Valdez vs Sanchez

Who won Valdez vs Sanchez?

Oscar Valdez beat Jason Sanchez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 8th, 2019, at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 117-110, 118-109 in favor of winner Oscar Valdez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the WBO featherweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Flores Jr vs Briceno.

Valdez vs Sanchez stats

Back in June 2019, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jason Sanchez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Valdez had a large advantage in power over Sanchez, boasting a 80% knockout percentage compared to Sanchez's 50%.

Oscar Valdez was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Sanchez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Valdez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar Valdez and Jason Sanchez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valdez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 month earlier than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 107 more professional rounds, totaling 221 compared to Sanchez's 114.

Jason Sanchez was ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Valdez vs Sanchez form

Valdez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Carmine Tommasone on February 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Scott Quigg on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Genesis Servania on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson.

Before that, he had won against Miguel Marriaga on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

He had beaten Hiroshige Osawa on November 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Valdez vs Sanchez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Valdez vs Sanchez?

Valdez vs Sanchez was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Valdez vs Sanchez?

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