Ergashev vs Huertas

Who won Ergashev vs Huertas?

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

Shohjahon Ergashev stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Ergashev had advantage in power over Huertas, with a 87% knock out percentage over Huertas' 76%.

Shohjahon Ergashev was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

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

Both Shohjahon Ergashev & 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 year and 7 months later than Huertas, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 75 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 25th November 2023 by in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Mykal Fox on 15th February 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Ergashev vs Huertas?

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