Franco vs Negrete

Who won Franco vs Negrete?

Joshua Franco drew with Oscar Negrete by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 10th, 2019, at Verizon Theatre, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 96-94, 96-94, meaning it was a split decision.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz Jr beating Antonio Orozco. Also on the undercard Hector Tanajara beat Ezequiel Aviles.

Franco vs Negrete stats

Back in August 2019, Joshua Franco stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oscar Negrete made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Franco had a slight advantage in power over Negrete, with a 47% knockout percentage compared to Negrete's 39%.

Joshua Franco was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

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

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

Joshua Franco went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Oscar Negrete was ranked number 15 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

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Franco's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Negrete's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

Who broadcast Franco vs Negrete?

Franco vs Negrete was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Franco vs Negrete?

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