Cuarto vs Valladares

Who won Cuarto vs Valladares?

Daniel Valladares beat Rene Mark Cuarto by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, July 1st, 2022, at Monterrey, Nuevo León.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Daniel Valladares.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the IBF minimumweight championship of the world.

Cuarto vs Valladares stats

Back in July 2022, Rene Mark Cuarto stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daniel Valladares made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Valladares had a slight advantage in power over Cuarto, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Cuarto's 55%.

Rene Mark Cuarto was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Valladares had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cuarto.

Both Rene Mark Cuarto and Daniel Valladares fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cuarto was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 months later than Valladares, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 187 compared to Valladares' 214.

Daniel Valladares was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 105lb division.

Cuarto vs Valladares form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jose Javier Torres on August 28, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Parque La Ruina, Sonora, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Julian Yedras on May 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Gimnasio Mario J. Montemayor, Nuevo León.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abraham Manriquez Gonzalez on March 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Salon de Fiestas Figlos Stase, Sinaloa.

Before that, he had been beaten by Mario Gutierrez Gomez on December 19, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Cintermex, Nuevo León.

He had drawn with Pedro Taduran on February 1, 2020, by technical draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Minimumweight championship fight at Jardin Cerveza Expo, Nuevo León.

Activity check

Cuarto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

Valladares' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cuarto vs Valladares start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 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.

What were the odds on Cuarto vs Valladares?

Rene Mark Cuarto was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Daniel Valladares made his way into the ring at 31/50 (-160) with oddsmakers.