Barnes vs Mojica

Who won Barnes vs Mojica?

Oscar Mojica beat Paddy Barnes by split decision in their 6 round contest on Sunday, March 17th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 58-56, 58-56, 58-56 in favor of winner Oscar Mojica.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Michael Conlan beating Ruben Garcia. Also on the undercard Luis Collazo defeated Samuel Vargas.

Barnes vs Mojica stats

Back in March 2019, Paddy Barnes stepped into the ring with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oscar Mojica made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 1 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barnes had an advantage in power over Mojica, with a 20% knockout percentage compared to Mojica's 9%.

Paddy Barnes was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Mojica had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barnes.

Both Paddy Barnes and Oscar Mojica fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barnes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 8 months later than Mojica, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 62 fewer professional rounds, totaling 52 compared to Mojica's 114.

Barnes vs Mojica form

Barnes had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Cristofer Rosales on August 18, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Eliecer Quezada on November 18, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Hinostroza on October 6, 2017, by points in the 6th round at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Scotland.

Before that, he had won against Silvio Olteanu on June 17, 2017, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Waterfront Hall, Northern Ireland.

He had beaten Adrian Dimas Garzon on March 10, 2017, by points in the 6th round at Waterfront Hall, Northern Ireland.

Activity check

Barnes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Who broadcast Barnes vs Mojica?

Barnes vs Mojica was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Barnes vs Mojica?

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