Esparza vs Alaniz II

Who won Esparza vs Alaniz II?

Gabriela Celeste Alaniz beat Marlen Esparza by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 27th, 2024, at Save Mart Arena, Fresno.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Gabriela Celeste Alaniz.

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 Jose Carlos Ramirez beating Rances Barthelemy. Also on the undercard Vergil Ortiz Jr defeated Thomas Dulorme, and Oscar Duarte was victorious over Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz.

Esparza vs Alaniz II stats

Back in April 2024, Marlen Esparza stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Gabriela Celeste Alaniz made her way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Marlen Esparza was the older woman by 7 years, at 35 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 17 more professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Alaniz's 105.

Esparza vs Alaniz II form

Marlen Esparza had beaten 5 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had defeated Gabriela Celeste Alaniz on July 8, 2023, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Prior to that, she had defeated Eva Guzman on August 6, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 1 round contest at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Naoko Fujioka on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Alamodome, Texas.

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

She had beaten Ibeth Zamora Silva on June 19, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Don Haskins Center, Texas.

Activity check

Esparza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Esparza vs Alaniz II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Save Mart Arena, Fresno, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Esparza vs Alaniz II?

Marlen Esparza was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriela Celeste Alaniz made her way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.