Flores Jr vs Murray

Who won Flores Jr vs Murray?

Gabriel Flores Jr beat Derrick Murray by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, May 13th, 2023, at Stockton Arena, Stockton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Janibek Alimkhanuly beating Steven Butler for the WBO World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Jason Moloney beat Vincent Astrolabio for the WBO World Bantamweight belt, and Ruben Villa defeated Maickol Lopez Villagrana.

Flores Jr vs Murray stats

Back in May 2023, Gabriel Flores Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Derrick Murray made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw.

Gabriel Flores Jr was the younger man by 13 years, at 23 years old.

Flores Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Murray.

Both Gabriel Flores Jr and Derrick Murray fought out of an orthodox stance.

Flores Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years later than Murray, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Murray's 126.

Flores Jr vs Murray form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Giovanni Cabrera on July 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Grand Casino, Hinckley, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Abraham Montoya on March 4, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Luis Alberto Lopez on September 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino Del Sol, Arizona.

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

He had beaten Ryan Kielczweski on October 3, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Flores Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Flores Jr vs Murray start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Flores Jr vs Murray?

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