Goodman vs Flores

Who won Goodman vs Flores?

Sam Goodman beat Miguel Flores by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 15th October 2023 at Gold Coast Convention Centre in Gold Coast.

The scorecards were announced as 120-105, 120-105, 118-107 in favor of winner Sam Goodman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tim Tszyu's and Brian Mendoza's clash.

Goodman vs Flores stats

Back in October 2023, Sam Goodman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Miguel Flores made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.

Sam Goodman was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Flores had a height advantage of 1 inch over Goodman. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Sam Goodman & Miguel Flores fought out of an orthodox stance.

Goodman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 8 year and 7 months later than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 125 to Flores' 159.

Goodman vs Flores form

Goodman remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Raeese Aleem on 18th June 2023 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against TJ Doheny on 12th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jason Cooper on 8th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle.

Before that, he had defeated Juan Miguel Elorde on 20th July 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.

He had won against Fumiya Fuse on 11th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle.

Activity check

Goodman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Flores' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Goodman vs Flores start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Australia, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Goodman vs Flores?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Goodman vs Flores?

Sam Goodman was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Miguel Flores made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.