Flores Jr vs Velez

Who won Flores Jr vs Velez?

Gabriel Flores Jr beat Jayson Velez by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, February 20th, 2021, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

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 Miguel Berchelt losing to Oscar Valdez for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Esquiva Falcao defeated Artur Akavov.

Flores Jr vs Velez stats

Back in February 2021, Gabriel Flores Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jayson Velez made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Velez had a massive power advantage over Flores Jr, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Flores Jr's 32%.

Gabriel Flores Jr was the younger man by 12 years, at 21 years old.

Both Gabriel Flores Jr and Jayson Velez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Flores Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 years and 6 months later than Velez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 82 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Velez's 231.

Flores Jr vs Velez form

Velez had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Oscar Valdez on July 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jaime Arboleda on February 8, 2020, by split decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight eliminator fight at PPL Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ryan Garcia on May 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had been beaten by Rene Alvarado on July 15, 2016, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

He had lost to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on March 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Activity check

Flores Jr's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Velez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Flores Jr vs Velez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Flores Jr vs Velez?

Flores Jr vs Velez was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports.

What were the odds on Flores Jr vs Velez?

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