Cancio vs Alvarado

Who won Cancio vs Alvarado?

Rene Alvarado beat Andrew Cancio by on Saturday, November 23rd, 2019, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The scorecards were announced as 70-63, 70-63, 69-64 in favor of winner Rene Alvarado.

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 WBA super featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Can Xu was victorious over Manny Robles III for the WBA World Featherweight championship, and Rashidi Ellis beat Eddie Gomez.

Cancio vs Alvarado stats

Back in November 2019, Andrew Cancio stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rene Alvarado made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cancio had an advantage in power over Alvarado, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Alvarado's 65%.

Andrew Cancio was the same age as Rene Alvarado, at 31 years old.

Alvarado had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cancio. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Andrew Cancio and Rene Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cancio was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 145 fewer professional rounds, totaling 146 compared to Alvarado's 291.

Rene Alvarado was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Cancio vs Alvarado form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Alberto Machado on June 21, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Alberto Machado on February 9, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dardan Zenunaj on August 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had beaten Aidar Sharibayev on April 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had been beaten by Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on September 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Alvarado had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Eusebio Osejo on April 26, 2019, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, Managua, Nicaragua.

Prior to that, he had lost to Carlos Morales on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Luis Gonzalez on March 23, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, Managua, Nicaragua.

Before that, he had won against Denis Shafikov on December 9, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Nevada, Afghanistan.

He had been beaten by Yuriorkis Gamboa on March 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rene Alvarado had been fighting more than Andrew Cancio.

Going into this contest, Andrew Cancio had last fought 5 months and 2 days ago, while Rene Alvarado's last outing had been 6 months and 28 days ago.

Cancio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Alvarado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cancio vs Alvarado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Cancio vs Alvarado?

Cancio vs Alvarado was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Cancio vs Alvarado?

Andrew Cancio was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Rene Alvarado made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.