Taduran vs Amparo

Who won Taduran vs Amparo?

Pedro Taduran beat Jake Amparo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday, December 28th, 2023, Bohol.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-110, 116-112 in favor of winner Pedro Taduran.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the IBF minimumweight championship of the world.

Taduran vs Amparo stats

Back in December 2023, Pedro Taduran stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Jake Amparo made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Pedro Taduran was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Amparo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Taduran. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pedro Taduran fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jake Amparo was an orthodox fighter.

Taduran was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Amparo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 28 fewer professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Amparo's 144.

Pedro Taduran went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at minimumweight.

Jake Amparo was ranked number 10 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF in the 105lb division.

Taduran vs Amparo form

Pedro Taduran had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rene Mark Cuarto on February 6, 2022, by technical decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Digos City, Davao del Sur, Philippines.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Rene Mark Cuarto on February 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Bula Gym, Cotabato del Sur.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

Taduran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Taduran vs Amparo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Bohol, Philippines, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Taduran vs Amparo?

Pedro Taduran was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Jake Amparo made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.