Magsayo vs Ceja

Who won Magsayo vs Ceja?

Mark Magsayo beat Julio Ceja by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, August 21st, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Manny Pacquiao losing to Yordenis Ugas for the WBA Super World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Carlos Castro beat Oscar Escandon, and Victor Ortiz was overcome by Robert Guerrero.

Magsayo vs Ceja stats

Back in August 2021, Mark Magsayo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Julio Ceja made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ceja had an advantage in power over Magsayo, with a 88% knockout percentage compared to Magsayo's 68%.

Mark Magsayo was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Magsayo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ceja. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Mark Magsayo and Julio Ceja fought out of an orthodox stance.

Magsayo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 10 months later than Ceja, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 16 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Ceja's 184.

Mark Magsayo went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at featherweight.

Julio Ceja was ranked number 12 by the WBC in the 126lb division.

Magsayo vs Ceja form

Magsayo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Pablo Cruz on April 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Rigoberto Hermosillo on October 3, 2020, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Microsoft Theater, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Pungluang Sor Singyu on August 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bohol Wisdom School Gym, Bohol, Philippines.

Before that, he had beaten Shota Hayashi on November 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bohol Wisdom School Gym, Bohol.

He had defeated Daniel Diaz on July 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at IEC Convention Center, Barangay Mabolo, Cebu.

Julio Ceja had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Brandon Figueroa on November 23, 2019, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Guillermo Rigondeaux on June 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight eliminator fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Franklin Manzanilla on May 26, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Teatro Moliere, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Anselmo Moreno on May 27, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Centro de Convenciones Amador, Panama City, Panama.

He had been beaten by Hugo Ruiz on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mark Magsayo had been fighting more than Julio Ceja.

Going into this contest, Mark Magsayo had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Julio Ceja's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 29 days ago.

Magsayo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Ceja's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Magsayo vs Ceja start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Magsayo vs Ceja?

Magsayo vs Ceja was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US.

What were the odds on Magsayo vs Ceja?

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