Lara vs Sanchez

Who won Lara vs Sanchez?

Mauricio Lara beat Emilio Sanchez by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 5th, 2022, at Pechanga Arena, California.

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 Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez beating Julio Cesar Martinez. Also on the undercard Souleymane Cissokho beat Roberto Valenzuela Jr, Diego Pacheco defeated Genc Pllana, and Skye Nicolson was victorious over Jessica Juarez.

Lara vs Sanchez stats

Back in March 2022, Mauricio Lara stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Emilio Sanchez made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lara had a slight advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Sanchez's 63%.

Mauricio Lara was the older man by 26 years, at 24 years old.

Lara had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sanchez.

Both Mauricio Lara and Emilio Sanchez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lara was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 2 months later than Sanchez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 73 more professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Sanchez's 81.

Mauricio Lara went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at featherweight.

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Lara's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Lara vs Sanchez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lara vs Sanchez?

Lara vs Sanchez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Lara vs Sanchez?

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