Cortes vs Verdugo

Who won Cortes vs Verdugo?

Yahir Frank beat Argi Cortes by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, December 20th, 2025, at Tijuana, Baja California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Cortes vs Verdugo stats

Argi Cortes stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Yahir Frank made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Verdugo had a massive power advantage over Cortes, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Cortes' 39%.

Argi Cortes was the older man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Both Argi Cortes and Yahir Frank fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cortes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Verdugo, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 134 more professional rounds, totaling 205 compared to Verdugo's 71.

Argi Cortes went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, and 12 by the IBF at super flyweight.

Yahir Frank was ranked number 14 by the WBC in the 115lb division.

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Cortes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Cortes vs Verdugo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Cortes vs Verdugo?

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