Estrada vs Mendez

Who won Estrada vs Mendez?

Juan Francisco Estrada beat Victor Mendez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, December 8th, 2018, at StubHub Center, Carson.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Juan Francisco Estrada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

Estrada vs Mendez stats

Back in December 2018, Juan Francisco Estrada stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Victor Mendez made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mendez had a slight advantage in power over Estrada, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Estrada's 68%.

Juan Francisco Estrada was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Mendez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Estrada.

Both Juan Francisco Estrada and Victor Mendez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Estrada was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Mendez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 174 more professional rounds, totaling 329 compared to Mendez's 155.

Estrada vs Mendez form

Estrada had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Felipe Orucuta on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on February 24, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Cuadras on September 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Hernan Marquez on September 26, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Super World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Centro Convenciones, Puerto Penasco, Mexico.

He had won against Rommel Asenjo on March 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Ná, Merida.

Activity check

Estrada's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Estrada vs Mendez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at StubHub Center, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Estrada vs Mendez?

Estrada vs Mendez was broadcast on HBO in the US.

What were the odds on Estrada vs Mendez?

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