Matias vs Ergashev

Who won Matias vs Ergashev?

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

The scorecards were announced as 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, Hector Luis Garcia was overcome by Lamont Roach for the WBA World Super Featherweight title, Sergey Lipinets was defeated by Michel Rivera, Pablo Vicente lost to Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov 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 same age as Shohjahon Ergashev, at 32 years old.

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

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

Matias' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Ergashev's, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 days earlier than Ergashev, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 96 to Ergashev's 75.

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 25th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Jonathan Jose Eniz on 30th November 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 Fite.tv PPV UK.

What were the odds on Matias vs Ergashev?

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