Matias vs Ergashev

Who won Matias vs Ergashev?

Subriel Matias beat Shohjahon Ergashev by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, November 25th, 2023, at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Subriel Matias.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating Demetrius Andrade for the WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Jermall Charlo beat Jose Benavidez, Sergey Lipinets was overcome by Michel Rivera, Pablo Vicente was defeated by Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov, Hector Luis Garcia lost to Lamont Roach for the WBA World Super Featherweight championship, and Vito Mielnicki Jr defeated Alexis Salazar.

Matias vs Ergashev stats

Back in November 2023, Subriel Matias stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Shohjahon Ergashev made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws.

Subriel Matias was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Ergashev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Matias. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Subriel Matias and Shohjahon Ergashev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Matias' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ergashev's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 days earlier than Ergashev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Ergashev's 85.

Shohjahon Ergashev was ranked number 13 by the WBC, and 3 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Matias vs Ergashev form

Subriel Matias had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jeremias Ponce on February 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Petros Ananyan on January 22, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Batyrzhan Jukembayev on May 29, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Before that, he had defeated Malik Hawkins on October 24, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had won against Jonathan Jose Eniz on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Coliseo Tomas Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

Matias' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Ergashev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Matias vs Ergashev start?

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

Who broadcast Matias vs Ergashev?

Matias vs Ergashev was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Matias vs Ergashev?

Subriel Matias was a 3/10 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Shohjahon Ergashev made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+260) with oddsmakers.