Cuarto vs Taduran

Who won Cuarto vs Taduran?

Rene Mark Cuarto beat Pedro Taduran by technical decision in their 7 round contest on Sunday, February 6th, 2022, at Digos City, Davao del Sur.

The scorecards were announced as 65-64, 66-64, 65-65 in favor of winner Rene Mark Cuarto.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the IBF championship of the world.

Cuarto vs Taduran stats

Back in February 2022, Rene Mark Cuarto stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Pedro Taduran made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Taduran had a large advantage in power over Cuarto, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Cuarto's 58%.

Rene Mark Cuarto was the same age as Pedro Taduran, at 26 years old.

Taduran had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cuarto.

Rene Mark Cuarto fought out of the orthodox stance, while Pedro Taduran was a southpaw.

Cuarto was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 months earlier than Taduran, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 71 more professional rounds, totaling 187 compared to Taduran's 116.

Rene Mark Cuarto went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF at .

Pedro Taduran was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF in the lb division.

Cuarto vs Taduran form

Pedro Taduran had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rene Mark Cuarto on February 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Bula Gym, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Daniel Valladares on February 1, 2020, by technical draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Jardin Cerveza Expo, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Samuel Salva on September 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Jurado Hall of the Philippine Marine Corp, Barangay Fort Bonifac, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Before that, he had beaten Jeffrey Galero on December 8, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Santa Barbara, Pangasinan.

He had been beaten by Wanheng Menayothin on August 29, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.

Activity check

Taduran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Cuarto vs Taduran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Digos City, Davao del Sur, Philippines, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Cuarto vs Taduran?

Rene Mark Cuarto was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Pedro Taduran made his way into the ring at 73/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.