Butler vs Valenzuela Jr

Who won Butler vs Valenzuela Jr?

Steven Butler beat Paul Valenzuela Jr by knockout in the 1st round on Thursday, September 26th, 2019, at Montreal Casino, Quebec.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Butler vs Valenzuela Jr stats

Back in September 2019, Steven Butler stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Paul Valenzuela Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Butler had an advantage in power over Valenzuela Jr, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Valenzuela Jr's 67%.

Steven Butler was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Butler had a height advantage of 2 inches over Valenzuela Jr. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Steven Butler and Paul Valenzuela Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Butler was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months later than Valenzuela Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Valenzuela Jr's 173.

Steven Butler went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at middleweight.

Butler vs Valenzuela Jr form

Butler 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 beaten Vitalii Kopylenko on May 2, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jesus Antonio Gutierrez on November 24, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Quebec, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jordan Balmir on October 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Centre Videotron, Quebec.

Before that, he had beaten Carson Jones on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Montreal Casino, Quebec.

He had been beaten by Brandon Cook on January 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Activity check

Butler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Valenzuela Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

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