Menard vs Cardenas

Who won Menard vs Cardenas?

Mason Menard beat Carlos Cardenas by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, March 11th, 2017, at Cypress Bayou Casino, Louisiana.

The scorecards were announced as 79-72, 78-73, 78-73 in favor of winner Mason Menard.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Menard vs Cardenas stats

Back in March 2017, Mason Menard stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Cardenas made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Menard had an advantage in power over Cardenas, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Cardenas' 64%.

Mason Menard was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Cardenas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Menard. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Mason Menard and Carlos Cardenas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Menard was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 2 months later than Cardenas, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 186 compared to Cardenas' 189.

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Menard's last 4 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

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