Mendez vs Mendoza

Who won Mendez vs Mendoza?

Wilfredo Mendez beat Gabriel Mendoza by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, February 8th, 2020, at Hotel El Panama, Panama City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the WBO championship of the world.

Mendez vs Mendoza stats

Back in February 2020, Wilfredo Mendez stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gabriel Mendoza made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mendoza had a massive power advantage over Mendez, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Mendez's 33%.

Wilfredo Mendez was the younger man by 17 years, at 24 years old.

Mendez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mendoza.

Wilfredo Mendez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gabriel Mendoza was an orthodox fighter.

Mendez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 6 months later than Mendoza, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 2 fewer professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to Mendoza's 162.

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Mendez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 11 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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