Berchelt vs Valenzuela

Who won Berchelt vs Valenzuela?

Miguel Berchelt beat Eleazar Valenzuela by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, June 27th, 2020, at Gimnasio TV Azteca, Distrito Federal.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Aguilar vs Jardon.

Berchelt vs Valenzuela stats

Back in June 2020, Miguel Berchelt stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 33 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eleazar Valenzuela made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Berchelt had a slight advantage in power over Valenzuela, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Valenzuela's 83%.

Miguel Berchelt was the older man by 33 years, at 29 years old.

Both Miguel Berchelt and Eleazar Valenzuela fought out of an orthodox stance.

Berchelt was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Valenzuela, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 99 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Valenzuela's 75.

Berchelt vs Valenzuela form

Miguel Berchelt had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jason Sosa on November 2, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Francisco Vargas on May 11, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miguel Roman on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Don Haskins, El Paso, Texas.

Before that, he had won against Jonathan Victor Barros on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Na, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

He had beaten Maxwell Awuku on February 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Plaza de Toros, Quintana Roo.

Activity check

Berchelt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Valenzuela's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Berchelt vs Valenzuela start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Gimnasio TV Azteca, Distrito Federal, Mexico, which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Berchelt vs Valenzuela?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN.

What were the odds on Berchelt vs Valenzuela?

Miguel Berchelt was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Eleazar Valenzuela made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.