Cancio vs Alvarado

Who won Cancio vs Alvarado?

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

The scorecards were announced as 63-70, 63-70, 64-69 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 loses and 2 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Cancio had advantage in power over Alvarado, with a 76% knock out percentage over 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 & Rene Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cancio was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 less 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 less professional rounds, 146 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 beat Alberto Machado on 21st June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Alberto Machado on 9th February 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 17th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

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

He had been beaten by Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on 17th September 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 26th April 2019 by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, Managua, Nicaragua.

Previous to that, he had lost to Carlos Morales on 8th December 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 23rd March 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, Managua, Nicaragua.

Before that, he had won against Denis Shafikov on 9th December 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 11th March 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Rene Alvarado made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.