Escandon vs Cave

Who won Escandon vs Cave?

Oscar Escandon beat Tyson Cave by split decision in their 12 round contest on Thursday 11th December 2014 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 115-113, 113-115 in favor of winner Oscar Escandon.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

This contest was for the vacant WBA super bantamweight championship of the world.

Escandon vs Cave stats

Back in December 2014, Oscar Escandon stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tyson Cave made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Escandon had a massive power advantage over Cave, boosting at 70% knock out percentage over Cave's 33%.

Oscar Escandon was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Cave had a height advantage of 4 inches over Escandon.

Oscar Escandon fought out of the orthodox stance, while Tyson Cave was a southpaw.

Escandon was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 11 months later than Cave, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 180 to Cave's 204.

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Escandon's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Escandon vs Cave?

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