Madrimov vs Barrera

Who won Madrimov vs Barrera?

Israil Madrimov beat Alejandro Barrera by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, October 5th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin beating Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the IBF World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Ivan Baranchyk beat Gabriel Bracero.

Madrimov vs Barrera stats

Back in October 2019, Israil Madrimov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alejandro Barrera made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Madrimov had a massive power advantage over Barrera, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Barrera's 62%.

Israil Madrimov was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Barrera had a height advantage of 1 inch over Madrimov. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Israil Madrimov fought out of the orthodox stance, while Alejandro Barrera was a southpaw.

Madrimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 11 years and 2 months later than Barrera, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 119 fewer professional rounds, totaling 86 compared to Barrera's 205.

Israil Madrimov went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Activity check

Barrera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Madrimov vs Barrera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Madrimov vs Barrera?

Madrimov vs Barrera was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Madrimov vs Barrera?

Israil Madrimov was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Alejandro Barrera made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.