Carrington vs Vivas

Who won Carrington vs Vivas?

Bruce Carrington beat Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mikaela Mayer beating Sandy Ryan. Also on the undercard Brian Norman Jr beat Derrieck Cuevas for the WBO World Welterweight belt.

Carrington vs Vivas stats

Bruce Carrington stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Carrington had a slight advantage in power over Vivas, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Vivas' 52%.

Bruce Carrington was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Carrington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vivas. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Bruce Carrington and Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Carrington was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 6 years and 10 months later than Vivas, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 59 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Vivas' 141.

Bruce Carrington went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at featherweight.

Carrington vs Vivas form

Carrington remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Dana Coolwell on November 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sulaiman Segawa on September 27, 2024, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bryan De Gracia on June 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had won against Bernard Angelo Torres on February 16, 2024, by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beaten Jason Sanchez on December 9, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines.

Activity check

Carrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Vivas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Carrington vs Vivas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Carrington vs Vivas?

Carrington vs Vivas was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Carrington vs Vivas?

Bruce Carrington was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.