Who won Franco vs Negrete?

Joshua Franco drew with Oscar Negrete by split draw in their 10 round contest on Saturday 10th August 2019 at Verizon Theatre in Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 94-96, 96-94, meaning it was a split draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz Jr's and Antonio Orozco's clash.

Franco vs Negrete stats

Joshua Franco stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Oscar Negrete made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Franco had a slight advantage in power over Negrete, with a 47% knock out percentage over Negrete's 39%.

Joshua Franco was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Both Joshua Franco & Oscar Negrete fought out of an orthodox stance.

Franco was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 2 months later than Negrete, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 137 to Negrete's 159.

Joshua Franco went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO and 7 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Oscar Negrete was ranked number 15 by the WBA and 14 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Activity check

Franco's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Negrete's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

Who broadcast Franco vs Negrete?

Franco vs Negrete was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Franco vs Negrete?

Joshua Franco was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Oscar Negrete made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.