Nery vs Arroyo

Who won Nery vs Arroyo?

Luis Nery beat McJoe Arroyo by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, March 16th, 2019, at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Luis Nery.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Nery vs Arroyo stats

Back in March 2019, Luis Nery stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

McJoe Arroyo made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nery had a massive power advantage over Arroyo, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Arroyo's 44%.

Luis Nery was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Nery had a height advantage of 1 inch over Arroyo. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Luis Nery and McJoe Arroyo fought out of a southpaw stance.

Nery was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months later than Arroyo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Arroyo's 132.

Luis Nery went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Nery vs Arroyo form

Luis Nery had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Renson Robles on December 1, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Pavillón del Norte, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jason Canoy on October 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Shinsuke Yamanaka on March 1, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Arthur Villanueva on November 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California, Mexico.

He had defeated Shinsuke Yamanaka on August 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rau’shee Warren on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jerwin Ancajas on September 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Strike Coliseum, Bacoor, Philippines.

Going into that contest, he had won against Arthur Villanueva on July 18, 2015, by technical decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Mark Anthony Geraldo on December 20, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at El San Juan Resort and Casino, Carolina, Puerto Rico.

He had beaten Hernan Marquez on June 14, 2014, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Arena Jorge Cuesy Serrano, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luis Nery had been fighting more than McJoe Arroyo.

Going into this contest, Luis Nery had last fought 3 months and 15 days ago, while McJoe Arroyo's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 15 days ago.

Nery's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Arroyo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time did Nery vs Arroyo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Nery vs Arroyo?

Nery vs Arroyo was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US.

What were the odds on Nery vs Arroyo?

Luis Nery was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while McJoe Arroyo made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.