Flores Jr vs Montoya

Who won Flores Jr vs Montoya?

Gabriel Flores Jr beat Abraham Montoya by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, March 4th, 2022, at Save Mart Center, Fresno.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 95-95, 96-94 in favor of winner Gabriel Flores Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jose Carlos Ramirez beating Jose Pedraza. Also on the undercard Joet Gonzalez beat Jeo Santisima.

Flores Jr vs Montoya stats

Back in March 2022, Gabriel Flores Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abraham Montoya made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Montoya had a massive power advantage over Flores Jr, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Flores Jr's 35%.

Gabriel Flores Jr was the younger man by 5 years, at 22 years old.

Flores Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Montoya. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Gabriel Flores Jr and Abraham Montoya fought out of an orthodox stance.

Flores Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 10 months later than Montoya, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 11 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Montoya's 160.

Flores Jr vs Montoya form

Flores Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Luis Alberto Lopez on September 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino Del Sol, Arizona, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jayson Velez on February 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ryan Kielczweski on October 3, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Josec Ruiz on June 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Matt Conway on February 22, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Flores Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Flores Jr vs Montoya start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Save Mart Center, Fresno, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Flores Jr vs Montoya?

Flores Jr vs Montoya was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Flores Jr vs Montoya?

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