Alvarado vs Ayala

Who won Alvarado vs Ayala?

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

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 114-113, 114-113 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 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 losses, and 0 draws, 34 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Alvarado had a massive power advantage over Lardizabal, boasting a 87% knockout percentage compared to Lardizabal's 44%.

Felix Alvarado was the older man by 11 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 and 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 83 more professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Lardizabal's 117.

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 November 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Israel Vazquez on August 14, 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 January 2, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Texas.

He had beaten Reiya Konishi on May 19, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 in both the United States and the UK.

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.