When is Franco vs Ancajas?

Joshua Franco could fight Jerwin Ancajas in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Franco vs Ancajas stats

Joshua Franco would step into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jerwin Ancajas would make his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 loses and 2 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Ancajas would have a large advantage in power over Franco, boosting at 67% knock out percentage over Franco's 44%.

Joshua Franco is the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Ancajas has a height advantage of 1 inch over Franco. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Joshua Franco & Jerwin Ancajas fight out of an orthodox stance.

Franco is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 year later than Ancajas, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 94 less professional rounds, 149 to Ancajas' 243.

Joshua Franco goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the RING at super flyweight.

Franco vs Ancajas form

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

In his last fight, he drew Kazuto Ioka on 31st December 2022 by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Flyweight and WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Andrew Moloney on 14th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andrew Moloney on 14th November 2020 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had beat Andrew Moloney on 23rd June 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Jose Alejandro Burgos on 11th January 2020 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Ancajas has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Fernando Martinez on 8th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, Carson, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Fernando Martinez on 26th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jonathan Javier Rodriguez on 10th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had defeated Miguel Gonzalez on 7th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico.

He had beat Ryuichi Funai on 4th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, California, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joshua Franco has been fighting more than Jerwin Ancajas.

Joshua Franco last fought 3 months and 2 days ago, while Jerwin Ancajas' last outing was 5 months and 25 days ago.

Franco's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Ancajas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Franco vs Ancajas?

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