Benavidez Jr vs Torres

Who won Benavidez Jr vs Torres?

Jose Benavidez drew with Francisco Emanuel Torres by majority draw in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 13th, 2021, at Footprint Center, Arizona.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 95-95, 95-95, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez's and Kyrone Davis' clash.

Benavidez Jr vs Torres stats

Back in November 2021, Jose Benavidez stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Emanuel Torres made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Benavidez had a massive power advantage over Torres, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Torres' 29%.

Jose Benavidez was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Both Jose Benavidez and Francisco Emanuel Torres fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Torres, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 83 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Torres' 89.

Benavidez Jr vs Torres form

Benavidez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Terence Crawford on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Nebraska, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Frank Rojas on June 9, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Matthew Strode on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Before that, he had won against Francisco Santana on July 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Sidney Siqueira on December 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Convention Center, Arizona.

Activity check

Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Benavidez Jr vs Torres start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Footprint Center, Arizona, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Benavidez Jr vs Torres?

Benavidez Jr vs Torres was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Benavidez Jr vs Torres?

Jose Benavidez was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Francisco Emanuel Torres made his way into the ring at 489/50 (+980) with oddsmakers.