Johnson vs Espinosa

Who won Johnson vs Espinosa?

Delante Johnson beat Jimerr Espinosa by split decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 9th December 2023 at Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines.

The scorecards were announced as 79-73, 78-74, 75-77 in favor of winner Delante Johnson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Robeisy Ramirez losing to Rafael Espinoza for the WBO World Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard Xander Zayas defeated Jorge Fortea, Rohan Polanco was victorious over Keith Hunter, Richard Torrez Jr beat Curtis Harper and Bruce Carrington defeated Jason Sanchez.

Johnson vs Espinosa stats

Back in December 2023, Delante Johnson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Jimerr Espinosa made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Delante Johnson was the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Espinosa. Despite this, Espinosa had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Delante Johnson & Jimerr Espinosa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Johnson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Espinosa, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 63 to Espinosa's 65.

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What time did Johnson vs Espinosa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Johnson vs Espinosa?

Johnson vs Espinosa was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Espinosa?

Delante Johnson was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Jimerr Espinosa made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.