Maxwell vs Meneses

Who won Maxwell vs Meneses?

Alejandro Meneses beat Sam Maxwell by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday, April 22nd, 2022, at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Paul Butler beating Jonas Sultan for the WBO Interim World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Jazza Dickens beat Andoni Gago.

Maxwell vs Meneses stats

Back in April 2022, Sam Maxwell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alejandro Meneses made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Maxwell had an advantage in power over Meneses, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Meneses' 53%.

Sam Maxwell was the older man by 36 years, at 34 years old.

Both Sam Maxwell and Alejandro Meneses fought out of an orthodox stance.

Maxwell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 6 months later than Meneses, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Meneses' 93.

Sam Maxwell went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Maxwell vs Meneses form

Maxwell had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Akeem Ennis-Brown on August 28, 2021, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight and BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ben Fields on March 26, 2021, by points in the 8th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joe Hughes on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.

Before that, he had defeated Connor Parker on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

He had won against Oscar Amador on July 12, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Olympia, Merseyside.

Activity check

Maxwell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Maxwell vs Meneses start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Maxwell vs Meneses?

Maxwell vs Meneses was broadcast on Probellum.com in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Maxwell vs Meneses?

Sam Maxwell was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Alejandro Meneses made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.