Diaz vs Cancio

Who won Diaz vs Cancio?

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beat Andrew Cancio by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, September 17th, 2016, at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Diaz vs Cancio stats

Back in September 2016, Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrew Cancio made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cancio had an advantage in power over Diaz, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 57%.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was the younger man by 5 years, at 23 years old.

Cancio had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Andrew Cancio was an orthodox fighter.

Diaz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 8 months later than Cancio, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 168 more professional rounds, totaling 314 compared to Cancio's 146.

Diaz vs Cancio form

Diaz 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 defeated Victor Proa on July 30, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jayson Velez on March 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hugo Partida on December 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Before that, he had won against Ruben Tamayo on October 23, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

He had beaten Rene Alvarado on July 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sports Arena, Los Angeles.

Activity check

Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Diaz vs Cancio start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Diaz vs Cancio?

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