Magsayo vs Cruz

Who won Magsayo vs Cruz?

Mark Magsayo beat Pablo Cruz by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, April 10th, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 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 Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beating Sergey Lipinets. Also on the undercard Eimantas Stanionis defeated Thomas Dulorme, and Jerwin Ancajas was victorious over Jonathan Javier Rodriguez for the IBF World Junior Bantamweight title.

Magsayo vs Cruz stats

Back in April 2021, Mark Magsayo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Pablo Cruz made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Magsayo had a massive power advantage over Cruz, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Cruz's 29%.

Mark Magsayo was the older man by 29 years, at 26 years old.

Cruz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Magsayo. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Mark Magsayo and Pablo Cruz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Magsayo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 2 months later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 57 more professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Cruz's 111.

Magsayo vs Cruz form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rigoberto Hermosillo on October 3, 2020, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Microsoft Theater, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Pungluang Sor Singyu on August 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bohol Wisdom School Gym, Bohol, Philippines.

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

Before that, he had won against Daniel Diaz on July 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at IEC Convention Center, Barangay Mabolo, Cebu.

He had beaten Issa Nampepeche on April 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Barangay Lahug, Cebu.

Activity check

Magsayo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Magsayo vs Cruz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Magsayo vs Cruz?

Magsayo vs Cruz was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Magsayo vs Cruz?

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