Manny) and Melvin Lopez (Melo) fight for the vacant IBF bantamweight title. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

Emmanuel Rodríguez vs. Melvin Lopez
Emmanuel Rodríguez vs. Melvin Lopez

Date

This fight between Emmanuel Rodríguez and Melvin Lopez took place on at the MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 168 cm, both the fighters are of the same height. Despite being of the same height, Lopez has longer reach of 173 cm, which is 4 cms longer than Rodríguez' 169 cm. Lopez also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Rodríguez.

Rodríguez is coming in to this fight with a record of 21-2 (13 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 28 days ago against Gary Antonio Russell, which he won via 10 round technical decision.

Gary Antonio Russell's boxing career

Lopez comes in with a record of 29-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 1 day ago against Jobert Alvarez, which he won via 10 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Rodríguez will be 31 years old. Lopez will be 25 years and 9 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 65-35 in favor of Melvin Lopez. Here is the prediction for Rodríguez vs Lopez.

Melvin Lopez is very likely to win this fight. It is going to be hard for Emmanuel Rodríguez to win this one.

Result

Emmanuel Rodríguez defeated Melvin Lopez via 12 round UD to win the vacant IBF bantamweight title. Lopez' 8 fight win streak comes to an end, and Rodríguez advances his win streak to 3. Rodríguez is now 22-2, and Lopez 29-2.

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