Zayas vs Fortea

Who won Zayas vs Fortea?

Xander Zayas beat Jorge Fortea by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, December 9th, 2023, at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Robeisy Ramirez losing to Rafael Espinoza for the WBO World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Rohan Polanco beat Keith Hunter, Delante Johnson defeated Jimerr Espinosa, Richard Torrez Jr was victorious over Curtis Harper, and Bruce Carrington beat Jason Sanchez.

Zayas vs Fortea stats

Back in December 2023, Xander Zayas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jorge Fortea made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Xander Zayas was the younger man by 13 years, at 21 years old.

Zayas had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Xander Zayas and Jorge Fortea fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zayas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 years and 11 months later than Fortea, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 76 fewer professional rounds, totaling 91 compared to Fortea's 167.

Xander Zayas went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Zayas vs Fortea form

Zayas remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Roberto Valenzuela Jr on September 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ronald Cruz on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexis Salazar on December 10, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Elias Espadas on August 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

He had won against Quincy LaVallais on March 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Activity check

Zayas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Fortea's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Zayas vs Fortea start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:20 PM EST / 7:20 PM PST at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, United States, which was around 3:20 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Zayas vs Fortea?

Zayas vs Fortea 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 Zayas vs Fortea?

Xander Zayas was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Jorge Fortea made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.