Diaz vs Sanchez

Who won Diaz vs Sanchez?

Christopher Diaz beat Jason Sanchez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Christopher Diaz.

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 Andrew Moloney's and Joshua Franco's clash for the WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship.

Diaz vs Sanchez stats

Back in June 2020, Christopher Diaz stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jason Sanchez made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Diaz had an advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Sanchez's 53%.

Christopher Diaz was the same age as Jason Sanchez, at 25 years old.

Sanchez had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Christopher Diaz and Jason Sanchez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Diaz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 months later than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Sanchez's 114.

Christopher Diaz went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBO at featherweight.

Diaz vs Sanchez form

Christopher Diaz had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shakur Stevenson on April 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated David Berna on November 24, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Masayuki Ito on July 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Kissimmee, Florida, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Braulio Rodriguez on March 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Casey Ramos on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Diaz vs Sanchez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Diaz vs Sanchez?

Diaz vs Sanchez was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Diaz vs Sanchez?

Christopher Diaz was a 27/20 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Jason Sanchez made his way into the ring at 63/100 (-160) with oddsmakers.