Castro vs Escandon

Who won Castro vs Escandon?

Carlos Castro beat Oscar Escandon by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, August 21st, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena, 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 fight appeared on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao losing to Yordenis Ugas for the WBA Super World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Mark Magsayo beat Julio Ceja, and Victor Ortiz was overcome by Robert Guerrero.

Castro vs Escandon stats

Back in August 2021, Carlos Castro stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oscar Escandon made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Escandon had a large advantage in power over Castro, boasting a 69% knockout percentage compared to Castro's 42%.

Carlos Castro was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Castro had a height advantage of 6 inches over Escandon. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Carlos Castro and Oscar Escandon fought out of an orthodox stance.

Castro was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years later than Escandon, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 192 compared to Escandon's 180.

Castro vs Escandon form

Oscar Escandon had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jhack Tepora on December 21, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Arena, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Brandon Figueroa on September 30, 2018, by knockout in the 10th round at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tugstsogt Nyambayar on May 26, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Biloxi, Mississippi.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gary Russell Jr on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

He had defeated Robinson Castellanos on March 5, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

Activity check

Castro's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

Escandon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Castro vs Escandon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Castro vs Escandon?

Castro vs Escandon was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US.

What were the odds on Castro vs Escandon?

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