Cissokho vs Valenzuela Jr

Who won Cissokho vs Valenzuela Jr?

Souleymane Cissokho beat Roberto Valenzuela Jr by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 5th, 2022, at Pechanga Arena, California.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Souleymane Cissokho.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez beating Julio Cesar Martinez. Also on the undercard Diego Pacheco beat Genc Pllana, Mauricio Lara defeated Emilio Sanchez, and Skye Nicolson was victorious over Jessica Juarez.

Cissokho vs Valenzuela Jr stats

Back in March 2022, Souleymane Cissokho stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roberto Valenzuela Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Valenzuela Jr had an advantage in power over Cissokho, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Cissokho's 64%.

Souleymane Cissokho was the older man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Valenzuela Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cissokho.

Both Souleymane Cissokho and Roberto Valenzuela Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cissokho was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1991, 24 years and 11 months earlier than Valenzuela Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Valenzuela Jr's 81.

Souleymane Cissokho went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBC at super welterweight.

Cissokho vs Valenzuela Jr form

Cissokho remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ismail Iliev on September 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Roland Garros, Paris, France.

Prior to that, he had won against Kieron Conway on May 8, 2021, by split decision in their 12 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daniel Echeverria on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at American Airlines Center, Texas.

Before that, he had defeated Dmitry Mikhaylenko on September 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at H Arena, Loire-Atlantique, France.

He had won against Vladimir Hernandez on June 1, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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Cissokho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Cissokho vs Valenzuela Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Cissokho vs Valenzuela Jr?

Cissokho vs Valenzuela Jr was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Cissokho vs Valenzuela Jr?

Souleymane Cissokho was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Roberto Valenzuela Jr made his way into the ring at 11/1 (+1100) with oddsmakers.