Diaz vs Sanchez

Who won Diaz vs Sanchez?

Christopher Diaz beat Jason Sanchez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Tuesday 23rd June 2020 at MGM Grand in 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 loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Diaz had advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 64% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 53%.

Christopher Diaz was the same age as Jason Sanchez, at 26 years old.

Sanchez had 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Christopher Diaz & 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 58 more professional rounds, 172 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 20th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated David Berna on 24th November 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 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Kissimmee, Florida, United States.

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

He had won against Casey Ramos on 9th December 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.