In a unification world title fight, Jesse Rodríguez (Bam) and Sunny Edwards (Showtime) put their flyweight belts on the line. Rodríguez brings the WBO belt. Edwards brings the IBF belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
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This fight between Jesse Rodríguez and Sunny Edwards will take place on at the Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S.
At 164 cm, Jesse Rodríguez is the taller of the two by 4 cms; Sunny Edwards is 160 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 170 cm, Rodríguez also has a significant reach advantage of 10 cms over Edwards' 160 cm. On top of that, Rodríguez also has a 6 cm ape index advantage over Edwards.
Rodríguez is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 18-0 (11 KOs). His last fight was 8 months and 8 days ago against Cristian González, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Edwards also comes in with an undefeated record of 20-0 (4 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 6 days ago against Andres Campos, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Jesse Rodríguez fights out of the southpaw stance, while Sunny Edwards fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Rodríguez will be 23 years and 10 months old. Edwards will be 27 years and 11 months old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at a rare 50-50 for both the fighters — either fighter could win this fight with equal probability. Here is the prediction for Rodríguez vs Edwards.
While we await the outcome of this fight, what is your prediction? Do you think Edwards can beat Rodríguez? How do you think he beats Rodríguez? Or will Rodríguez win?