Ancajas vs Gonzalez

Who won Ancajas vs Gonzalez?

Jerwin Ancajas beat Israel Gonzalez by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018, at Bank of America Center, Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

Ancajas vs Gonzalez stats

Back in February 2018, Jerwin Ancajas stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Israel Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jerwin Ancajas was the older man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Gonzalez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jerwin Ancajas and Israel Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ancajas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 3 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, totaling 262 compared to Gonzalez's 221.

Israel Gonzalez was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Ancajas vs Gonzalez form

Ancajas had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jamie Conlan on November 18, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Teiru Kinoshita on July 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Alfredo Rodriguez on January 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Before that, he had won against McJoe Arroyo on September 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Strike Coliseum, Bacoor, Philippines.

He had beaten Paul Apolinario on November 13, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Philippine Navy Gymnasium Bonifacio Naval Station, Taguig City.

Activity check

Ancajas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ancajas vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Bank of America Center, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ancajas vs Gonzalez?

Ancajas vs Gonzalez was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Ancajas vs Gonzalez?

Jerwin Ancajas was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Israel Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.