Barboza Jr vs Silva

Who won Barboza Jr vs Silva?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat William Silva by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, November 30th, 2019, at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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 Carlos Adames' and Patrick Teixeira's clash for the WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship.

Barboza Jr vs Silva stats

Back in November 2019, Arnold Barboza Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

William Silva made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Silva had an advantage in power over Barboza Jr, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Barboza Jr's 41%.

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

Silva had a height advantage of 4 inches over Barboza Jr. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Arnold Barboza Jr and William Silva fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barboza Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 10 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Silva's 184.

Arnold Barboza Jr went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Barboza Jr vs Silva form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ricky Sismundo on August 17, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Mike Reed on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Silva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

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