Gonzalez vs Vargas

Who won Gonzalez vs Vargas?

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beat Francisco Vargas by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 19th, 2021, at Toyota Center, Houston.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 99-90, 97-92 in favor of winner Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jermall Charlo beating Juan Macias Montiel for the WBC World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Angelo Leo beat Aaron Alameda.

Gonzalez vs Vargas stats

Back in June 2021, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cruz had a slight advantage in power over Vargas, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 70%.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was the younger man by 13 years, at 23 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and Francisco Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cruz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 9 fewer professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to Vargas' 169.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 11 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF at lightweight.

Francisco Vargas was ranked number 7 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Gonzalez vs Vargas form

Francisco Vargas had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ezequiel Aviles on October 19, 2019, by split decision in their 9 round contest at Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Miguel Berchelt on May 11, 2019, by split decision in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Stephen Smith on December 9, 2017, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino Events Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Miguel Berchelt on January 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

He had drawn with Orlando Salido on June 4, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

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Cruz's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Gonzalez vs Vargas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Toyota Center, Houston, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gonzalez vs Vargas?

Gonzalez vs Vargas was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Vargas?

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