Colbert vs Salcido

Who won Colbert vs Salcido?

Omar Salcido Gamez beat Chris Colbert by technical knockout in the 9th round on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, at ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Erdenebat vs Saya.

Colbert vs Salcido stats

Chris Colbert stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Omar Salcido Gamez made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Salcido had a massive power advantage over Colbert, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Colbert's 35%.

Chris Colbert was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Colbert had a height advantage of 1 inch over Salcido.

Both Chris Colbert and Omar Salcido Gamez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Colbert was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Salcido, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, totaling 142 compared to Salcido's 93.

Colbert vs Salcido form

Colbert had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jose Valenzuela on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jose Valenzuela on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Hector Luis Garcia on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Tugstsogt Nyambayar on July 3, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

He had beaten Jaime Arboleda on December 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

Colbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Colbert vs Salcido start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Colbert vs Salcido?

The ProBox TV US show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Colbert vs Salcido?

Chris Colbert was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Omar Salcido Gamez made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.