Arroyo vs Ancajas

Who won Arroyo vs Ancajas?

Jerwin Ancajas beat McJoe Arroyo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 3rd September 2016 at Strike Coliseum in Bacoor.

The scorecards were announced as 109-118, 112-115, 110-117 in favor of winner Jerwin Ancajas.

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 IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

Arroyo vs Ancajas stats

Back in September 2016, McJoe Arroyo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jerwin Ancajas made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ancajas had advantage in power over Arroyo, with a 67% knock out percentage over Arroyo's 47%.

McJoe Arroyo was the older man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Ancajas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Arroyo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

McJoe Arroyo fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jerwin Ancajas was an orthodox fighter.

Arroyo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 months later than Ancajas, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 125 less professional rounds, 132 to Ancajas' 257.

McJoe Arroyo went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 1 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Jerwin Ancajas was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 1 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Arroyo vs Ancajas form

Arroyo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Arthur Villanueva on 18th July 2015 by technical decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Mark Anthony Geraldo on 20th December 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at El San Juan Resort and Casino, Carolina, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had beat Hernan Marquez on 14th June 2014 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Arena Jorge Cuesy Serrano, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against David Quijano on 28th April 2014 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

He had beat Jairo Hernandez on 20th April 2013 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Activity check

Arroyo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Ancajas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

What time did Arroyo vs Ancajas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Strike Coliseum, Bacoor, Philippines, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

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