Valdez vs Tommasone

Who won Valdez vs Tommasone?

Oscar Valdez beat Carmine Tommasone by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019, at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

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 WBO featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Eleider Alvarez losing to Sergey Kovalev for the WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Richard Commey beat Isa Chaniev for the IBF World Lightweight belt, and Teofimo Lopez defeated Diego Magdaleno.

Valdez vs Tommasone stats

Back in February 2019, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carmine Tommasone made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Valdez had a massive power advantage over Tommasone, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Tommasone's 26%.

Oscar Valdez was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Tommasone had a height advantage of 1 inch over Valdez.

Both Oscar Valdez and Carmine Tommasone fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valdez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months later than Tommasone, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 101 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Tommasone's 126.

Carmine Tommasone was ranked number 14 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Valdez vs Tommasone form

Valdez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Scott Quigg on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Genesis Servania on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miguel Marriaga on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had defeated Hiroshige Osawa on November 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

He had won against Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Valdez vs Tommasone start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Valdez vs Tommasone?

Valdez vs Tommasone was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Valdez vs Tommasone?

Oscar Valdez was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Carmine Tommasone made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.