Fortuna vs Torres

Who won Fortuna vs Torres?

Javier Fortuna beat Antonio Lozada Jr by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, November 21st, 2020, at Staples Center, LA.

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).

Fortuna vs Torres stats

Back in November 2020, Javier Fortuna stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Antonio Lozada Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 34 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lozada Jr had an advantage in power over Fortuna, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Fortuna's 69%.

Javier Fortuna was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Lozada Jr had a height advantage of 4 inches over Fortuna.

Javier Fortuna fought out of the southpaw stance, while Antonio Lozada Jr was an orthodox fighter.

Fortuna was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 7 months later than Lozada Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, totaling 232 compared to Lozada Jr's 178.

Javier Fortuna went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC at lightweight.

Fortuna vs Torres form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jesus Andres Cuellar on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sharif Bogere on February 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Going into that contest, his fight against Adrian Granados on June 16, 2018 ended in a no contest at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Robert Easter Jr on January 20, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Omar Douglas on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

Fortuna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Fortuna vs Torres start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Staples Center, LA, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Fortuna vs Torres?

Fortuna vs Torres was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Fortuna vs Torres?

Javier Fortuna was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Antonio Lozada Jr made his way into the ring at 29/5 (+580) with oddsmakers.