Lebron vs Diaz-Velez

Who won Lebron vs Diaz-Velez?

Henry Lebron beat Christopher Diaz by on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Henry Lebron.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Liam Paro losing to Richardson Hitchins for the IBF World Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Marc Castro lost to Agustin Ezequiel Quintana, Yankiel Rivera Figueroa defeated Angel Gonzalez, Jalil Major Hackett was defeated by Jose Roman Vazquez, and Juan Zayas lost to Geraldo Valdez.

Lebron vs Diaz-Velez stats

Henry Lebron stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Christopher Diaz made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Henry Lebron was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Lebron had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Henry Lebron fought out of the southpaw stance, while Christopher Diaz was an orthodox fighter.

Lebron was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 4 months later than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 78 fewer professional rounds, totaling 108 compared to Diaz's 186.

Henry Lebron went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, and 12 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Christopher Diaz was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Lebron vs Diaz-Velez form

Diaz had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo on July 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Isaac Dogboe on November 20, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on April 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee.

Before that, he had beaten Jason Sanchez on June 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on April 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Lebron's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lebron vs Diaz-Velez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lebron vs Diaz-Velez?

Lebron vs Diaz-Velez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Lebron vs Diaz-Velez?

Henry Lebron was a 1/8 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Christopher Diaz made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.