Curiel vs Pennington

Who won Curiel vs Pennington?

Raul Curiel beat Courtney Pennington by knockout in the 10th round on Thursday 7th September 2023 at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Curiel vs Pennington stats

Back in September 2023, Raul Curiel stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Courtney Pennington made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 6 loses and 3 draws.

Raul Curiel was the younger man by 9 years, at 28 years old.

Both Raul Curiel & Courtney Pennington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Curiel was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 year and 3 months later than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 88 less professional rounds, 72 to Pennington's 160.

Raul Curiel went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC at welterweight.

Curiel vs Pennington form

Curiel remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Brad Solomon on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Commerce Casino and Hotel, Commerce, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Kendo Castaneda on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 7th round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had beat Ferdinand Kerobyan on 19th June 2021 by knockout in the 9th round at Don Haskins Center, El Paso.

Before that, he had won against Ramses Agaton on 2nd January 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

He had beat Jeremy Ramos on 24th October 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Activity check

Curiel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Pennington's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Curiel vs Pennington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Curiel vs Pennington?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Curiel vs Pennington?

Raul Curiel was a 1/16 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Courtney Pennington made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.