Claggett vs Barraza

Who won Claggett vs Barraza?

Steve Claggett beat Marcos Gonzalez Barraza by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Thursday, January 25th, 2024, at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Steve Claggett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 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 Erik Bazinyan beating Billi Facundo Godoy. Also on the undercard Albert Ramirez beat Artur Ziiatdinov.

Claggett vs Barraza stats

Back in January 2024, Steve Claggett stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 7 losses, and 2 draws.

Marcos Gonzalez Barraza made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Steve Claggett was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Both Steve Claggett and Marcos Gonzalez Barraza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Claggett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 months later than Barraza, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 116 more professional rounds, totaling 292 compared to Barraza's 176.

Steve Claggett went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Claggett vs Barraza form

Claggett had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Miguel Madueno on November 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Sanchez Valadez on September 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alberto Machado on June 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

Before that, he had won against Rafael Guzman Lugo on March 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Montreal Casino, Montreal.

He had been beaten by Mathieu Germain on May 15, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Hilton, Quebec.

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Claggett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Claggett vs Barraza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Claggett vs Barraza?

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