Gualtieri vs Falcao

Who won Gualtieri vs Falcao?

Vincenzo Gualtieri beat Esquiva Falcao by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 1st, 2023, at Unihalle Wuppertal, Wuppertal.

The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 116-110, 117-109 in favor of winner Vincenzo Gualtieri.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the IBF middleweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Oliha vs Alamos.

Gualtieri vs Falcao stats

Back in July 2023, Vincenzo Gualtieri stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Esquiva Falcao made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 30 wins and 0 draws.

Vincenzo Gualtieri was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Falcao had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Vincenzo Gualtieri fought out of the orthodox stance, while Esquiva Falcao was a southpaw.

Gualtieri was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 8 months later than Falcao, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Falcao's 163.

Vincenzo Gualtieri went into the fight ranked number 3 by the IBF at middleweight.

Esquiva Falcao was ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 1 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Gualtieri vs Falcao form

Falcao had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Patrice Volny on November 20, 2021, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Artur Akavov on February 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Morrama Dheisw de Araujo Santos on August 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Arena de Lutas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Jorge Daniel Miranda on February 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Arena de Lutas, Sao Paulo.

He had won against Manny Woods on November 9, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.

Activity check

Gualtieri's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Falcao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Gualtieri vs Falcao start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Unihalle Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gualtieri vs Falcao?

Vincenzo Gualtieri was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Esquiva Falcao made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.