Villa vs Segawa

Who won Villa vs Segawa?

Sulaiman Segawa beat Ruben Villa by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 13th, 2024, at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Sulaiman Segawa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Raymond Muratalla beating Tevin Farmer. Also on the undercard Albert Gonzalez defeated Conrado S Martinez.

Villa vs Segawa stats

Back in July 2024, Ruben Villa stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Sulaiman Segawa made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Ruben Villa was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Segawa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Villa. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Ruben Villa and Sulaiman Segawa fought out of a southpaw stance.

Villa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years later than Segawa, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Segawa's 166.

Ruben Villa went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at featherweight.

Villa vs Segawa form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Cristian Cruz Chacon on April 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Brandon Valdes on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Maickol Lopez Villagrana on May 13, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Stockton Arena, Stockton.

Before that, he had won against Horacio Garcia on April 15, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round at DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario.

He had been beaten by Emanuel Navarrete on October 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Villa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Villa vs Segawa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Villa vs Segawa?

Villa vs Segawa was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Villa vs Segawa?

Ruben Villa was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Sulaiman Segawa made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.