Fortuna vs Velasquez

Who won Fortuna vs Velasquez?

Javier Fortuna beat Carlos Ivan Velasquez by technical knockout in the 10th round on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015, at Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super featherweight championship of the world.

Fortuna vs Velasquez stats

Back in September 2015, Javier Fortuna stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Ivan Velasquez made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fortuna had a slight advantage in power over Velasquez, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Velasquez's 63%.

Javier Fortuna was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Velasquez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Fortuna. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Javier Fortuna fought out of the southpaw stance, while Carlos Ivan Velasquez was an orthodox fighter.

Fortuna was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 1 month later than Velasquez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 141 more professional rounds, totaling 232 compared to Velasquez's 91.

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Fortuna's last 3 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Fortuna vs Velasquez?

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