Cortes vs Melendez

Who won Cortes vs Melendez?

Andres Cortes beat Luis Melendez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 3rd, 2023, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Andres Cortes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Liam Wilson for the WBO World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Arnold Barboza Jr beat Jose Pedraza, Lindolfo Delgado defeated Clarence Booth, Lindolfo Delgado was victorious over Clarence Booth, Richard Torrez Jr beat James Bryant, and Nico Ali Walsh defeated Eduardo Ayala.

Cortes vs Melendez stats

Back in February 2023, Andres Cortes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Luis Melendez made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Andres Cortes was the older man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Melendez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cortes. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Andres Cortes and Luis Melendez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cortes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Melendez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Melendez's 73.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luis Melendez had been fighting more than Andres Cortes.

Going into this contest, Andres Cortes had last fought 5 months and 21 days ago, while Luis Melendez's last outing had been 1 year and 5 days ago.

Cortes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

Melendez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Cortes vs Melendez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Cortes vs Melendez?

Cortes vs Melendez was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.

What were the odds on Cortes vs Melendez?

Andres Cortes was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Luis Melendez made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+370) with oddsmakers.