Esparza vs Alaniz

Who won Esparza vs Alaniz?

Marlen Esparza beat Gabriela Celeste Alaniz by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 8th July 2023 at AT&T Center in 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 & 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 24 more professional rounds, 112 to Alaniz's 88.

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 6th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 1 round contest at Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, United States.

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

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

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

She had been beaten by Seniesa Estrada on 2nd November 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, meaning she had been fighting on average 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 the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Esparza vs Alaniz?

Marlen Esparza was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Gabriela Celeste Alaniz made her way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.