Castro vs Mendoza

Who won Castro vs Mendoza?

Marc Castro beat Kevin Montiel Mendoza by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, September 17th, 2022, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Gennady Golovkin for the The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Ali Akhmedov beat Gabriel Rosado, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez defeated Israel Gonzalez for the WBC World Super Flyweight title, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams was victorious over Kieron Conway, and Diego Pacheco beat Enrique Collazo.

Castro vs Mendoza stats

Back in September 2022, Marc Castro stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Kevin Montiel Mendoza made his way to the ring with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws.

Marc Castro was the older man by 25 years, at 23 years old.

Castro had a height advantage of 3 inches over Mendoza. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Marc Castro and Kevin Montiel Mendoza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Castro was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 9 months later than Mendoza, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 78 compared to Mendoza's 46.

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What time did Castro vs Mendoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Castro vs Mendoza?

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