Leo vs Baez

Who won Leo vs Baez?

Angelo Leo beat Eduardo Baez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Wednesday 10th April 2024 at Whitesands Events Center in Plant City.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Angelo Leo.

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).

The undercard featured the clash of Zayas vs Arellano.

Leo vs Baez stats

Angelo Leo stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Eduardo Baez made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws.

Angelo Leo was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Baez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Leo. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Angelo Leo & Eduardo Baez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Leo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year earlier than Baez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 155 to Baez's 198.

Angelo Leo went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA and 13 by the IBF at featherweight.

Leo vs Baez form

Leo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mike Plania on 31st January 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Nicolas Polanco on 1st November 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City.

Going into that contest, he had beat Aaron Alameda on 19th June 2021 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Center, Texas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Stephen Fulton on 23rd January 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Tramaine Williams on 1st August 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

Leo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Baez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What time did Leo vs Baez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Leo vs Baez?

The ProBox TV US show is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Leo vs Baez?

Angelo Leo was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Eduardo Baez made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.