Canizales vs Matellon

Who won Canizales vs Matellon?

Carlos Canizales beat Daniel Matellon by technical decision in their 8 round contest on Friday 9th June 2023 at Casino Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires.

The scorecards were announced as 76-74, 77-73, 77-73 in favor of winner Carlos Canizales.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 KG).

Canizales vs Matellon stats

Back in June 2023, Carlos Canizales stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Daniel Matellon made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 2 draws.

Carlos Canizales was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Matellon had a height advantage of 1 inch over Canizales. Despite this, he had 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Carlos Canizales & Daniel Matellon fought out of an orthodox stance.

Canizales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Matellon, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, 145 to Matellon's 91.

Carlos Canizales went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO and 4 by the IBF at jr flyweight.

Daniel Matellon was ranked number 1 by the WBA and 8 by the WBC in the 108lb division.

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Canizales' last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

What time did Canizales vs Matellon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM UTC at Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, which was 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Canizales vs Matellon?

Carlos Canizales was a 4/6 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Matellon made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.