Cancio vs Machado II

Who won Cancio vs Machado II?

Andrew Cancio beat Alberto Machado by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday 21st June 2019 at Fantasy Springs Casino in California.

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.

Cancio vs Machado II stats

Back in June 2019, Andrew Cancio stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 loses and 2 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alberto Machado made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Machado had a slight advantage in power over Cancio, with a 81% knock out percentage over Cancio's 75%.

Andrew Cancio was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

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

Both Andrew Cancio & Alberto Machado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cancio was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Machado, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 146 to Machado's 90.

Alberto Machado was ranked number 5 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Cancio vs Machado II form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Dardan Zenunaj on 17th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

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

Before that, 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.

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

Machado had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Andrew Cancio on 9th February 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Yuandale Evans on 27th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beat Rafael Mensah on 21st July 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Jezreel Corrales on 21st October 2017 by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, Afghanistan.

He had won against Carlos Morales on 18th August 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Complejo Ferial, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Andrew Cancio had last fought 4 months and 12 days ago, while Alberto Machado's last outing had been 4 months and 12 days ago.

Cancio's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Machado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Cancio vs Machado II start?

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

Who broadcast Cancio vs Machado II?

Cancio vs Machado II was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Cancio vs Machado II?

Andrew Cancio was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Alberto Machado made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.