Barboza Jr vs Luis

Who won Barboza Jr vs Luis?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Tony Luis by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 29th, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 99-90, 99-90 in favor of winner Arnold Barboza Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jose Carlos Ramirez's and Viktor Postol's clash for the WBC World Super Lightweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship.

Barboza Jr vs Luis stats

Back in August 2020, Arnold Barboza Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tony Luis made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barboza Jr had a slight advantage in power over Luis, with a 43% knockout percentage compared to Luis' 34%.

Arnold Barboza Jr was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Barboza Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Luis. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Arnold Barboza Jr and Tony Luis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barboza Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 1 month later than Luis, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 16 fewer professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Luis' 214.

Arnold Barboza Jr went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Barboza Jr vs Luis form

Barboza Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten William Silva on November 30, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ricky Sismundo on August 17, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Banc of California Stadium, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mike Alvarado on April 12, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had beaten Manuel Damairias Lopez on December 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Bank Center, Texas.

He had defeated Luis Solis on August 25, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Gila River Arena, Arizona.

Activity check

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Barboza Jr vs Luis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Barboza Jr vs Luis?

Barboza Jr vs Luis was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Barboza Jr vs Luis?

Arnold Barboza Jr was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Tony Luis made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.