Colbert vs Valenzuela II

Who won Colbert vs Valenzuela II?

Jose Valenzuela beat Chris Colbert by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, December 16th, 2023, at Armory, Minneapolis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 David Morrell beating Sena Agbeko for the WBA World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Robert Guerrero beat Andre Berto, and Alberto Puello defeated Ector Madera.

Colbert vs Valenzuela II stats

Back in December 2023, Chris Colbert stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Jose Valenzuela made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Chris Colbert was the older man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Colbert had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Chris Colbert and Jose Valenzuela fought out of an orthodox stance.

Colbert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Valenzuela, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Valenzuela's 61.

Chris Colbert went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA at lightweight.

Jose Valenzuela was ranked number 9 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

Colbert vs Valenzuela II form

Colbert had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jose Valenzuela on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Hector Luis Garcia on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tugstsogt Nyambayar on July 3, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Jaime Arboleda on December 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Jezreel Corrales on January 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Valenzuela had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chris Colbert on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Edwin De Los Santos on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had won against Francisco Vargas on April 16, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Before that, he had defeated Austin Dulay on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Armory, Minnesota.

He had beaten Deiner Berrio on September 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mechanics Bank Arena, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jose Valenzuela had been fighting more than Chris Colbert.

Going into this contest, Chris Colbert had last fought 8 months and 21 days ago, while Jose Valenzuela's last outing had been 8 months and 21 days ago.

Colbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Valenzuela's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Colbert vs Valenzuela II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Armory, Minneapolis, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Colbert vs Valenzuela II?

Colbert vs Valenzuela II was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Colbert vs Valenzuela II?

Chris Colbert was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Jose Valenzuela made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.