Barboza Jr vs Ndongeni

Who won Barboza Jr vs Ndongeni?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Xolisani Ndongeni by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, January 6th, 2024, at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced 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 Vergil Ortiz Jr beating Fredrick Lawson. Also on the undercard Ohara Davies lost to Ismael Barroso for the WBA Interim World Super Lightweight belt, and Raul Curiel defeated Elias Diaz.

Barboza Jr vs Ndongeni stats

Back in January 2024, Arnold Barboza Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Xolisani Ndongeni made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Arnold Barboza Jr was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Barboza Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ndongeni. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Arnold Barboza Jr and Xolisani Ndongeni fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barboza Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years later than Ndongeni, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 39 fewer professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Ndongeni's 237.

Arnold Barboza Jr went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Barboza Jr vs Ndongeni form

Barboza Jr remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jose Pedraza on February 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Danielito Zorrilla on July 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Antonio Moran on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had won against Alex Saucedo on October 17, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had beaten Tony Luis on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Barboza Jr vs Ndongeni start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Barboza Jr vs Ndongeni?

Barboza Jr vs Ndongeni was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Barboza Jr vs Ndongeni?

Arnold Barboza Jr was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Xolisani Ndongeni made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.