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Vargas vs. Ball: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Rey Vargas defends his WBC featherweight title against Nick Ball. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

Rey Vargas vs. Nick Ball
Rey Vargas vs. Nick Ball

Date

This fight between Rey Vargas and Nick Ball took place on at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Tale of the Tape

At 178 cm, Rey Vargas is the taller of the two by 21 cms; Nick Ball is 157 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 182 cm, Vargas also has a huge reach advantage of 25 cms over Ball's 157 cm. On top of that, Vargas also has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Ball.

Vargas is coming in to this fight with a record of 36-1 (22 KOs). His last fight was 1 year and 26 days ago against O'Shaquie Foster, which he lost via 12 round unanimous decision.

O'Shaquie Foster's boxing career

Ball comes in with an undefeated record of 19-0 (11 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 19 days ago against Isaac Dogboe, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Isaac Dogboe's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Vargas will be 33 years and 3 months old. Ball will be 27 years 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 52-48 in favor of Rey Vargas. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Vargas vs Ball.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Rey Vargas may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Ball stops Vargas early.

Result

The fight ended in a 12 round draw. Both the boxers retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. Ball is now 19-0-1, and Vargas 36-1-1.

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