Sandoval vs Ortiz

Who won Sandoval vs Ortiz?

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval beat Jerson Ortiz by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, February 18th, 2023, at Pomona, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Luis Nery beating Azat Hovhannisyan. Also on the undercard Shane Mosley Jr beat Mario Alberto Lozano.

Sandoval vs Ortiz stats

Back in February 2023, Ricardo Rafael Sandoval stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Jerson Ortiz made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws.

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Both Ricardo Rafael Sandoval and Jerson Ortiz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sandoval was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 6 months later than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 145 compared to Ortiz's 113.

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 6 by the WBC at flyweight.

Sandoval vs Ortiz form

Ricardo Rafael Sandoval had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to David Jimenez on July 16, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jay Harris on June 25, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Raymond Tabugon on February 6, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Gilbert Gonzalez on November 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Plaza De Toros, Guanajuato, Mexico.

He had defeated Marco Sustaita on July 18, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Activity check

Sandoval's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 7 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Sandoval vs Ortiz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Pomona, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Sandoval vs Ortiz?

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