Matias vs Ponce

Who won Matias vs Ponce?

Subriel Matias beat Jeremias Ponce by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, February 25th, 2023, at Armory, Minneapolis.

The scorecards were announced as 48-46, 48-46, 48-46 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.

Also on the undercard Elvis Rodriguez was victorious over Joseph Adorno, Jamal James beat Alberto Ignacio Palmetta, and Kudratillo Abdukakhorov was overcome by Ve Shawn Owens.

Matias vs Ponce stats

Back in February 2023, Subriel Matias stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Jeremias Ponce made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 30 wins and 0 draws.

Subriel Matias was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Ponce had a height advantage of 3 inches over Matias.

Both Subriel Matias and Jeremias Ponce fought out of an orthodox stance.

Matias was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years later than Ponce, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 45 fewer professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Ponce's 155.

Subriel Matias went into the fight ranked number 2 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Jeremias Ponce was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Matias vs Ponce form

Subriel Matias had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Petros Ananyan on January 22, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Batyrzhan Jukembayev on May 29, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

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

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Maxim Dadashev on July 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

Activity check

Matias' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Ponce's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Matias vs Ponce start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Armory, Minneapolis, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Matias vs Ponce?

The ShowTime show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Matias vs Ponce?

Subriel Matias was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Jeremias Ponce made his way into the ring at 10/3 (+330) with oddsmakers.