Hoya vs Salgado

Who won Hoya vs Salgado?

Diego De La Hoya beat Jose Salgado by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday, June 8th, 2018, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Diego De La Hoya.

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).

Hoya vs Salgado stats

Back in June 2018, Diego De La Hoya stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Salgado made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Salgado had a massive power advantage over De La Hoya, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to De La Hoya's 45%.

Diego De La Hoya was the younger man by 6 years, at 23 years old.

Both Diego De La Hoya and Jose Salgado fought out of an orthodox stance.

De La Hoya was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 years and 7 months later than Salgado, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 55 fewer professional rounds, totaling 166 compared to Salgado's 221.

Hoya vs Salgado form

De La Hoya had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Randy Caballero on September 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Alan Isaias Luques Castillo on July 1, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Parque La Pedrera, Villa Mercedes, Argentina.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rocco Santomauro on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Arturo Badillo on February 19, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Belasco Theater, Los Angeles.

He had defeated Giovanni Delgado on November 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Las Vegas.

Activity check

De La Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Hoya vs Salgado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Hoya vs Salgado?

Diego De La Hoya was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Salgado made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.