Barboza Jr vs Solis

Who won Barboza Jr vs Solis?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Luis Solis by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 25th, 2018, at Gila River Arena, Arizona.

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).

Barboza Jr vs Solis stats

Back in August 2018, Arnold Barboza Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Solis made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses and 4 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Solis had a massive power advantage over Barboza Jr, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Barboza Jr's 33%.

Arnold Barboza Jr was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Solis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barboza Jr. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

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

Barboza Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 11 months later than Solis, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 21 fewer professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Solis' 219.

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Barboza Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Barboza Jr vs Solis?

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