Falcao vs Volny

Who won Falcao vs Volny?

Esquiva Falcao beat Patrice Volny by technical decision in their 6 round contest on Saturday, November 20th, 2021, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 58-56, 58-57, 58-56 in favor of winner Esquiva Falcao.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford beating Shawn Porter for the WBO World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Janibek Alimkhanuly beat Hassan N’Dam, and Isaac Dogboe defeated Christopher Diaz.

Falcao vs Volny stats

Back in November 2021, Esquiva Falcao stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Patrice Volny made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Falcao had a slight advantage in power over Volny, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Volny's 63%.

Esquiva Falcao was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Volny had a height advantage of 2 inches over Falcao. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Esquiva Falcao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Patrice Volny was an orthodox fighter.

Falcao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Volny, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, totaling 163 compared to Volny's 104.

Esquiva Falcao went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at middleweight.

Patrice Volny was ranked number 9 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Falcao vs Volny form

Esquiva Falcao had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Artur Akavov on February 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Morrama Dheisw de Araujo Santos on August 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Arena de Lutas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jorge Daniel Miranda on February 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Arena de Lutas, Sao Paulo.

Before that, he had defeated Manny Woods on November 9, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.

He had won against Jesus Antonio Gutierrez on July 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Activity check

Falcao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Falcao vs Volny start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Falcao vs Volny?

Falcao vs Volny was broadcast on ESPN PPV in the US.

What were the odds on Falcao vs Volny?

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