Ergashev vs Huertas

Who won Ergashev vs Huertas?

Shohjahon Ergashev beat Juan Huertas by knockout in the 1st round on Thursday, March 28th, 2024, at Wayne State Fieldhouse, Detroit.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Juan Carrillo beating Quinton Rankin. Also on the undercard Vladimir Shishkin beat Mike Guy.

Ergashev vs Huertas stats

Back in March 2024, Shohjahon Ergashev stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Huertas made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ergashev had an advantage in power over Huertas, with a 87% knockout percentage compared to Huertas' 76%.

Shohjahon Ergashev was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Huertas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ergashev. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Shohjahon Ergashev and Juan Huertas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ergashev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 7 months later than Huertas, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 fewer professional rounds, totaling 85 compared to Huertas' 92.

Shohjahon Ergashev went into the fight ranked number 14 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Ergashev vs Huertas form

Ergashev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Subriel Matias on November 25, 2023, by in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Luis Alberto Veron on May 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Ford Community Center, Michigan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Adrian Estrella on January 17, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa.

Before that, he had defeated Abdiel Ramirez on August 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

He had won against Mykal Fox on February 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas.

Activity check

Ergashev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ergashev vs Huertas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Wayne State Fieldhouse, Detroit, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ergashev vs Huertas?

Ergashev vs Huertas was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ergashev vs Huertas?

Shohjahon Ergashev was a 1/40 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Juan Huertas made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.