Who won Flores Jr vs Rodarte?
Gabriel Flores Jr beat Julian Rodarte by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 16th March 2024 at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton.
The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 98-92, 94-96 in favor of winner Gabriel Flores Jr.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
The undercard featured the clash of Vargas vs Solomon.
Flores Jr vs Rodarte stats
Gabriel Flores Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Julian Rodarte made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 2 draws, with 8 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Rodarte had a slight advantage in power over Flores Jr, with a 42% knock out percentage over Flores Jr's 36%.
Gabriel Flores Jr was the younger man by 5 years, at 23 years old.
Both Gabriel Flores Jr & Julian Rodarte fought out of an orthodox stance.
Flores Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 year later than Rodarte, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, 149 to Rodarte's 89.
Flores Jr vs Rodarte form
Flores Jr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Derrick Murray on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Giovanni Cabrera on 27th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Grand Casino, Hinckley.
Going into that contest, he had beat Abraham Montoya on 4th March 2022 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.
Before that, he had lost to Luis Alberto Lopez on 10th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino Del Sol, Arizona.
He had won against Jayson Velez on 20th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Activity check
Flores Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.
What time did Flores Jr vs Rodarte start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Adventist Health Arena, Stockton, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
What were the odds on Flores Jr vs Rodarte?
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