Valdez vs Sanchez

Who won Valdez vs Sanchez?

Oscar Valdez beat Ernie Sanchez by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, December 12th, 2015, at Convention Center, Tucson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Valdez vs Sanchez stats

Back in December 2015, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ernie Sanchez made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Valdez had a massive power advantage over Sanchez, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Sanchez's 40%.

Oscar Valdez was the older man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

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

Both Oscar Valdez and Ernie Sanchez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valdez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 2 months later than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Sanchez's 165.

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Valdez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Valdez vs Sanchez?

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