Barboza Jr vs Moran

Who won Barboza Jr vs Moran?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Antonio Moran by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 14th, 2021, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 99-91 in favor of winner Arnold Barboza Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joshua Franco beating Andrew Moloney for the WBA World Super Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jason Moloney defeated Joshua Greer Jr, and Andres Cortes was victorious over Genesis Servania.

Barboza Jr vs Moran stats

Back in August 2021, Arnold Barboza Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Antonio Moran made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Moran had a massive power advantage over Barboza Jr, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Barboza Jr's 40%.

Arnold Barboza Jr was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Moran had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barboza Jr. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Arnold Barboza Jr and Antonio Moran fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barboza Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months later than Moran, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Moran's 196.

Arnold Barboza Jr went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, and 3 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Barboza Jr vs Moran form

Barboza Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Alex Saucedo on October 17, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tony Luis on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten William Silva on November 30, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Ricky Sismundo on August 17, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Banc of California Stadium, California.

He had beaten Mike Alvarado on April 12, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Staples Center, LA.

Activity check

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Moran's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

What time did Barboza Jr vs Moran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Barboza Jr vs Moran?

Barboza Jr vs Moran was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Barboza Jr vs Moran?

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