Formella vs Arriaza

Who won Formella vs Arriaza?

Sebastian Formella beat Roberto Arriaza by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 18th, 2020, at Edel-Optics.de Arena, Hamburg.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Sebastian Formella.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Formella vs Arriaza stats

Back in January 2020, Sebastian Formella stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roberto Arriaza made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Arriaza had a large advantage in power over Formella, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Formella's 48%.

Sebastian Formella was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Both Sebastian Formella and Roberto Arriaza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Formella was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 3 months later than Arriaza, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 108 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Arriaza's 73.

Sebastian Formella went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC, and 12 by the IBF at welterweight.

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Formella's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.7 rounds on average.

What time did Formella vs Arriaza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Edel-Optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany, 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 Formella vs Arriaza?

Sebastian Formella was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Roberto Arriaza made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.