Fortuna vs Torres

Who won Fortuna vs Torres?

Javier Fortuna beat Antonio Lozada Jr by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 21st November 2020 at Staples Center in 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 loses and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Lozada Jr had advantage in power over Fortuna, with a 85% knock out percentage over Fortuna's 69%.

Javier Fortuna was the same age as Antonio Lozada Jr, 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 year and 7 months later than Lozada Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 220 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 2nd November 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Adrian Granados on 16th June 2018 by unanimous decision at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

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

He had beat Omar Douglas on 12th November 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Antonio Lozada Jr made his way into the ring at 29/5 (+580) with oddsmakers.