Ali vs Herrera

Who won Ali vs Herrera?

Sadam Ali beat Mauricio Herrera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92 in favor of winner Sadam Ali.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Rocky Fielding losing to Canelo Alvarez for the WBA World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Tevin Farmer defeated Francisco Fonseca for the IBF World Junior Lightweight belt, and Ryan Garcia was victorious over Braulio Rodriguez.

Ali vs Herrera stats

Back in December 2018, Sadam Ali stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mauricio Herrera made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ali had a large advantage in power over Herrera, boasting a 54% knockout percentage compared to Herrera's 29%.

Sadam Ali was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Ali had a height advantage of 2 inches over Herrera. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Sadam Ali and Mauricio Herrera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ali was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 4 months later than Herrera, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 254 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Herrera's 254.

Ali vs Herrera form

Ali had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jaime Munguia on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Miguel Cotto on December 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Johan Perez on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino Del Sol, Tucson.

Before that, he had won against Jorge Silva on January 28, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, USA.

He had beaten Saul Corral on September 17, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

Activity check

Ali's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Herrera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Ali vs Herrera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Ali vs Herrera?

Sadam Ali was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Mauricio Herrera made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.