Ortiz Jr vs Cavalheiro

Who won Ortiz Jr vs Cavalheiro?

Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Evandro Cavalheiro by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, December 16th, 2017, at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Quintana Roo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Ortiz Jr vs Cavalheiro stats

Back in December 2017, Vergil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Evandro Cavalheiro made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz Jr had a large advantage in power over Cavalheiro, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Cavalheiro's 77%.

Vergil Ortiz Jr was the younger man by 15 years, at 19 years old.

Both Vergil Ortiz Jr and Evandro Cavalheiro fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 8 years and 11 months later than Cavalheiro, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, totaling 83 compared to Cavalheiro's 24.

Vergil Ortiz Jr went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO at super lightweight.

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