Machado vs Morales

Who won Machado vs Morales?

Alberto Machado beat Carlos Morales by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, August 18th, 2017, at Complejo Ferial, Ponce.

The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 99-90, 98-91 in favor of winner Alberto Machado.

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).

Machado vs Morales stats

Back in August 2017, Alberto Machado stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Morales made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Machado had a massive power advantage over Morales, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Morales' 38%.

Alberto Machado was the same age as Carlos Morales, at 27 years old.

Machado had a height advantage of 1 inch over Morales. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Alberto Machado and Carlos Morales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Machado was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 months later than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 67 fewer professional rounds, totaling 90 compared to Morales' 157.

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Machado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Machado vs Morales?

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