Berchelt vs Valenzuela

Who won Berchelt vs Valenzuela?

Miguel Berchelt beat Eleazar Valenzuela by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 27th June 2020 at Gimnasio TV Azteca in Distrito Federal.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Aguilar vs Jardon.

Berchelt vs Valenzuela stats

Back in June 2020, Miguel Berchelt stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 33 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Eleazar Valenzuela made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Berchelt had a slight advantage in power over Valenzuela, with a 89% knock out percentage over Valenzuela's 83%.

Miguel Berchelt was the older man by 32 years, at 29 years old.

Both Miguel Berchelt & Eleazar Valenzuela fought out of an orthodox stance.

Berchelt was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Valenzuela, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 96 more professional rounds, 171 to Valenzuela's 75.

Berchelt vs Valenzuela form

Miguel Berchelt had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jason Sosa on 2nd November 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Francisco Vargas on 11th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson.

Going into that contest, he had beat Miguel Roman on 3rd November 2018 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Don Haskins, El Paso, Texas.

Before that, he had won against Jonathan Victor Barros on 23rd June 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Na, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

He had beat Maxwell Awuku on 10th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Plaza de Toros, Quintana Roo.

Activity check

Berchelt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Valenzuela's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Berchelt vs Valenzuela start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Gimnasio TV Azteca, Distrito Federal, Mexico, which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Berchelt vs Valenzuela?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN.

What were the odds on Berchelt vs Valenzuela?

Miguel Berchelt was a 1/100 (-10000) favourite going into the contest, while Eleazar Valenzuela made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.