Esparza vs Alaniz

Who won Esparza vs Alaniz?

Marlen Esparza beat Gabriela Celeste Alaniz by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 95-95, 97-93 in favor of winner Marlen Esparza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Floyd Schofield beating Haskell Rhodes. Also on the undercard Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz beat Jerry Perez.

Esparza vs Alaniz stats

Back in July 2023, Marlen Esparza stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Gabriela Celeste Alaniz made her way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws.

Marlen Esparza was the older woman by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Esparza had a height advantage of 3 inches over Alaniz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Marlen Esparza and Gabriela Celeste Alaniz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Esparza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2017, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Alaniz, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 27 more professional rounds, totaling 132 compared to Alaniz's 105.

Esparza vs Alaniz form

Marlen Esparza had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight before this contest, she had defeated Eva Guzman on August 6, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 1 round contest at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, United States.

Prior to that, she had defeated Naoko Fujioka on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Anabel Ortiz on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, Texas.

Before that, she had won against Ibeth Zamora Silva on June 19, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Don Haskins Center, Texas.

She had been beaten by Seniesa Estrada on November 2, 2019, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Esparza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 6 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Esparza vs Alaniz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Esparza vs Alaniz?

Esparza vs Alaniz was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Esparza vs Alaniz?

Marlen Esparza was a 1/2 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Gabriela Celeste Alaniz made her way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.