Concepcion vs Barrera

Who won Concepcion vs Barrera?

Luis Concepcion beat Robert Barrera by technical knockout in the 11th round on Friday, February 7th, 2020, at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA flyweight championship of the world.

Concepcion vs Barrera stats

Back in February 2020, Luis Concepcion stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 8 losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robert Barrera made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Concepcion had an advantage in power over Barrera, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Barrera's 57%.

Luis Concepcion was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Barrera had a height advantage of 3 inches over Concepcion.

Both Luis Concepcion and Robert Barrera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Concepcion was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 7 years and 3 months earlier than Barrera, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 105 more professional rounds, totaling 300 compared to Barrera's 195.

Luis Concepcion went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA at flyweight.

Robert Barrera was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 112lb division.

Concepcion vs Barrera form

Luis Concepcion had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alexandru Marin on May 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at EagleBank Arena, Virginia, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Andrew Moloney on September 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kal Yafai on December 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Kohei Kono on August 31, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

He had won against Hernan Marquez on December 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Activity check

Concepcion's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Concepcion vs Barrera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM UTC at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Concepcion vs Barrera?

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