Alvarado vs Ayala

Who won Alvarado vs Ayala?

Angel Ayala Lardizabal beat Felix Alvarado by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 14th October 2023 at Poliforum Zamna in Mérida.

The scorecards were announced as 113-114, 113-114, 113-114 in favor of winner Angel Ayala Lardizabal.

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 a final eliminator for the vacant IBF flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Miguel Berchelt's and Diego Alberto Ruiz's clash.

Alvarado vs Ayala stats

Back in October 2023, Felix Alvarado stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 34 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Angel Ayala Lardizabal made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Alvarado had a massive power advantage over Lardizabal, boosting at 87% knock out percentage over Lardizabal's 44%.

Felix Alvarado was the older man by 12 years, at 35 years old.

Lardizabal had a height advantage of 6 inches over Alvarado. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Felix Alvarado & Angel Ayala Lardizabal fought out of an orthodox stance.

Alvarado was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 years and 11 months earlier than Lardizabal, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 79 more professional rounds, 178 to Lardizabal's 99.

Felix Alvarado went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at flyweight.

Angel Ayala Lardizabal was ranked number 1 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO and 6 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Alvarado vs Ayala form

Alvarado had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sunny Edwards on 11th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Luis Cerrito Hernandez on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Polideportivo Alexis Arguello, Managua, Nicaragua.

Going into that contest, he had beat Israel Vazquez on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 1st round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Before that, he had won against DeeJay Kriel on 2nd January 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Texas.

He had beat Reiya Konishi on 19th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at Portopia Hotel, Hyogo, Japan.

Activity check

Alvarado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarado vs Ayala start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Poliforum Zamna, Mérida, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Alvarado vs Ayala?

Alvarado vs Ayala was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Alvarado vs Ayala?

Felix Alvarado was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Angel Ayala Lardizabal made his way into the ring at 1/3 (-300) with oddsmakers.