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It’s almost time for one of the biggest boxing events of 2021 between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley. This contest already has some sound attention around itself, but the undercard fights of this event also seem to be highly entertaining. One such bout on this card is between Anthony Taylor and Chris Avila.

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Taylor and Avila are both in the early stages of their pro-boxing stints. However, they can make massive inroads towards the top with a good showing on such a massive undercard.

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Both combatants are certainly new faces to the pro-boxing side and there’s not much everyone knows about them. Hence, we will take a look at both men’s records and numbers to see who has the edge.

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Anthony Taylor vs Chris Avila – Everything you need to know about them

Age, height, weight

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Taylor is 32-years-old and stands 5’7″. For his fight against Avila at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay, ‘Pretty Boy’ made 167¾ on the weighing scales.

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Avila, 28, who stands at 5’10”, has a three-inch height advantage over his opponent. Moreover, he hit the weighing scales at 166¼ for his fight against Taylor.

Reach and record

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Anthony Taylor has a 66½” reach. At present, his pro-boxing resume stands at 2-2 and this will be his fourth bout in 2021. Taylor is on a two-fight win streak and will look to end 2021 with another win.

Meanwhile, his adversary is an MMA elite with an MMA record of 8 wins and 9 losses. His last pro-boxing fight came in 2014, where he lost via a UD. Avila’s reach is unknown.

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KO ratio 

While Taylor has a mere 25% KO ratio, Avila doesn’t hold a KO ratio as he has 0 wins in the pro-boxing space.

Net worth

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Information on both the fighters’ net worth isn’t available.

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Social media followers 

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Anthony Taylor Instagram followers – 26.9k followers

Anthony Taylor Twitter followers – 2926 followers

Chris Avila Instagram followers – 33.5k followers

Chris Avila Twitter followers – 3,738 followers (At the time of writing)

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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