Claggett vs Machado

Who won Claggett vs Machado?

Steve Claggett beat Alberto Machado by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Thursday 1st June 2023 at Montreal Casino in Montreal.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Erik Bazinyan's and Jose De Jesus Macias' clash.

Claggett vs Machado stats

Back in June 2023, Steve Claggett stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 7 loses and 2 draws.

Alberto Machado made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Steve Claggett was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Machado had a height advantage of 2 inches over Claggett. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Steve Claggett & Alberto Machado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Claggett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Machado, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 186 more professional rounds, 276 to Machado's 90.

Claggett vs Machado form

Steve Claggett had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Rafael Guzman Lugo on 23rd March 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mathieu Germain on 15th May 2021 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Hilton, Quebec.

Going into that contest, he had beat David Theroux on 21st November 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Quebec.

Before that, he had lost to Yves Ulysse Jr on 25th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

He had drawn with Mathieu Germain on 26th January 2019 by split draw at Montreal Casino, Quebec, Canada.

Alberto Machado had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Angel Fierro on 18th March 2021 by knockout in the 6th round at Albergue Olimpico, Salinas, Puerto Rico.

Previous to that, he had won against Luis Porozo on 13th December 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Andrew Cancio on 21st June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had lost to Andrew Cancio on 9th February 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had beat Yuandale Evans on 27th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Steve Claggett had been fighting more than Alberto Machado.

Going to this contest, Steve Claggett had last fought 2 months and 9 days ago, while Alberto Machado's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 14 days ago.

Claggett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Machado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Claggett vs Machado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Claggett vs Machado?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Claggett vs Machado?

Steve Claggett was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Alberto Machado made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.