Barrera vs Valera

Who won Barrera vs Valera?

Sullivan Barrera beat Felix Valera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 25th November 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 98-88, 97-90, 97-89 in favor of winner Sullivan Barrera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Barrera vs Valera stats

Back in November 2017, Sullivan Barrera stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Felix Valera made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Sullivan Barrera was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Both Sullivan Barrera & Felix Valera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Valera, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, 160 to Valera's 106.

Sullivan Barrera went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO and 10 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Felix Valera was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC and 15 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Barrera vs Valera form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Joe Smith Jr on 15th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Felix Valera on 15th April 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beat Vyacheslav Shabranskyy on 16th December 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Before that, he had been beaten by Andre Ward on 26th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

He had defeated Karo Murat on 12th December 2015 by knockout in the 5th round at Civic Auditorium, Glendale.

Activity check

Barrera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Barrera vs Valera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Barrera vs Valera?

Barrera vs Valera was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Barrera vs Valera?

Sullivan Barrera was a 7/100 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Felix Valera made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.