Saucedo vs Barboza Jr

Who won Saucedo vs Barboza Jr?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Alex Saucedo by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 17th, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 97-92, 96-93 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 Vasyl Lomachenko losing to Teofimo Lopez for the WBA Super World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Edgar Berlanga beat Lanell Bellows.

Saucedo vs Barboza Jr stats

Back in October 2020, Alex Saucedo stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Arnold Barboza Jr made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Saucedo had a large advantage in power over Barboza Jr, boasting a 63% knockout percentage compared to Barboza Jr's 42%.

Alex Saucedo was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Saucedo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barboza Jr. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Alex Saucedo and Arnold Barboza Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Saucedo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Barboza Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 50 fewer professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Barboza Jr's 188.

Alex Saucedo went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Arnold Barboza Jr was ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Saucedo vs Barboza Jr form

Saucedo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sonny Fredrickson on June 30, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Rod Salka on November 2, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Maurice Hooker on November 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had beaten Leonardo Zappavigna on June 30, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

He had defeated Abner Lopez on March 10, 2018, by knockout in the 7th round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Barboza Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tony Luis on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against William Silva on November 30, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ricky Sismundo on August 17, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Banc of California Stadium, California.

Before that, he had beaten Mike Alvarado on April 12, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Staples Center, LA.

He had won against Manuel Damairias Lopez on December 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Bank Center, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arnold Barboza Jr had been fighting more than Alex Saucedo.

Going into this contest, Alex Saucedo had last fought 3 months and 17 days ago, while Arnold Barboza Jr's last outing had been 1 month and 18 days ago.

Saucedo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Saucedo vs Barboza Jr 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 Saucedo vs Barboza Jr?

Saucedo vs Barboza Jr was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Fite.tv.

What were the odds on Saucedo vs Barboza Jr?

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