Hrgovic vs Heredia

Who won Hrgovic vs Heredia?

Filip Hrgovic beat Mario Heredia by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, August 24th, 2019, at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada beating Dewayne Beamon for the WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Liam Smith defeated Mario Alberto Lozano.

Hrgovic vs Heredia stats

Back in August 2019, Filip Hrgovic stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mario Heredia made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Heredia had a slight advantage in power over Hrgovic, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Hrgovic's 75%.

Filip Hrgovic was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Hrgovic had a height advantage of 8 inches over Heredia.

Both Filip Hrgovic and Mario Heredia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hrgovic was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 7 months later than Heredia, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Heredia's 68.

Filip Hrgovic went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, and 12 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Hrgovic vs Heredia form

Hrgovic had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Gregory Corbin on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kevin Johnson on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at KC Drazen Petrovic, Zagreb, Croatia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Amir Mansour on September 8, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena Zagreb, Zagreb.

Before that, he had won against Filiberto Tovar on July 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Postpalast, Bayern, Germany.

He had beaten Sean Turner on February 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Bayern.

Activity check

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 6 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Hrgovic vs Heredia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hrgovic vs Heredia?

Hrgovic vs Heredia was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Hrgovic vs Heredia?

Filip Hrgovic was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Mario Heredia made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.