Esparza vs Ortiz

Who won Esparza vs Ortiz?

Marlen Esparza beat Anabel Ortiz by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 18th, 2021, at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 95-94, 100-88 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 eliminator appeared on the undercard of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beating Yunieski Gonzalez for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Lamont Roach beat Rene Alvarado, Seniesa Estrada defeated Maria Micheo Santizo, and John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was victorious over Miguel Angel Rebullosa.

Esparza vs Ortiz stats

Back in December 2021, Marlen Esparza stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anabel Ortiz made her way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz had a slight advantage in power over Esparza, with a 13% knockout percentage compared to Esparza's 10%.

Marlen Esparza was the younger woman by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Esparza had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ortiz. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Marlen Esparza and Anabel Ortiz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Esparza was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 10 years and 2 months later than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 222 fewer professional rounds, totaling 132 compared to Ortiz's 354.

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Esparza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Esparza vs Ortiz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Esparza vs Ortiz?

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

What were the odds on Esparza vs Ortiz?

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