Vargas vs Berchelt

Who won Vargas vs Berchelt?

Miguel Berchelt beat Francisco Vargas by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, January 28th, 2017, at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

Vargas vs Berchelt stats

Back in January 2017, Francisco Vargas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 2  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Miguel Berchelt made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Berchelt had an advantage in power over Vargas, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 74%.

Francisco Vargas was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Berchelt. Despite this, Berchelt had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Francisco Vargas and Miguel Berchelt fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 months earlier than Berchelt, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Berchelt's 174.

Miguel Berchelt was ranked number 7 by the WBC in the 130lb division.

Vargas vs Berchelt form

Francisco Vargas had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Orlando Salido on June 4, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Takashi Miura on November 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Will Tomlinson on March 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio.

Before that, he had defeated Genaro Camargo on December 13, 2014, by knockout in the 8th round at Salón Las Palmas, Pesqueria, Mexico.

He had won against Juan Manuel Lopez on July 12, 2014, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Miguel Berchelt had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo on July 16, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Polideportivo Soraya Jimenez, Los Reyes La Paz, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated George Jupp on March 12, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Ná, Merida.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rolando Giono on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Coliseo Yucatan, Merida.

Before that, he had won against Josue Bendana on September 26, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centro Convenciones, Puerto Penasco.

He had beaten Sergio Puente on June 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Palenque de Gallos, Comitan.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Berchelt had been fighting more than Francisco Vargas.

Going into this contest, Francisco Vargas had last fought 7 months and 24 days ago, while Miguel Berchelt's last outing had been 6 months and 12 days ago.

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Berchelt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Vargas vs Berchelt start?

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

What were the odds on Vargas vs Berchelt?

Francisco Vargas was a 67/100 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Miguel Berchelt made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.