De La Hoya vs Castillo

Who won De La Hoya vs Castillo?

Diego De La Hoya beat Alan Isaias Luques Castillo by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 1st, 2017, at Parque La Pedrera, Villa Mercedes.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Diego De La Hoya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

De La Hoya vs Castillo stats

Back in July 2017, Diego De La Hoya stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alan Isaias Luques Castillo made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested De La Hoya had a slight advantage in power over Castillo, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Castillo's 43%.

Diego De La Hoya was the younger man by 3 years, at 23 years old.

Castillo had a height advantage of 1 inch over De La Hoya.

Both Diego De La Hoya and Alan Isaias Luques Castillo fought out of an orthodox stance.

De La Hoya was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months later than Castillo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, totaling 166 compared to Castillo's 146.

Diego De La Hoya went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

De La Hoya vs Castillo form

De La Hoya had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rocco Santomauro on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Arturo Badillo on February 19, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Belasco Theater, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Giovanni Delgado on November 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jesus Ruiz on September 4, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Belasco Theater, Los Angeles.

He had won against Jose Estrella on July 2, 2015, by knockout in the 4th round at Belasco Theater, Los Angeles.

Activity check

De La Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did De La Hoya vs Castillo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Parque La Pedrera, Villa Mercedes, Argentina, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on De La Hoya vs Castillo?

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