Verdejo vs Flores

Who won Verdejo vs Flores?

Felix Verdejo beat Oliver Flores by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 3rd, 2017, at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Felix Verdejo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Verdejo vs Flores stats

Back in February 2017, Felix Verdejo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oliver Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Verdejo had a slight advantage in power over Flores, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Flores' 63%.

Felix Verdejo was the younger man by 2 years, at 24 years old.

Verdejo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Flores. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Felix Verdejo fought out of the orthodox stance, while Oliver Flores was a southpaw.

Verdejo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years later than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 45 fewer professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Flores' 189.

Felix Verdejo went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at lightweight.

Verdejo vs Flores form

Verdejo 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 Juan Jose Martinez on June 11, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Luis Rodriguez on April 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten William Silva on February 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he had won against Josenilson Dos Santos on December 11, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

He had beaten Ivan Najera on June 13, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Verdejo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Verdejo vs Flores start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Verdejo vs Flores?

Felix Verdejo was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Oliver Flores made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.