Lee Valley Leisure Complex, Athletics Centre, London, United Kingdom
Follow ContestLee Valley Leisure Complex, Athletics Centre, London, United Kingdom
Follow ContestChris Kongo beat Fernando Valencia on points over 6 rounds on Saturday, April 20th, 2019, at Lee Valley Leisure Complex, Athletics Centre, London.
The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Chris Kongo.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).
Back in April 2019, Chris Kongo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Fernando Valencia made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Kongo had a slight advantage in power over Valencia, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Valencia's 50%.
Chris Kongo was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.
Kongo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Valencia.
Both Chris Kongo and Fernando Valencia fought out of an orthodox stance.
Kongo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years later than Valencia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 64 fewer professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to Valencia's 163.
Kongo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.
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