Morales vs Alvarado

Who won Morales vs Alvarado?

Carlos Morales beat Rene Alvarado by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 8th, 2018, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Carlos Morales.

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).

Morales vs Alvarado stats

Back in December 2018, Carlos Morales stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rene Alvarado made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Alvarado had a massive power advantage over Morales, boasting a 69% knockout percentage compared to Morales' 35%.

Carlos Morales was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Morales had a height advantage of 2 inches over Alvarado. Despite this, Alvarado had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Carlos Morales and Rene Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Morales was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 8 months later than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 154 fewer professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Alvarado's 311.

Carlos Morales went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at super featherweight.

Rene Alvarado was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 7 by the WBC in the 130lb division.

Morales vs Alvarado form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Luis Gonzalez on March 23, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, Managua, Nicaragua.

Prior to that, he had beaten Denis Shafikov on December 9, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Nevada, Afghanistan.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Yuriorkis Gamboa on March 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Before that, he had won against Jayson Velez on July 15, 2016, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

He had lost to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on July 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sports Arena, Los Angeles.

Activity check

Morales' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Alvarado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Morales vs Alvarado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Morales vs Alvarado?

Morales vs Alvarado was broadcast on Facebook Watch in the US.

What were the odds on Morales vs Alvarado?

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