Berchelt vs Vargas II

Who won Berchelt vs Vargas II?

Miguel Berchelt beat Francisco Vargas by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, May 11th, 2019, at Convention Center, Tucson.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Miguel Berchelt.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Navarrete vs Dogboe II for the WBO World Junior Featherweight championship.

Berchelt vs Vargas II stats

Back in May 2019, Miguel Berchelt stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 31 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Berchelt had an advantage in power over Vargas, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 72%.

Miguel Berchelt was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Berchelt. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Miguel Berchelt and Francisco Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Berchelt was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Vargas' 169.

Francisco Vargas was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 130lb division.

Berchelt vs Vargas II form

Berchelt had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Miguel Roman on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Don Haskins, El Paso, Texas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Maxwell Awuku on February 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Plaza de Toros, Quintana Roo.

Before that, he had beaten Takashi Miura on July 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

He had defeated Francisco Vargas on January 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Vargas had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Stephen Smith on December 9, 2017, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Miguel Berchelt on January 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Orlando Salido on June 4, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had won against Takashi Miura on November 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Will Tomlinson on March 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Berchelt had been fighting more than Francisco Vargas.

Going into this contest, Miguel Berchelt had last fought 6 months and 8 days ago, while Francisco Vargas' last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 2 days ago.

Berchelt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Berchelt vs Vargas II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Convention Center, Tucson, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Berchelt vs Vargas II?

Berchelt vs Vargas II was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Berchelt vs Vargas II?

Miguel Berchelt was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Francisco Vargas made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.