Who won Arroyo vs Villanueva?
McJoe Arroyo beat Arthur Villanueva by technical decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 18th July 2015 at Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso.
The scorecards were announced as 98-91, 98-91, 97-92 in favor of winner McJoe Arroyo.
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 Villanueva stats
Back in July 2015, McJoe Arroyo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Arthur Villanueva made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Villanueva had a slight advantage in power over Arroyo, with a 52% knock out percentage over Arroyo's 50%.
McJoe Arroyo was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.
Villanueva had a height advantage of 1 inch over Arroyo. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
McJoe Arroyo fought out of the southpaw stance, while Arthur Villanueva was an orthodox fighter.
Arroyo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 2 months later than Villanueva, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 142 less professional rounds, 132 to Villanueva's 274.
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Arroyo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Arroyo vs Villanueva start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Arroyo vs Villanueva?
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