Hoya vs Morales

Who won Hoya vs Morales?

Victor Morales beat Diego De La Hoya by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, April 29th, 2023, at College Park Center, Arlington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of William Zepeda's and Jaime Arboleda's clash.

Hoya vs Morales stats

Back in April 2023, Diego De La Hoya stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Victor Morales made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 1 draw.

Diego De La Hoya was the older man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Morales had a height advantage of 1 inch over De La Hoya. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Diego De La Hoya and Victor Morales fought out of an orthodox stance.

De La Hoya was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years earlier than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, totaling 166 compared to Morales' 110.

Hoya vs Morales form

De La Hoya had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Renson Robles on December 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ronny Rios on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Going into that contest, his fight against Enrique Bernache on April 13, 2019 ended in a no contest at Arena Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Before that, he had defeated Jose Salgado on June 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States.

He had beaten Randy Caballero on September 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

De La Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Hoya vs Morales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at College Park Center, Arlington, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hoya vs Morales?

Hoya vs Morales was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Hoya vs Morales?

Diego De La Hoya was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Victor Morales made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.