Arboleda vs Velez

Who won Arboleda vs Velez?

Jaime Arboleda beat Jayson Velez by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 8th, 2020, at Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 114-113, 115-112 in favor of winner Jaime Arboleda.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBA super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gary Russell Jr beating Tugstsogt Nyambayar for the WBC World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Guillermo Rigondeaux defeated Liborio Solis for the WBA World Bantamweight belt.

Arboleda vs Velez stats

Back in February 2020, Jaime Arboleda stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jayson Velez made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Arboleda had an advantage in power over Velez, with a 87% knockout percentage compared to Velez's 72%.

Jaime Arboleda was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Arboleda had a height advantage of 1 inch over Velez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jaime Arboleda and Jayson Velez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Arboleda was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 7 months later than Velez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 132 fewer professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to Velez's 231.

Jaime Arboleda went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA at super featherweight.

Jayson Velez was ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 5 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Arboleda vs Velez form

Jayson Velez had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryan Garcia on May 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Rene Alvarado on July 15, 2016, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on March 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ronny Rios on November 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Daniel Ramirez on June 4, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Belasco Theater, Los Angeles.

Activity check

Arboleda's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Velez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Arboleda vs Velez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Arboleda vs Velez?

Arboleda vs Velez was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Arboleda vs Velez?

Jaime Arboleda was a 31/50 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Jayson Velez made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.