Vargas vs Ali

Who won Vargas vs Ali?

Jessie Vargas beat Sadam Ali by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, March 5th, 2016, at DC Armory, Washington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.

Vargas vs Ali stats

Back in March 2016, Jessie Vargas stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sadam Ali made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Ali had a large advantage in power over Vargas, boasting a 59% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 35%.

Jessie Vargas was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ali. Despite this, Ali had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jessie Vargas and Sadam Ali fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 months earlier than Ali, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 263 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Ali's 0.

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Vargas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Vargas vs Ali?

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