Hovhannisyan vs Baez

Who won Hovhannisyan vs Baez?

Azat Hovhannisyan beat Eduardo Baez by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, April 5th, 2026, at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Azat Hovhannisyan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Andres Cortes beating Eridson Garcia. Also on the undercard Mark Magsayo defeated Feargal McCrory, and Robert Meriwether III was defeated by Tony Hirsch.

Hovhannisyan vs Baez stats

Azat Hovhannisyan stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws.

Eduardo Baez made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws.

Azat Hovhannisyan was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Baez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hovhannisyan. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Azat Hovhannisyan and Eduardo Baez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hovhannisyan was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Baez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 56 fewer professional rounds, totaling 170 compared to Baez's 226.

Hovhannisyan vs Baez form

Hovhannisyan had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Aidos Medet on January 23, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Thunder Studios, Long Beach, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Sebastian Hernandez on May 10, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Alan Picasso on August 24, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Before that, he had been beaten by Luis Nery on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Pomona, California, United States.

He had defeated Dagoberto Aguero on April 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Alamodome, Texas.

Eduardo Baez had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Yan Santana on November 2, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Angelo Leo on April 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Arnold Khegai on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at CHI Health Center, Omaha.

Before that, he had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, California.

He had beaten Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on March 26, 2022, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts World Las Vegas, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Azat Hovhannisyan had been fighting more than Eduardo Baez.

Going into this contest, Azat Hovhannisyan had last fought 2 months and 13 days ago, while Eduardo Baez's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 3 days ago.

Hovhannisyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Baez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hovhannisyan vs Baez start?

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

Who broadcast Hovhannisyan vs Baez?

Hovhannisyan vs Baez was broadcast on Paramount+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Hovhannisyan vs Baez?

Azat Hovhannisyan was a 47/100 (-210) favorite going into the contest, while Eduardo Baez made his way into the ring at 8/5 (+160) with oddsmakers.