Donaire vs Walters

Who won Donaire vs Walters?

Nicholas Walters beat Nonito Donaire by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, October 18th, 2014, at StubHub Center, Carson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA featherweight championship of the world.

Donaire vs Walters stats

Back in October 2014, Nonito Donaire stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nicholas Walters made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 20 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Walters had an advantage in power over Donaire, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Donaire's 64%.

Nonito Donaire was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Walters had a height advantage of 2 inches over Donaire. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Nonito Donaire and Nicholas Walters fought out of an orthodox stance.

Donaire was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Walters, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 147 more professional rounds, totaling 311 compared to Walters' 164.

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Walters' last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Donaire vs Walters?

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