Negrete vs Franco

Who won Negrete vs Franco?

Joshua Franco beat Oscar Negrete by split decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday, April 25th, 2019, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 96-94, 97-93 in favor of winner Joshua Franco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Negrete vs Franco division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Yves Ulysse Jr's and Steve Claggett's clash.

Negrete vs Franco stats

Back in April 2019, Oscar Negrete stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joshua Franco made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Franco had an advantage in power over Negrete, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Negrete's 39%.

Oscar Negrete was the older man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Both Oscar Negrete and Joshua Franco fought out of an orthodox stance.

Negrete was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Franco, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 2 fewer professional rounds, totaling 159 compared to Franco's 161.

Oscar Negrete went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, and 4 by the WBC at negrete vs franco.

Activity check

Negrete's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Negrete vs Franco start?

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

What were the odds on Negrete vs Franco?

Oscar Negrete was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Joshua Franco made his way into the ring at 73/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.