Escandon vs Castellanos

Who won Escandon vs Castellanos?

Oscar Escandon beat Robinson Castellanos by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, March 5th, 2016, at DC Armory, Washington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.

Escandon vs Castellanos stats

Back in March 2016, Oscar Escandon stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robinson Castellanos made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Escandon had a slight advantage in power over Castellanos, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Castellanos' 57%.

Oscar Escandon was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Castellanos had a height advantage of 5 inches over Escandon. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar Escandon and Robinson Castellanos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Escandon was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 2 months later than Castellanos, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 80 fewer professional rounds, totaling 180 compared to Castellanos' 260.

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Escandon's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Escandon vs Castellanos?

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