Flores Jr vs Vargas

Who won Flores Jr vs Vargas?

Luis Alberto Lopez beat Gabriel Flores Jr by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, September 10th, 2021, at Casino Del Sol, Arizona.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 98-92 in favor of winner Luis Alberto Lopez.

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 Oscar Valdez beating Robson Conceicao for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Junto Nakatani defeated Angel Acosta for the WBO World Flyweight belt.

Flores Jr vs Vargas stats

Back in September 2021, Gabriel Flores Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Alberto Lopez made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lopez had an advantage in power over Flores Jr, with a 55% knockout percentage compared to Flores Jr's 35%.

Gabriel Flores Jr was the younger man by 7 years, at 21 years old.

Flores Jr had a height advantage of 5 inches over Lopez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Gabriel Flores Jr and Luis Alberto Lopez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Flores Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 5 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 28 fewer professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Lopez's 193.

Gabriel Flores Jr went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Luis Alberto Lopez was ranked number 11 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Flores Jr vs Vargas form

Flores Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jayson Velez on February 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ryan Kielczweski on October 3, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

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

Before that, he had won against Matt Conway on February 22, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Salvador Briceno on June 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

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Flores Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Flores Jr vs Vargas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Casino Del Sol, Arizona, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Flores Jr vs Vargas?

Flores Jr vs Vargas 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 Vargas?

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