Barrera vs Ventura

Who won Barrera vs Ventura?

Marco Antonio Barrera beat Sammy Ventura by technical knockout in the 4th round on Friday, November 7th, 2008, at Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Barrera vs Ventura stats

Back in November 2008, Marco Antonio Barrera stepped into the ring with a record of 63 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 42 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sammy Ventura made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 19 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ventura had an advantage in power over Barrera, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Barrera's 67%.

Marco Antonio Barrera was the older man by 51 years, at 35 years old.

Barrera had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ventura.

Both Marco Antonio Barrera and Sammy Ventura fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 1989, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Ventura, whose first professional fight was in 1994. He had fought 253 more professional rounds, totaling 493 compared to Ventura's 240.

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Barrera's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.7 rounds on average.

What time did Barrera vs Ventura start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Barrera vs Ventura?

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