Khegai vs Preciado

Who won Khegai vs Preciado?

Arnold Khegai beat Belmar Preciado by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, August 10th, 2024, at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Arnold Khegai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Luis Alberto Lopez losing to Angelo Leo for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Lindolfo Delgado defeated Bryan Flores, Albert Gonzalez was victorious over Damian Alcala, and Vito Mielnicki Jr beat Laszlo Toth.

Khegai vs Preciado stats

Back in August 2024, Arnold Khegai stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Belmar Preciado made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Preciado had a slight advantage in power over Khegai, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Khegai's 62%.

Arnold Khegai was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Preciado had a height advantage of 1 inch over Khegai.

Both Arnold Khegai and Belmar Preciado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khegai was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month later than Preciado, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 21 fewer professional rounds, totaling 141 compared to Preciado's 162.

Arnold Khegai went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at featherweight.

Khegai vs Preciado form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jon Martinez on January 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Teatro Cupula Arenas, Barcelona, Spain.

Prior to that, he had defeated Freddy Lainez on July 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Dubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eduardo Baez on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States.

Before that, he had won against Antonio Tostado Garcia on May 7, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sartory Sale Koln, Cologne, Germany.

He had beaten Vicente Martin Rodriguez on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ice Palace "Terminal", Brovari, Ukraine.

Activity check

Khegai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Preciado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What time did Khegai vs Preciado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:40 PM EST / 6:40 PM PST at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, United States, which was around 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Khegai vs Preciado?

Khegai vs Preciado was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Khegai vs Preciado?

Arnold Khegai was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Belmar Preciado made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.