Esparza vs Ortiz

Who won Esparza vs Ortiz?

Marlen Esparza beat Anabel Ortiz by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 18th December 2021 at AT&T Center in 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 fight 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 the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Ortiz had a slight advantage in power over Esparza, with a 13% knock out percentage over 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 & Anabel Ortiz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Esparza was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 less fights, and made her debut in 2017, 10 year and 2 months later than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2007. She had fought 222 less professional rounds, 112 to Ortiz's 334.

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Esparza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning she had been fighting on average 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 the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Esparza vs Ortiz?

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